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One Square Inch of Silence：One Man's Quest to Preserve Quiet

One Square Inch of Silence：One Man's Quest to Preserve Quiet

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作者: Gordon 著 , John Grossmann 著

出版社: Simon & Schuster US

出版时间: 2010-03

ISBN: 9781416559108

定价: 142.30

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 356页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>生活

InthevisionarytraditionofRachelCarson’sSilentSpring,OneSquareInchofSilencealertsustobeautythatwetakeforgrantedandsoundsanurgentenvironmentalalarm.Naturalsilenceisournation’sfastest-disappearingresource,warnsEmmy-winningacousticecologistGordonHempton,whohasmadeithismissiontorecordandpreserveitinallitsvariety—beforethesesoul-soothingterrestrialsoundscapesvanishcompletelyintheever-risingdinofman-madenoise.RecallingthegreatworksonnaturewrittenbyJohnMuir,JohnMcPhee,andPeterMatthiessen,thisbeautifullywrittennarrative,co-authoredwithJohnGrossmann,isalsoaquintessentiallyAmericanstory—aroadtripacrossthecontinentfromwesttoeastina1964VWbus.ButnoonehascrossedAmericalikethis.Armedwithhisrecordingequipmentandadecibel-measuringsound-levelmeter,HemptonbendsaninquisitiveandlovingeartothevariednaturalvoicesoftheAmericanlandscape—buglingelk,trillingthrushes,anddrumming,endangeredprairiechickens.Heisanequallypatientandperceptivelistenerwhentalkingwithpeoplehemeetsonhisjourneyabouttheimportanceofquietintheirlives.Bythetimehereacheshisdestination,Washington,D.C.,wherehemeetswithfederalofficialstopresshiscasefornaturalsilencepreservation,HemptonhasproducedahistoricandunforgettablesonicrecordofAmerica.WiththeincisivenessofJackKerouac’sobservationsontheroadandthestirringwisdomofRobertPirsigrepairinganagingvehicleandhislife,OneSquareInchofSilenceprovidesamovingcalltoaction.Morethansimplyabook,itisanactualplace,too,locatedinoneofAmerica’slastnaturallyquietplaces,inOlympicNationalParkinWashingtonState. GordonHemptonisanacousticecologistandEmmyAward-winningsoundrecordist.Fornearly25yearshehasprovidedprofessionalaudioservicestomusicians,galleries,museums,andmediaproducers,includingMicrosoft,Smithsonian,NationalGeographic,Discovery,NationalPublicRadio,andnumerousotherbusinessesandorganizations.HehasreceivedrecognitionfromtheCharlesA.LindberghFund,NationalEndowmentfortheArts,andtheRolexAwardsforEnterprise.HestudiedbotanyandplantpathologyattheUniversityofWisconsin.Hissoundportraits,whichrecordquicklyvanishingnaturalsoundscapes,havebeenfeaturedinPeopleMagazine,anationalPBStelevisiondocumentary,"VanishingDawnChorus,"whichearnedhimanEmmyAwardfor“OutstandingIndividualAchievement.”Hemptonhasnowcircledtheglobethreetimesinpursuitofenvironmentalsoundportraits.Hisnewaudioseries--EnvironmentalSoundPortraits--isthefirstnewworktoappearinmorethanadecade.HelivesinPortAngeles,WA.

JohnGrossmannhasbeenafreelancewriterofmagazinearticlesandbooksfornearlyallofhisworkingcareer.Hehaswrittenonaswidearangeoftopicsasimpliedbythefollowinglistofmagazinesthathavepublishedhiswork:Air&Space/Smithsonian,Audubon,CigarAficionado,Esquire,Geo,Gourmet,Health,Inc.,NationalGeographicTraveler,TheNewYorkTimesMagazine,Outside,Parade,Saveur,Smithsonian,SportsIllustrated,andUSAWeekend.Heghostwrotethe2006bookSmartMovesforLiberalArtsGrads(TenSpeedPress);andbeforethatwrotethe100-yearhistoryofoneofthenation’soldestandmostsuccessfulsummercamps,YMCACampBelknap,whichheattendedasacamperandleaderandwherehistwosonshavealsobeencampersandleaders.
内容简介:
InthevisionarytraditionofRachelCarson’sSilentSpring,OneSquareInchofSilencealertsustobeautythatwetakeforgrantedandsoundsanurgentenvironmentalalarm.Naturalsilenceisournation’sfastest-disappearingresource,warnsEmmy-winningacousticecologistGordonHempton,whohasmadeithismissiontorecordandpreserveitinallitsvariety—beforethesesoul-soothingterrestrialsoundscapesvanishcompletelyintheever-risingdinofman-madenoise.RecallingthegreatworksonnaturewrittenbyJohnMuir,JohnMcPhee,andPeterMatthiessen,thisbeautifullywrittennarrative,co-authoredwithJohnGrossmann,isalsoaquintessentiallyAmericanstory—aroadtripacrossthecontinentfromwesttoeastina1964VWbus.ButnoonehascrossedAmericalikethis.Armedwithhisrecordingequipmentandadecibel-measuringsound-levelmeter,HemptonbendsaninquisitiveandlovingeartothevariednaturalvoicesoftheAmericanlandscape—buglingelk,trillingthrushes,anddrumming,endangeredprairiechickens.Heisanequallypatientandperceptivelistenerwhentalkingwithpeoplehemeetsonhisjourneyabouttheimportanceofquietintheirlives.Bythetimehereacheshisdestination,Washington,D.C.,wherehemeetswithfederalofficialstopresshiscasefornaturalsilencepreservation,HemptonhasproducedahistoricandunforgettablesonicrecordofAmerica.WiththeincisivenessofJackKerouac’sobservationsontheroadandthestirringwisdomofRobertPirsigrepairinganagingvehicleandhislife,OneSquareInchofSilenceprovidesamovingcalltoaction.Morethansimplyabook,itisanactualplace,too,locatedinoneofAmerica’slastnaturallyquietplaces,inOlympicNationalParkinWashingtonState.
作者简介:
GordonHemptonisanacousticecologistandEmmyAward-winningsoundrecordist.Fornearly25yearshehasprovidedprofessionalaudioservicestomusicians,galleries,museums,andmediaproducers,includingMicrosoft,Smithsonian,NationalGeographic,Discovery,NationalPublicRadio,andnumerousotherbusinessesandorganizations.HehasreceivedrecognitionfromtheCharlesA.LindberghFund,NationalEndowmentfortheArts,andtheRolexAwardsforEnterprise.HestudiedbotanyandplantpathologyattheUniversityofWisconsin.Hissoundportraits,whichrecordquicklyvanishingnaturalsoundscapes,havebeenfeaturedinPeopleMagazine,anationalPBStelevisiondocumentary,"VanishingDawnChorus,"whichearnedhimanEmmyAwardfor“OutstandingIndividualAchievement.”Hemptonhasnowcircledtheglobethreetimesinpursuitofenvironmentalsoundportraits.Hisnewaudioseries--EnvironmentalSoundPortraits--isthefirstnewworktoappearinmorethanadecade.HelivesinPortAngeles,WA.

JohnGrossmannhasbeenafreelancewriterofmagazinearticlesandbooksfornearlyallofhisworkingcareer.Hehaswrittenonaswidearangeoftopicsasimpliedbythefollowinglistofmagazinesthathavepublishedhiswork:Air&Space/Smithsonian,Audubon,CigarAficionado,Esquire,Geo,Gourmet,Health,Inc.,NationalGeographicTraveler,TheNewYorkTimesMagazine,Outside,Parade,Saveur,Smithsonian,SportsIllustrated,andUSAWeekend.Heghostwrotethe2006bookSmartMovesforLiberalArtsGrads(TenSpeedPress);andbeforethatwrotethe100-yearhistoryofoneofthenation’soldestandmostsuccessfulsummercamps,YMCACampBelknap,whichheattendedasacamperandleaderandwherehistwosonshavealsobeencampersandleaders.

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