A Book of Noises

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Notes on the Auraculous

By Caspar Henderson

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A Book of Noises by Caspar Henderson explores the captivating world of sounds, delving into how we perceive and interact with noise in our environment. It combines science, nature, and culture to reveal the profound effects sounds have on our lives, inviting readers to reflect on both familiar and overlooked auditory experiences.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the wondrous and often overlooked symphony of sounds that surround us in everyday life. The author explores the hidden intricacies of our auditory world, blending science and nature in a thought-provoking exploration that deepens your appreciation for the complexities of sound.

A Book of Noises

A compendium of sounds from this world and beyond, from the author of A New Map of Wonders and The Book of Barely Imagined Beings.

A compendium of sounds from this world and beyond, from the author of A New Map of Wonders and The Book of Barely Imagined Beings.

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Sound shapes our world in invisible but significant ways, and here Caspar Henderson brings his characteristic curiosity, knowledge and sense of wonder to the subject to take us on an exhilarating journey through the heard universe.

A Book of Noises gathers together sounds from the cosmos, the natural world, the human world, and the invented world, as well as containing quiet pockets of silence. From the vast sound of sand in the desert to the tuneful warble of a songbird, to the meditative resonance of a temple bell and the improvisational melodies of jazz, this is a celebration of all things auricular.

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A Book of Noises by Caspar Henderson is praised for its exploration of the auditory world, combining history, science, and culture. Critics laud Henderson's impressive synthesis of centuries of knowledge, offering an engaging and eclectic journey through sounds and silence. Readers are encouraged to savour the book, appreciating its capacity to renew a sense of wonder about the world around them.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783787067

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 475g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

CASPAR HENDERSON has been a journalist and an editor: a contributor to BBC Radio 4, Financial Times, Guardian, Nature, New Scientist and openDemocracy. His debut, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings (Granta, 2012), won the Roger Deakin Award of the Society of Authors and the Jerwood Award of the Royal Society of Literature, and was shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. A New Map of Wonders (Granta) was published in 2017. A Book of Noises will be published by Granta in October 2023. He lives in Oxford.

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