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

作者 Gordon著John Grossmann著
出版社 Simon & Schuster US
出版时间 2010年3月
ISBN 9781416559108
定价 142.30

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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