Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World

"A lucid and passionate case for a more mindful way of listening to and engaging with musical, natural, and manmade sounds." ―New York Times

In this tour of the world’s most unexpected sounds, Trevor Cox―the “David Attenborough of the acoustic realm” (Observer)―discovers the world’s longest echo in a hidden oil cavern in Scotland, unlocks the secret of singing sand dunes in California, and alerts us to the aural gems that exist everywhere in between. Using the world’s most amazing acoustic phenomena to reveal how sound works in everyday life, The Sound Book inspires us to become better listeners in a world dominated by the visual and to open our ears to the glorious cacophony all around us.

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A professor of acoustic engineering, Trevor Cox has appeared on the Discovery and National Geographic channels, produced seventeen BBC radio documentaries, and holds the Guinness Record for discovering the world's "Longest Echo." He lives in Manchester, England.