The 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 p...