Haven't yet read the book, but just hope Hempton can elevate his own
vision this time without disparaging the work of others in the
process. BTW, did he actually write it or did Grossman?
Bernie Krause
On Mar 10, 2009, at 8:37 PM, Rob Danielson wrote:
> At 9:09 PM +0000 3/10/09, John Tudor wrote:
> >I saw this on the phonography site, so thought I'd copy it here. Can
> >I hear cringing in the background.....
> >
> >Renowned nature recording Gordon Hempton has a book+cd coming out
> >later this month in North America about his One Square Inch of
> Silence
> >project!
> ><http://www.onesquareinchofsilence.org/>http://www.onesquareinchofsilenc=
e.org/
> ><http://books.simonandschuster.com/9781416559085>http://books.simonandsc=
huster.com/9781416559085
> >
> >He's also doing a reading tour across the states in April:
> ><http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Gordon-Hempton/45345383/author_appe=
arances
> >http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Gordon-Hempton/45345383/author_appea=
rances
> >
> >
>
> Hi John--
> I received an advance copy not long ago. "One Square Inch," has been
> an absolute delight to read. Its about listening, of course, and with
> much larger appeal than I would have ever guessed. He takes
> inspiration from Samuel Clemens, John Muir, and eclectic
> representatives of modern day practitioners of "silence." One
> needn't be naturalist, an environmentalist and certainly not a
> recordist to appreciate this work and his concerns. He appeals to our
> perceptual survival - to the animal in all of us. Rob D.
>
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