{"product_id":"9780099572404-sonic-wonderland","title":"Sonic Wonderland","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Scientific Odyssey of Sound\u003cbr\u003eSonic Wonderland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an acoustic engineer, Trevor Cox has spent his career eradicating unwanted noises – echoes in concert halls, clamour in classrooms. Until the day he heard something  so astonishing that he had an epiphany: rather than quashing rare or bizarre sounds, we should be celebrating these sonic treasures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  This is the story of his investigation into the mysteries of these Sonic Wonders of the World. In the Mojave Desert he finds sand dunes that sing. In France he discovers an echo that tells jokes. In California he drives down a musical road that plays the William Tell Overture. In Cathedrals across the world he learns how acoustics changed the history of the Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Touching on physics, music, archaeology, neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made and altered by the environment and how our body reacts to peculiar noises – from the exotic sonic wonders he encounters on his journey, or the equally unique and surprising sounds of our everyday environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In a world dominated by the visual, \u003ci\u003eSonic Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e encourages us to become better listeners and to open our ears to the glorious cacophony around us. Listen to a selection of astonishing sounds here: https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sonicwonderland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943096594529,"sku":"9780099572404","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32398555.jpg?v=1737228004","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099572404-sonic-wonderland","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}