Edge of Silence: In Search of the Disappearing Sounds of Nature [Kõva köide]

'The lesson in this absorbing, lyrical book is simply to listen, to sit still, to turn off your phone, to concentrate and, above all, to rejoice in sounds' * Country Life * 'This remarkable, moving book is the story of a journey to hear rare and elusive creatures' * Bookseller Scotland Focus * 'Thought-provoking and eloquent, intimate and far-reaching... this is the beautifully told story of the authors mission to listen to the disappearing sounds of nature' -- Liz Robinson * LoveReading * '[ A] poignant book' * Daily Mail * 'inspiring and unexpectedly uplifting' * The Scotsman * 'A gift of a book. It reads like a swansong, beautiful but poignant knowing what is ahead... There is wonder and humility in the many thoughts shared, from an expert who understands the value of what is so casually being lost forever, both personally and more widely' -- Jackie Law * Bookmunch * 'The Edge of Silence is a classic natural history tome, but one that also explores human edges ageing, loss, adaptation and how these are refracted through a landscape under its own overwhelming challenges' -- Sophie Pacelle * TLS * '[ Ansell] charts his journey throughout the UK in his excellent book The Edge of Silence... there's a strong ecological message' -- Helen Needham * BBC Radio Scotland, Scotland Outdoors podcast * 'Ive read all of Ansells nature memoirs and consider him one of the UKs top writers on the natural world. His accounts of his low-carbon travels are entertaining, and the tug-of-war between resisting and coming to terms with his disability is heartening' -- Rebecca Foster * Bookish Beck *