One square inch of silence : one man's search for natural silence in a noisy world - Hempton, Gordon; Grossmann, John. (New York : Free Press, 2009)
Silent thunder -- The quiet path -- Hitting the road -- Urban wilderness -- Endangered quiet beauty -- The earth exposed -- The rocky road to quietude -- Nature's symphony in decline -- Toxic noise -- Seeking Muir's music -- Hundred-mile walk to Washington -- Washington, D.C.
Includes enhanced compact disc with sound recordings and photos. The disc can be played as an audio CD or used in a CD-ROM drive to see color photographs from Gordon Hempton's journey across the country and detailed liner notes annotating the audio tracks.
Includes index.
Keywords: Hempton, Gordon -- Anecdotes; Ecologists -- United States -- Anecdotes; Nature sounds -- Recording and reproducing; Wilderness areas -- United States