Silence
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From the Norwegian explorer, a stunning meditation on the power of embracing silence
An author for our noisy times, full of a rare and deeply redemptive languor and perspective' Alain de Botton
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Behind a cacophony of traffic noise, iPhone alerts and our ever-spinning thoughts, an elusive notion - silence - lies in wait. But what really is silence? Where can it be found? And why is it more important now than ever?
Erling Kagge, the Norwegian adventurer and polymath, once spent fifty days walking solo in Antarctica with a broken radio. In this meditative, charming and surprisingly powerful book, he explores the power of silence and the importance of shutting out the world. Whether you're in deep wilderness, taking a shower or on the dance floor, you can experience perfect stillness if you know where to look. And from it grows self-knowledge, gratitude, wonder and much more.
Take a deep breath, and prepare to submerge yourself in Silence. Your own South Pole is out there, somewhere.
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'As an explorer Erling Kagge is world class; as a writer he is equally gifted. This breathtaking, inspiring little book teaches us how to find precious moments of silence - whether we are crossing the Antarctic, climbing Everest, or on the train at rush hour' - Sir Ranulph Fiennes
'Silence braces a space within which we can hear ourselves think. Quietly, wisely, it makes a case for dumbing the din of modern life, and learning to listen again. Drawing on the experiences of Kagge's extraordinary life in wild places, this is a book of great concentration' - Robert Macfarlane
'Erling Kagge is a philosophical adventurer - or perhaps an adventurous philosopher' - New York Times
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Classic case of 'cover-victim' here. It's beautifully designed on the outside. It's not a bad book, it has some very valid and valuable points, it's just very cleverly formatted so that about 20 pages in a standard non-fiction book can fill up an entire 'book' that way. Lots of picture-pages, lot's of half-filled pages combined with a general big font-size. For everyone who doesn't have the time or stamina to read 'Dopamine', this could be a great first easy readable step to get a short-clipped version of the general idea behind it too. It simply took me this long to read, because it's essay-style is not really gripping and rather tempting to be left and forgotten on the nightstand in between the short parts.
Description
From the Norwegian explorer, a stunning meditation on the power of embracing silence
An author for our noisy times, full of a rare and deeply redemptive languor and perspective' Alain de Botton
____________________________________________________________________
Behind a cacophony of traffic noise, iPhone alerts and our ever-spinning thoughts, an elusive notion - silence - lies in wait. But what really is silence? Where can it be found? And why is it more important now than ever?
Erling Kagge, the Norwegian adventurer and polymath, once spent fifty days walking solo in Antarctica with a broken radio. In this meditative, charming and surprisingly powerful book, he explores the power of silence and the importance of shutting out the world. Whether you're in deep wilderness, taking a shower or on the dance floor, you can experience perfect stillness if you know where to look. And from it grows self-knowledge, gratitude, wonder and much more.
Take a deep breath, and prepare to submerge yourself in Silence. Your own South Pole is out there, somewhere.
____________________________________________________________________
'As an explorer Erling Kagge is world class; as a writer he is equally gifted. This breathtaking, inspiring little book teaches us how to find precious moments of silence - whether we are crossing the Antarctic, climbing Everest, or on the train at rush hour' - Sir Ranulph Fiennes
'Silence braces a space within which we can hear ourselves think. Quietly, wisely, it makes a case for dumbing the din of modern life, and learning to listen again. Drawing on the experiences of Kagge's extraordinary life in wild places, this is a book of great concentration' - Robert Macfarlane
'Erling Kagge is a philosophical adventurer - or perhaps an adventurous philosopher' - New York Times
Book Information
Posts
Classic case of 'cover-victim' here. It's beautifully designed on the outside. It's not a bad book, it has some very valid and valuable points, it's just very cleverly formatted so that about 20 pages in a standard non-fiction book can fill up an entire 'book' that way. Lots of picture-pages, lot's of half-filled pages combined with a general big font-size. For everyone who doesn't have the time or stamina to read 'Dopamine', this could be a great first easy readable step to get a short-clipped version of the general idea behind it too. It simply took me this long to read, because it's essay-style is not really gripping and rather tempting to be left and forgotten on the nightstand in between the short parts.