Sounds Wild and Broken

An awe-inspiring exploration of the sounds of the living Earth, and the joys and threats of human music, language and noise.

''A symphony, filled with the music of life . . . fascinating, heartbreaking, and beautifully written.''
ELIZABETH KOLBERT, author of The Sixth Extinction

''Sounds Wild and Broken affirms Haskell as a laureate for the earth, his finely tuned scientific observations made more potent by his deep love for the wild he hopes to save.''
NEW YORK TIMES

''Wonderful . . . a reminder that the narrow aural spectrum on which most of us operate, and the ways in which human life is led, blocks out the planet¿s great, orchestral richness.''
GUARDIAN

We live on a planet alive with song, music, and speech. David George Haskell explores how these wonders came to be. In rainforests shimmering with insect sounds and swamps pulsing with frog calls we learn about evol