Under the Stars
Elliott & Thompson Limited (Verlag)
978-1-78396-463-5 (ISBN)
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Moonlight, starlight, the ethereal glow of snow in winter ... When you flick off a switch, other forms of light begin to reveal themselves.
Artificial light is everywhere. Not only is it damaging to humans and to wildlife, disrupting our natural rhythms, but it obliterates the subtler lights that have guided us for millennia. In this beautifully written exploration of the power of light, Matt Gaw ventures forth into darkness to find out exactly what we're missing: walking by the light of the moon in Suffolk and under the scattered buckshot of starlight in Scotland; braving the darkest depths of Dartmoor; investigating the glare of 24/7 London and the suburban sprawl of Bury St Edmunds; and, finally, rediscovering a sense of the sublime on the Isle of Coll.
Under the Stars is an inspirational and immersive call to reconnect with the natural world, showing how we only need to step outside to find that, in darkness, the world lights up.
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'Enchanting, fascinating and written with real soul and sensitivity.' - Rob Cowen, author of Common Ground
'One of the most inspiring of our young nature writers, with a highly original journey into darkness and night' - Stephen Moss, naturalist and author of The Robin: A Biography
'Lyrical, warm, and suffused with the magic of the night' - Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles
'A beautiful and - no other word is more apt - luminous love letter to the night sky.' - Julian Hoffman, author of Irreplaceable
Matt Gaw is a writer, journalist and naturalist who lives in Bury St Edmunds, and is the author of the acclaimed The Pull of the River: A Journey into the Wild and Watery Heart of Britain (E&T, 2017). His work has been published in the Guardian, the Telegraph and the Times. He works with the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, edits Suffolk Wildlife, currently writes a monthly country diary for the Suffolk Magazine and is a director of the Suffolk Festival of Ideas.
Contents; Introduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix; 1 Bathed in Moonlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1; 2 Under the Stars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29; 3 Night Terrors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67; 4 Burning Bright.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97; 5 Caught in the Light.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125; 6 Living in the Dark.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153; Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193; Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197; Endnotes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201; Index.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.02.2020 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78396-463-4 / 1783964634 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78396-463-5 / 9781783964635 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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