An Ode to Darkness

Author:   Sigri Sandberg ,  Siân Mackie
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN:  

9780751578645


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   26 September 2019
Format:   Hardback
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An Ode to Darkness


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WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE THE STARS? 'Look at a satellite image of the Earth. Where it was once as dark as night, it is now lit up like a Christmas tree. If you zoom in on a city, you'll see floodlights, neon lights, car lights, and streetlamps. If you zoom in even further, to your own bedroom, you might see lamps and TV, tablet, and phone screens. Humans have always struggled with the dark, but isn't it light enough now? What is all this artificial light doing to us and everything else that lives? What is it doing to our sleep patterns and rhythms and bodies? AN ODE TO DARKNESS explores our intimate relationship with the dark: why we are scared of it, why we need it and why the ever-encroaching light is damaging our well-being. Under the dark polar night of northern Norway, journalist Sigri Sandberg meditates on the cultural, historical, psychological and scientific meaning of darkness, all the while testing the limits of her own fear.

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Author:   Sigri Sandberg ,  Siân Mackie
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:   Sphere
Dimensions:   Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.40cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9780751578645


ISBN 10:   0751578649
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   26 September 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.
Language:   English

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Sigri Sandberg is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer, who has written in particular on polar regions, outdoor life and climate. She studied journalism at Oslo University College, and lives in Svalbard.

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