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Silence: In the Age of Noise Paperback – 4 October 2018

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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

Print length

160 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Penguin
Publication date

4 October 2018
Dimensions

17.5 x 1.7 x 12.6 cm
ISBN-10

9780241309889
ISBN-13

978-0241309889
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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

A breathtakingly beautiful, quietly life-changing book by the Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge, that shows us how to find perfect silence in our daily lives - however busy we are ― Publisher's description

About the Author

Erling Kagge is a Norwegian explorer who was the first in history to reach the 'three poles' - North, South and the summit of Everest. He now lives in Oslo where he runs a publishing house. He is the author of multiple books, including Silence, which is published in 38 languages, and Walking.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0241309883
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin (4 October 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780241309889
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241309889
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 224 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.5 x 1.7 x 12.6 cm

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Gryffindor Bookworm

Peaceful,calming but with a sense of detachment..

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 14 February 2022

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The author's powers of endurance, extreme austerities during his travels makes you want to get a grip on life and stop complaining.

There's this sense of quiet peace & solitude you feel while reading the book, yes.
But something is missing....a deep emotional connect, something alive, something more comforting or arousing joy, love..

It is beautifully penned, the photographs feel endlessly peaceful, the pale blue colour theme of the sky & snow feels ethereal..but I still missed that sense of warmth & joy.

And I do believe we find more warmth and joy in our hearts of we learn to be silent..

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Dr. Somesh Gupta

Engaging and enlightening

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 7 January 2021

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The book is about inner silence. Nicely written, engaging.

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Interesting

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 15 March 2019

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Good reading

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Dilip D

very good

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 12 January 2019

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Good feeling after reading

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Selvam S

Nice Book

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 28 January 2022

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Nice Book and the paper quality also worthful.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 23 March 2022

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Nice to read.

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Adam Greenfield

Meandering and self-indulgent, without ever approaching the essential

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 18 September 2018

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This book, disappointingly, reads like a bound collection of not-hugely-insightful blog posts that is filled out, even at its brief length, with the inessential. It does have its moments, and in particular some of the photography is quite evocative, but let's face it: it's not at all deep, and you didn't buy this book for the pictures anyway.

"Silence" arrives alongside a glut of miniature volumes that would be Profound, offered by the likes of Alain de Botton,
and generally stashed by the checkout counter in physical bookstores to afford impulse purchase. I'm afraid it won't help you think about silence, solitude and emptiness any more than, say, Werner Herzog's journal of a walk across snowbound Europe, and left me at least with the slightly soiled feeling of having been successfully taken in by a marketing machine consecrated to substituting the superficial appearance of profundity for the real thing.

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J. Drew

Shhhh and listen

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 24 March 2020

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This book is a series of short essays around the theme of silence. Pascal once said, and the quote is to be found in this book, “the problem with man is that his inability to sit in a room in silence for more than 15 minutes“ or something along those lines. What I liked about this book is it it made me think about how much I sometimes crave silence, particularly in the world that is becoming more obsessed by sound and noise all the time. Once upon a time your grandparents might hear Beethoven‘s fifth once in their life, now I can access it every day on a YouTube video on my phone for free. And perhaps in that we lose something. One of the things I truly love is going for a walk, perhaps not to the South Pole like the author, but you can still find your own silence and peace in nature which allows your mind to become free and untethered. And that’s what I got from this book, this book is short but quite profound and philosophical look at why we should strive for more silence in our lives. The audiobook also features sound effects that play on your ears. It made the listen even more rewarding. I also liked the description that sound is movement in air, that obviously we detect with our ears.

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C. E. A. Fader

An absolute gift... literally - I bought ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 28 December 2017

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An absolute gift ... literally - I bought it for myself the day after Christmas . A much needed gem of thought provoking ideas . I crave silence , I think we all do , subliminally . So re-assuring to read thoughts which so echo my own. Read and re- read .. often.

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weatherman

Amazing- and true!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 15 June 2021

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This book is so simple - and yet so profound.
What we seek in busyness can only be found in silence. In silence we face the ultimate truth about ourselves, God and the universe
I will re-read this many times

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Spruce49

Disappointing Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 7 December 2021

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I wanted to read about other peoples opinion on and experience of the power of silence. This book is not about this, it’s more to do with the authors extensive adventures around the world.
The book itself is well written, but I was reading it for the wrong reasons, it’s more to do with adventure than silence.

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