โ David V Stewart
๐ Fiction
๐
2019
๐ English
โ 67 KB
๐ 2 views
โฆ LIBER โฆ
This Is the Voice
โ Scribed by John Colapinto
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- EN-US
- Weight
- 231 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1982128763
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
A New York Times bestselling writer explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us. Finally, a vital topic that has never had its own book gets its due.
There's no shortage of books about public speaking or language or song. But until now, there has been no book about the miracle that underlies them all--the human voice itself. And there are few writers who could take on this surprisingly vast topic with more artistry and expertise than John Colapinto. Beginning with the novel--and compelling--argument that our ability to speak is what made us the planet's dominant species, he guides us from the voice's beginnings in lungfish millions of years ago to its culmination in the talent of Pavoratti, Martin Luther King Jr., and Beyonce--and each of us, every day.
Along the way, he shows us why the voice is the most efficient, effective means of communication ever devised: it works in...
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