The End of Night - Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light (Paperback)

The "terrific ... moving, poetic, immersive, multifaceted, and thought-provoking" book "(Publishers Weekly) "that will open your eyes to the night.

A brilliantly starry night is one of nature's most thrilling wonders. Yet in our world of nights as bright as day, most of us no longer experience true darkness. Eight out of ten Americans born today won't ever live where they can see the Milky Way. And exposure to artificial light at night has been cited as a factor in health concerns ranging from poor sleep to cancer.
In his gorgeous debut, THE END OF NIGHT, Paul Bogard travels the globe to find the night, blending personal narrative, natural history, health, science, and folklore to shed light on darkness. Showing exactly what we've lost, what we have left, and what we might hope to regain, he attempts nothing less than a restoration of how we see the spectacularly primal, wildly dark night sky.

General

Imprint:	Back Bay Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	July 2014
Authors:	Paul Bogard
Dimensions:	208 x 137 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-316-18291-1
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General
LSN:	0-316-18291-5
Barcode:	9780316182911

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