{"product_id":"9781529931396","title":"Sound Tracks","description":"Author: Lawson, Graeme\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529931396\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of the World in 100 Objects\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSapiens\u003c\/i\u003e- the first archaeological history of humanity's musical heritage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully engaging, expansive and ambitious, \u003ci\u003eSound Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e tells the history of our relationship with music in sixty detective stories, each focusing on the discovery of a musical instrument - or its fragments - in archaeological digs around the world. Taking us from the present day - finding a 100-year-old wax cylinder recording on a flea market - all the way back to the dawn of time - the thrilling discovery of a prehistoric flute - long-lost music is itself reconstructed as we enter the worlds of those who created it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe feel the delight of a child in Peru in 700 AD, playing with a water-filled pot designed to chirp like a bird; we appreciate the difficult task of a soldier sending signals by trumpet to the next watchtower on Hadrian's Wall; we can almost hear the sounds of the sixty-four bells buried in a tomb in China in the 5th century BC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGraeme Lawson takes us on a grand tour of the world's greatest musical discoveries, revealing that music is part of human DNA - not just in its role as pastime, entertainment or religious expression but also as a medium in which we commemorate our pasts, communicate with each other, and shape our identities, relationships and communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with verve and passion and brimming with astonishing insights, \u003ci\u003eSound Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling alternative history of humanity in which the silences of the past are filled with a wonderful treasure hoard of forgotten sounds and voices.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722422538398,"sku":"UBD-9781529931396","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529931396.jpg?v=1776319495","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529931396","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}