Nightfaring : in search of the disappearing darkness / Megan Eaves-Egenes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eaves-Egenes, Megan, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eaves-Egenes, Megan--Travel.

Eaves-Egenes, Megan.

Light pollution.

Night--Physiological effect.

Night.

Night--Psychological aspects.

Light and darkness--Physiological effect.

Light and darkness.

Light and darkness--Psychological aspects.

Astronomy--Psychological aspects.

Astronomy.

light pollution.

Physical Description:

xii, 239 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, 2026.

Summary:

"People, plants and animals all depend on the natural night--both its darkness and its starlight--for so much, from regulating our sleep cycles to providing the inspiration for myths and legends across the millennia. But darkness is disappearing, and with it, our view of the stars. The constant glow of streetlights, of headlights streaming down highways, and wasteful glare from skyscrapers left shining all night have created so much light pollution that the majority of Americans can no longer see the Milky Way or experience the restful embrace of a natural night. As the dark becomes ever more elusive, it is a critical moment to stop, look up, and consider what we lose with the disappearing stars. In Nightfaring, journalist and dark sky advocate Megan Eaves-Egenes travels around the world to better understand our deep connection to the dark. Finding solace in the stars at a time of difficulty in her own life, she embarks on a journey from New Zealand to Uzbekistan, Italy to Japan, Germany to the Himalaya, exploring the many ways that humans have depended on, feared, and mythologized darkness. Blending travel and nature writing with history and self-discovery, Megan writes of how the stars have helped her chart the course of her own life--just as they've guided humankind for as long as we've slept beneath them"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Home

Family

Predators

Myth

Early astronomy

Cosmos

Shadow work

Life

Love

Hope.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780306835339

0306835339

OCLC:

1527331848