Healing at the Speed of Sound: How What We Hear Transforms Our Brains and Our Lives [Hardcover]

Don Campbell (Author), Alex Doman (Author)

Book Description

Release date: September 29, 2011

The bestselling author of The Mozart Effect taps cutting- edge science to show how we can use sound to improve our lives and achieve our goals.

Based on over a decade of new research, Don Campbell, bestselling author of The Mozart Effect, and Alex Doman, an expert in the practical application of sound and listening, show how we can use music-and silence-to become more efficient, productive, relaxed, and healthy.

Each chapter focuses on a single aspect of everyday life, providing advice, exercises, wide-ranging playlists, and links so readers can use the music they love to create the perfect soundtrack for any goal or task. Also included are "Sound Profiles"-brief stories showing how real people creatively tap the power of sound to improve their own and others' lives.

Inspiring, practical, and truly enjoyable, Healing at the Speed of Sound opens the door to a fuller, richer, and much more harmonious life.

Editorial Reviews

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"Healing at the Speed of Sound. . . provides us with powerful tools to enhance our general health and wellbeing as well as expand our spiritual awareness."

--David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM, author of Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment

"From the moment of our birth. . .to the last breath we take, sound is a primary, shaping force in our lives. Don Campbell and Alex Doman have authored a wonderful treatise helping us understand the role sound plays in our lives and the means by which we can be productive, healthy and happy."

--Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., author of The Power of Resilience

"Healing at the Speed of Sound puts us in charge of our own sound health and well being. Life is good-but it can be so much better with Campbell's infinite illuminations contained in this wonderful body of work."

--Barry Green, bestselling author of the The Inner Game of Music, The Mastery of Music, and Bringing Music to Life

"As you read and apply what you learn in Healing at the Speed of Sound you will transform your life. Alex Doman and Don Campbell unveil practical and profound insights for attaining health and well-being.."

--Kevin Hall, Bestselling author of Aspire: Discovering Your Purpose through the Power of Words

About the Author

A recognized authority on the transformative power of music, Don Campbell has made hundreds of national television appearances here and abroad.
Alex Doman is the founder and CEO of Advanced Brain Technologies, which provides neurologically based music therapy programs to consumers, schools, therapy clinics, health-care facilities, and the military.
Visit healingathespeedofsound.com.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Hudson Street Press; First Edition edition (September 29, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594630828
• ISBN-13: 978-1594630828
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Healing at the Speed of Sound October 4, 2011

By Four Sisters

Format:Audible Audio Edition

Compelling information for everyone! You'll be surprised how much useful information is in the book that you can apply to your life. Who knew sound was so important and could have such an impact on our life and health.

I picked up the book and read it straight-through. A big surprise as I didn't expect it to be so compelling. It was! I find myself now going back through the book when I want to "change my sound environment" or need a pick me up for a run. I try to choose music/sound based on what my needs are (focus, inspiration, creativity, relax, health) at that particular moment in my life. It's so easy to change my sounds/music when I need to: close a window for silence, take a walk and listen to the environment, change the beat during a workout.

There's a whole section on children and how to use sound in their lives to create a more harmonious life experiennce, whether it be more focus in school, calming a hyper child, special needs, ADHD, Austism, etc...Some really effective tips on making homework time less a frustration for the parent!

We are all aging and the research behind using sound/music to maintain and repair brain health is solid. The authors share great ideas on how to reduce or eliminate those "senior moments" by using vibration, melody, and tone to sharpen our minds, and mitigate the effects of illness and other challenges of aging. You can take charge and profoundly influence the quaity of your mental health, physical, and psychological functioning in later life with the use of sound.

I'm just scratching the surface here. Tons of other useful material in the book. Definitley not a struggle to get the through the book. You'll carry it around as a reference for years to come. I liked it so much, I ended up getting the enhanced version (Itunes) as well, as it has over 70 active links in the book. So cool to be reading about a type of music or sound, and have the ability to click on a link in your e-reader and actually experience what the authors are talking about. You'll LOVE this book!

Note: I checked around and it seems the enhanced version will be available on Kindle Fire in the near future. In the meantime, you can get it through Itunes for your Ipad on Ibook.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool topic October 3, 2011

By R. Shaye Larsen

Format:Hardcover

Easy read. A topic that most would not think is that important, but it really shows how sound affects us. It affects us more than I was aware. Was able to make some quick adjustments to my environment which have made a big difference. Book was VERY entertaining and enjoyable. None of the chapters sprawl on forever. It moves fast and provides plenty of fun, relative links to music and videos. LOVED IT!!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST Read! October 9, 2011

By Carmela Granata Bernacchio

Format:Hardcover

The world deserves this book! Every parent should know how stimulate their child's development with sounds. Every child should know how to soothe their aging parent. Every person should know the power of sound in their own life. This book makes these events easy to achieve. The book itself is full of those experiences as sound literally rises from the pages and engages the reader in a journey towards wisdom & health. Our own healing occurs as we read. Thanks to the authors for a job brilliantly done!