TY - GEN AU - Rosner, Elizabeth TI - Third ear: reflections on the art and science of listening SN - 9781640097315 U1 - 153.68 ROS PY - 2025/// CY - California PB - Counterpoint KW - Deep Listening KW - Active Listening KW - Interpersonal Empathy KW - Social Transformation KW - Acoustic Ecology KW - Empathy and Curiosity N1 - Includes Notes N2 - This illuminating book weaves personal stories of a multilingual upbringing with the latest scientific breakthroughs in interspecies communication to show how the skill of deep listening enhances our curiosity and empathy toward the world around us Third Ear braids together personal narrative with scholarly inquiry to examine the power of listening to build interpersonal empathy and social transformation. A daughter of Holocaust survivors, Rosner shares stories from growing up in a home where six languages were spoken to interrogate how psychotherapy, neurolinguistics, and creativity can illuminate the complex ways we are impacted by the sounds and silences of others. Drawing on expertise from journalists, podcasters, performers, translators, acoustic biologists, spiritual leaders, composers, and educators, this hybrid text moves fluidly along a spectrum from molecular to global to reveal how third-ear listening can be a collective means for increased understanding and connection to the natural world. https://www.counterpointpress.com/books/third-ear ER -