[rating:4/5]

The Power of Sound was, overall, an interesting book on psychoacoustics. Written by a musician, the author describes many of his personal experiences and with the use of sound for healing and describes many fascinating stories regarding those who advocate for the use of sound and music as therapy. Overall, Joshua Leeds does an excellent job and his book leaves one wanting to learn more. Just the same, my own personal biases prevent me from fully endorsing this book as some of his references are, at best, weak. Most notably are those pertaining to Don Campbell and the “Mozart Effect.” Campbell’s book lacks substance and essentially plagiarizes (and bastardizes) the legitimate work of Gordon Shaw, I cannot fully accept the work of those who endorse Campbell.

I would; however, recommend this book to those who are willing to read it with a critical eye and find that it has a great deal of heuristic value.