An innovator in field recording, radio broadcasting and advertising, Tony Schwartz (1923–2008) spent decades documenting the sounds of everyday life. Tony Schwartz: Snapshots in Sound presents a lyrical A–Z overview of his tapes that moves from “After Dinner Jokes” to “Yo-Yos in N.Y.,” with appearances by Moondog and Jean Tinguely’s self-destructing sculpture. The book includes archival material, vintage glimpses of Schwartz, albums he released, and an appreciation by Nat Hentoff.