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In pursuit of silence : listening for meaning in a world of noise
Format:
Book
Title:
In pursuit of silence : listening for meaning in a world of noise
ISBN:
9780385528887
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Doubleday, ©2010.
Physical Description:
x, 342 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Listening for the unknown -- Why we hear -- Why we are noisy -- Retail: the soundtrack -- Sounds like noise -- Silent interlude -- Soundkill -- Freeway to noise -- Home front -- This is war! -- The dragon trap -- Silent finale.
Summary:
Listening to doctors, neuroscientists, acoustical engineers, monks, activists, educators, marketers, and aggrieved citizens, George Prochnik examines why we began to be so loud as a society, what it is that gets lost when we can no longer find quiet, and what are the benefits of decluttering our sonic world.
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