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In pursuit of silence: listening for meaning in a world of noise

By George , Prochnik

Book information

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Year
2010
ISBN
9780385533263, 0385533268
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2087749 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Environment;FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Life Stages--G

Description

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.;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.

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