In pursuit of silence listening for meaning in a world of noise
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 son...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a In pursuit of silence : |b listening for meaning in a world of noise / |c George Prochnik. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a 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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| 650 | 0 | |a Silence. | |
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