In pursuit of silence
Subtitle: listening for meaning in a world of noise
By: George Prochnik
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780385528887
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Listening for the unknown; title: Why we hear; title: Why we are noisy; title: Retail: the soundtrack; title: Sounds like noise; title: Silent interlude; title: Soundkill; title: Freeway to noise; title: Home front; title: This is war!; title: The dragon trap; title: Silent finale.