In pursuit of silence : listening for meaning in a world of noise / George Prochnik.

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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Main Author: Prochnik, George
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, [2010], ©2010.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:x, 342 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book

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