In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise

by George Prochnik

Book Overview

An elegant and eloquent (New York Times) exploration of the frontiers of noise and silence, and the growing war between them. Between iPods, music-blasting restaurants, earsplitting sports stadiums,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385528884
• ISBN13: 9780385528887
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Interesting but not what I was hoping

I guess I put too much thought into the title of the book, because it wasn't really what I expected. It DID contain interesting information on noise, but I was expecting (maybe more so hoping) that this book would somehow wrap up all the facts about sound to then give perspective on how to find more personal quiet in a world that grows louder by the year. But it was less about "self-help" or personal betterment and more about just facts, studies, perspectives on sound, etc.