In search of an impossible sound

Blum reviews In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for meaning in a world of noise by George Prochnik; Zero Decibels: The quest for absolute silence by George Michael Foy; and The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A book about noise by Garret Keizer.

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Published inNew Scientist Vol. 206; no. 2758; p. 44
Main Author Blum, Deborah
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published London New Scientist 01.05.2010
Subjects
Autobiographies
Foy, George
Keizer, Garret
Noise
Nonfiction
Prochnik, George
Psychology
Sound
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Summary:Blum reviews In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for meaning in a world of noise by George Prochnik; Zero Decibels: The quest for absolute silence by George Michael Foy; and The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A book about noise by Garret Keizer.
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ISSN:0262-4079
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