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

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

George Prochnik

342 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science informative reflective slow-paced

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More than money, power, and even happiness, silence has become the most precious—and dwindling—commodity of our modern world.   Between iPods, music-blasting restaurants, earsplitting sports stadiums, and endless air and road traffic, the place fo...

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