Full name: The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise

Author: Garret Keizer Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Sociology, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781586485528 9781610391108 1586485520 1610391101

Noise is usually defined as unwanted sound: loud music from a neighbor, the honk of a taxicab, the roar of a supersonic jet. But as Garret Keizer illustrates in this probing examination, noise is as much about what we want as about what we seek to avoid. It has been a byproduct of human striving since ancient times even as it has become a significant cause of disease in our own. At heart, noise provides a key for understanding some of our most pressing issues, from social inequality to climate change.In a journey that leads us from the Tanzanian veldt to the streets of New York, Keizer deftly explores the political ramifications of noise, America's central role in a loud world, and the environmental sustainability of a quieter one. The result is a deeply satisfying book--one guaranteed to change how we hear the world, and how we measure our own personal volume within it. Similar books: The Enigma of Anger by Garret Keizer The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Dan Howell The Adventurous Eaters Club by Misha Collins Code Complete by Steve McConnell Destiny of Souls by Michael Newton The Simple Path to Wealth by J. L. Collins Firefly by Joss Whedon Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe Refactoring by Martin Fowler Effective Java by Joshua Bloch Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe Shrinkage by Bryan Bishop The Happy Medium by Kim Russo Mastering Regular Expressions by Jeffrey E. F. Friedl Why Indigenous Literatures Matter by Daniel Heath Justice The Absent Superpower by Peter Zeihan Lone Rider by Elspeth Beard Permaculture by Bill Mollison