Reviews
"George Prochnik has gifted us with an impassioned, searching meditation on the antique virtues of silence, the evolving natural history of our most overtaxed sense, the etiology of sound in the modern world and the discrete joys of earbud-free listening. Find a quiet corner in which to read this book, but then go out into the world and be prepared to hear it anew." -Tom Vanderbilt, author ofTraffic "A fascinating-and often funny-look at our most abused sense. Turn off your iPod and read this book." -Elizabeth Kolbert, author ofField Notes from a Catastrophe, [INSERT AUTHOR PHOTO, © James Prochnik] "A fascinating-and often funny-look at our most abused sense. Turn off your iPod and read this book." -Elizabeth Kolbert, author ofField Notes from a Catastrophe, "George Prochnik has gifted us with an impassioned, searching meditation on the antique virtues of silence, the evolving natural history of our most overtaxed sense, the etiology of sound in the modern world and the discrete joys of earbud-free listening. Find a quiet corner in which to read this book, but then go out into the world and be prepared to hear it anew." -Tom Vanderbilt, author ofTraffic "A fascinating-and often funny-look at our most abused sense. Turn off your iPod and read this book." -Elizabeth Kolbert, author ofField Notes from a Catastrophe "A lucid, balanced appreciation of silence's solemn tonic." -Kirkus, "George Prochnik has gifted us with an impassioned, searching meditation on the antique virtues of silence, the evolving natural history of our most overtaxed sense, the etiology of sound in the modern world and the discrete joys of earbud-free listening. Find a quiet corner in which to read this book, but then go out into the world and be prepared to hear it anew." -- Tom Vanderbilt , author of Traffic "A fascinating--and often funny--look at our most abused sense. Turn off your iPod and read this book." -- Elizabeth Kolbert , author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe "Elegant and eloquent." --New York Times "[A] genial and informative study of the noisiness of modern life." --The New Republic "Smart... Silence is good for falling asleep, but Prochnik's attentive take on noise keeps us wide awake." --Publishers Weekly "A lucid, balanced appreciation of silence's solemn tonic." -- Kirkus, "George Prochnik has gifted us with an impassioned, searching meditation on the antique virtues of silence, the evolving natural history of our most overtaxed sense, the etiology of sound in the modern world and the discrete joys of earbud-free listening. Find a quiet corner in which to read this book, but then go out into the world and be prepared to hear it anew." -Tom Vanderbilt, author ofTraffic "A fascinating-and often funny-look at our most abused sense. Turn off your iPod and read this book." -Elizabeth Kolbert, author ofField Notes from a Catastrophe "Elegant and eloquent." -New York Times "[A] genial and informative study of the noisiness of modern life." -The New Republic "Smart... Silence is good for falling asleep, but Prochnik's attentive take on noise keeps us wide awake." -Publishers Weekly "A lucid, balanced appreciation of silence's solemn tonic." -Kirkus, "George Prochnik has gifted us with an impassioned, searching meditation on the antique virtues of silence, the evolving natural history of our most overtaxed sense, the etiology of sound in the modern world and the discrete joys of earbud-free listening. Find a quiet corner in which to read this book, but then go out into the world and be prepared to hear it anew." - Tom Vanderbilt , author of Traffic "A fascinating-and often funny-look at our most abused sense. Turn off your iPod and read this book." - Elizabeth Kolbert , author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe "Elegant and eloquent." -New York Times "[A] genial and informative study of the noisiness of modern life." -The New Republic "Smart... Silence is good for falling asleep, but Prochnik's attentive take on noise keeps us wide awake." -Publishers Weekly "A lucid, balanced appreciation of silence's solemn tonic." - Kirkus, "George Prochnik has gifted us with an impassioned, searching meditation on the antique virtues of silence, the evolving natural history of our most overtaxed sense, the etiology of sound in the modern world and the discrete joys of earbud-free listening. Find a quiet corner in which to read this book, but then go out into the world and be prepared to hear it anew." -Tom Vanderbilt, author ofTraffic "A fascinating-and often funny-look at our most abused sense. Turn off your iPod and read this book." -Elizabeth Kolbert, author ofField Notes from a Catastrophe "Smart... Silence is good for falling asleep, but Prochnik's attentive take on noise keeps us wide awake." -Publishers Weekly "A lucid, balanced appreciation of silence's solemn tonic." -Kirkus
