# In Pursuit of Silence

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- Book: [In Pursuit of Silence](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-prochnik/in-pursuit-of-silence) ([In Pursuit of Silence.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-prochnik/in-pursuit-of-silence.md))
- Authors: [George Prochnik](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-prochnik)
- Publisher: anchor
- ISBN: 978-07-6793-121-2
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2011-04-05
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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,...