The City of Din


Gelesen von Amelia Chesley

A treatise on the increasing loudness of modern life, including philosophical and scientific discussion of what noise is, how effects us physically, mentally, and socially in cities, on railways, at home, in workplaces, and on battlefields of war. The book concludes with some strong suggestions for protecting ourselves from noise as well as for lessening noise altogether. - Summary by Amelia Chesley (2 hr 32 min)

Kapitel

Preface: "in the hope of rendering the world we live in quieter" 6:03 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"the world of Nature is not noisy" 17:31 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"the July night is thund'rous" 13:18 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"Civilisation is noise." 17:02 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"sensibility to noise varies very much" 12:02 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"in a world of reduced sound" 11:00 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"church bells, calling the faithful to worship" 17:26 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"the noise of railway trains" 21:41 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"noise and its evils" 21:52 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"noises of modern war" 4:53 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley
"the modern malady of Din" 9:49 Gelesen von Amelia Chesley