The City of Din


Leído por 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)

Capítulos

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