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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)

Chapters

Preface: "in the hope of rendering the world we live in quieter"

6:03

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"the world of Nature is not noisy"

17:31

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"the July night is thund'rous"

13:18

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"Civilisation is noise."

17:02

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"sensibility to noise varies very much"

12:02

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"in a world of reduced sound"

11:00

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"church bells, calling the faithful to worship"

17:26

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"the noise of railway trains"

21:41

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"noise and its evils"

21:52

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"noises of modern war"

4:53

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"the modern malady of Din"

9:49

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