{"product_id":"the-unwanted-sound-of-everything-we-want-a-book-about-noise-paperback","title":"The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book about Noise - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGarret Keizer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoise is usually defined as unwanted sound: loud music from a neighbor, the honk of a taxicab, the roar of a supersonic jet. But as Garret Keizer illustrates in this probing examination, noise is as much about what we want as about what we seek to avoid. In a journey that leads us from the primeval Tanzanian veldt to wind farms in Maine, Keizer invites us to listen to noise in history, in popular culture, and not least of all in our own backyards. He follows noise throughout history and across the globe. He considers what it has to tell us about today's most pressing issues, from social inequality to climate change. The result is guaranteed to change how we hear the world, and how we measure our own personal volume within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarret Keizer\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, a recent Guggenheim Fellow, and the author of five acclaimed books. His essays and poems have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, Mother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Smithsonian.org, and the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife in northeastern Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49505194475672,"sku":"9781610391108","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/8PQRYsUR7b9781610391108.webp?v=1784400744","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-unwanted-sound-of-everything-we-want-a-book-about-noise-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}