LEADER 02653nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910455398203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-87586-716-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000805799 035 $a(EBL)471027 035 $a(OCoLC)457044399 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000397785 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11303598 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000397785 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10357317 035 $a(PQKB)11577230 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC471027 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL471027 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10476766 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000805799 100 $a20090319d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNoise wars$b[electronic resource] $ecompulsory media and our loss of autonomy /$fRobert Freedman 210 $aNew York $cAlgora Pub.$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (218 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87586-714-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aSilence at 99 cents a pop -- The new world of captivity -- TV in public spaces -- Outdoor rooms : when memory goes missing -- Boom cars : as funny as a heart attack -- You hear me, therefore I am -- Creating a new world of stress -- What it all boils down to : users vs. stewards. 330 $aLet me place on your radar screen an issue that for most people goes by unnoticed. Every day it is there for all of us to see and hear ? if we can just notice it for that first time. This is the rising use of media, the use of media in abusive, penetrating ways. Our freedom to choose whether or not we consume that media is taken away from us.