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Noise - A Human History of Sound and Listening by David Hendy
35.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
Based on a major BBC Radio 4 series, David Hendy explores the role of sound - and of listening - in 100,000 years of human history. In prehistoric caves, drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist ...Show more
Noise - A Human History of Sound and Listening by David Hendy
21.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Prehistoric drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. And in modern metropolises we are battered by the roar of sound ...Show more
The BBC - A People's History by David Hendy
32.99 AUD
Category: Film Theatre
'Thorough and engaging ... you can't understand England without understanding the BBC' - New York Times
The BBC: A People's History by David Hendy
49.99 AUD
Category: History
A monumental work of popular history, making the case that the Beeb is as much of a National Treasure as the NHS. In 1922, three men - only one of whom had previously heard of 'broadcasting' - founded the BBC. In doing so, Arthur Burrows, Cecil Lewis, and John Reith set out to accomplish something utte ...Show more
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