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The Power of Silence: Silent Communication Daily Life
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The Power of Silence: Silent Communication Daily Life
Current price: $170.00
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The Power of Silence: Silent Communication Daily Life
Current price: $170.00
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Size: Hardcover
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This book demonstrates that silence is eloquent, powerful, beautiful and even dangerous. It surrounds and permeates our daily lives. Drawing on a wide range of cross-cultural, literary and historical sources, the author explores the uses and abuses of silence. He explains how silence is not associated with solitude alone but has a much broader value within society. The main themes of
are positive and negative uses of silence, and the various ways in which silence has been understood culturally, socially and spiritually. The book's objectives are to equip people with a better appreciation of the value of silence and to enable them to explore its benefits and uses more easily for themselves.