Re: Link to Book Review: Annoying

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Funny, Click and Clack are quoted on the back cover of "Annoying", Those cackling Tappet Brothers are SO annoying! :-DBut the book sounds intriguing, thanks.To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 11:46:01 AMSubject: Link to

Book Review: "Annoying"

A friend forwarded me this review about a book titled "Annoying," and I just had to share it with you all. Joe Palca, a science writer for National Public Radio, and Flora Lichtman, an editor for NPR's Science Friday, collaborated on this book, a study of what factors make any number of things, people, and situations annoying. The review and book both focus extensively on sounds. You will feel more than a flash of recognition in the review, and, I wouldn't doubt, in the book itself, if you decide to read it. Please do check out the art on the cover!

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/health/26zuger.html?_r=2 & ref=healt

"Annoying" isn't available at my public library yet, but I'm so curious I may spring for it on Amazon.

There's an embedded link in the article to another piece about what makes hearing just one side of a conversation so distracting. Very interesting and worthy of extracting separately, methinks. Here 'tis:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/health/research/28perceptions.html

Enjoy!

Jay

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I didn't catch that, but yeah, they DO have totally annoying cackles!! I don't

run away when those guys come on the radio--sometimes I can enjoy the show--but

more often, I can't take their laughter. Nice that others feel that way too. :-D

Just realized that little clickable cartoon thing in the review isn't cover art

for the book. Well, it should be! It is danged funny.

Jay

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> Funny, Click and Clack are quoted on the back cover of " Annoying " , Those

> cackling Tappet Brothers are SO annoying! :-D

> But the book sounds intriguing, thanks.

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> To: Soundsensitivity

> Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 11:46:01 AM

> Subject: Link to Book Review: " Annoying "

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> A friend forwarded me this review about a book titled " Annoying, " and I just

had

> to share it with you all. Joe Palca, a science writer for National Public

Radio,

> and Flora Lichtman, an editor for NPR's Science Friday, collaborated on this

> book, a study of what factors make any number of things, people, and

situations

> annoying. The review and book both focus extensively on sounds. You will feel

> more than a flash of recognition in the review, and, I wouldn't doubt, in the

> book itself, if you decide to read it. Please do check out the art on the

cover!

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/health/26zuger.html?_r=2 & ref=healt

>

> " Annoying " isn't available at my public library yet, but I'm so curious I may

> spring for it on Amazon.

>

> There's an embedded link in the article to another piece about what makes

> hearing just one side of a conversation so distracting. Very interesting and

> worthy of extracting separately, methinks. Here 'tis:

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/health/research/28perceptions.html

>

> Enjoy!

>

> Jay

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Joe Palca also has a twitter site:http://twitter.com/#!/DoctorAnnoying From: Soundsensitivity [mailto:Soundsensitivity ] On Behalf Of JaySent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 9:46 AMTo: Soundsensitivity Subject: Link to Book Review: " Annoying " A friend forwarded me this review about a book titled " Annoying, " and I just had to share it with you all. Joe Palca, a science writer for National Public Radio, and Flora Lichtman, an editor for NPR's Science Friday, collaborated on this book, a study of what factors make any number of things, people, and situations annoying. The review and book both focus extensively on sounds. You will feel more than a flash of recognition in the review, and, I wouldn't doubt, in the book itself, if you decide to read it. Please do check out the art on the cover!http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/health/26zuger.html?_r=2 & ref=healt " Annoying " isn't available at my public library yet, but I'm so curious I may spring for it on Amazon.There's an embedded link in the article to another piece about what makes hearing just one side of a conversation so distracting. Very interesting and worthy of extracting separately, methinks. Here 'tis:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/health/research/28perceptions.htmlEnjoy!Jay

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I was thinking of printing it in colour and giving it to my psychologist for a

laugh.

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> oh now I see, That is a danged funny cartoon, I should print it out and post

it

> my studio door!