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Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 1822711 12 3037927 12 2 2008 The Age of American Unreason total:602|5:138|4:238|3:166|2:43|1:17| 602 2243 1427 211 259719 3.82 889 264 40413185 175635 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 565
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 4 15 false Thu Dec 18 16:54:53 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 02:47:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 46675570 710201 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 0 8 false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 14:59:30 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 09:20:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 20118752 831094 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 3 7 false Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 07:17:47 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 13:39:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18151552 833069 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 4 5 false Wed Mar 19 20:53:36 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 21:01:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 25127711 1244495 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 2 2 false Thu Jul 24 13:21:31 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 11:47:33 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 13:21:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 24149659 886733 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 1 2 false Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 09:54:42 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 15:40:20 -0700 2008
Jacoby presents her book in a chronological order. So, I thought I really liked the book up until she started talking about present day stuff. Then he...more...]]> 21719058 908416 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 3 2 false Thu Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 13:02:49 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 21:23:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 17182988 663291 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 5 3 false Thu Mar 27 13:14:32 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 06 13:47:43 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 27 13:10:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 15709356 656942 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 3 2 false Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 18 12:09:03 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 18 22:26:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 57451650 1429082 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 4 1 false Tue May 26 20:28:14 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 13:09:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 33919689 1499157 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 2 1 false Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 14:42:45 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 23:07:43 -0700 2008
Essentially the book's real premise is this: Americans are increasingly anti-rational, largely due to the fact that they are reading fewer books. Conside...more...]]> 28323818 917171 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 3 1 false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 21:05:47 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 21:21:16 -0700 2008 The Closing of the American Mind, ...more...]]> 25601522 371167 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 4 1 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 16:08:12 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 16:20:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 24539149 1240378 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 2 1 false Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 07:49:33 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 23 07:17:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 24163549 247421 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 3 1 false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 12:41:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 12:42:28 -0700 2008 “That was when the Vi...more...]]> 23004634 1188122 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 4 1 false Sat May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 17:02:08 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 19:16:06 -0700 2008 The Colbert Report. The topic struck a chord with me. I suppose I could describe myself as an intellectual even though I am only a teenager/young adult--I read for pleasure, as my membership on this site would ...more...]]> 22732513 793419 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 2 1 false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 22:15:12 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 22:42:05 -0700 2008 It was like reading a dry freshman year college text book.
I would use the word BORING, but I knew she was passionate about her writings; but it simply does not come through. Her new boo...more...]]> 20301301 1011734 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 4 1 false Sat May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 10:34:24 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 17:59:07 -0700 2008 Susan Jacoby's book can be divided into two parts. First Ms. Jacoby examines the historical roots of America's penchant for resisting intellectuals and intellectualism. Second, Ms. Jacoby fumes about the changes in our culture since the '60s.

The first portion of the book is an excelle...more...]]> 17055720 935022 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 4 1 false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 05 02:53:29 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 05 11:08:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 15845172 386411 1822711 0375423745 9780375423741 200 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347m/1822711.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188838347s/1822711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1822711.The_Age_of_American_Unreason 3.73 602
Jacoby offers an unsparing indictment of the American addiction to infotainment--from television to the Web--and cites this toxic dependency as the major element distinguishing our current age of unreason from earlier outbreaks of American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism. With reading on the decline and scientific and historical illiteracy on the rise, an increasingly ignorant public square is dominated by debased media-driven language and received opinion.

At this critical political juncture, nothing could be more important than recognizing the "overarching crisis of memory and knowledge" described in this impassioned, tough-minded book, which challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what the flights from reason has cost us as individuals and as a nation.]]> 2008 4 3 false Tue Feb 19 17:39:58 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 10 12:37:47 -0700 2008 The Age of American Unreason during the 2008 US Presidential media circus campaign. In this well-researched social commentary, Susan Jacoby traces the history and causes of anti-intellectualism in the United States over the past two decades. The culprits? The celeb...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1822711