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false <![CDATA[The Age of Missing Information]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172840953m/221634.jpg 221634 4 “Highly personal and original . . . McKibben goes beyond Marshall McLuhan’s theory that the medium is the message.” ——The New York Times Imagine watching an entire day’s worth of television on every single channel. Acclaimed environmental writer and culture critic Bill McKibben subjected himself to this sensory overload in an experiment to verify whether we are truly better informed than previous generations. Bombarded with newscasts and fluff pieces, game shows and talk shows, ads and infomercials, televangelist pleas and Brady Bunch episodes, McKibben processed twenty-four hours of programming on all ninety-three Fairfax, Virginia, cable stations. Then, as a counterpoint, he spent a day atop a quiet and remote mountain in the Adirondacks, exploring the unmediated man and making small yet vital discoveries about himself and the world around him. As relevant now as it was when originally written in 1992–and with new material from the author on the impact of the Internet age–this witty and astute book is certain to change the way you look at television and perceive media as a whole. “By turns humorous, wise, and troubling . . . a penetrating critique of technological society.”–Cleveland Plain Dealer “Masterful . . . a unique, bizarre portrait of our life and times.” –Los Angeles Times “Do yourself a favor: Put down the remote and pick up this book.” –Houston Chronicle 2965299 1992 The Age of Missing Information total:106|5:24|4:44|3:29|2:7|1:2| 106 399 177 18 2 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 11:15:21 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 08:30:40 -0800 2008 Super Size Me, method. McKibben watched one day of cable television, all 100 channels, 24 hours a piece; that is, he gorged on about 2400 hours total of America's TV out...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 02 12:39:12 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 26 19:15:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 28 06:26:26 -0800 2009 Sun May 31 07:49:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Mar 13 09:27:44 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 17:52:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun May 10 16:48:39 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 16:52:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 25 21:39:10 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 21:40:24 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 12:37:41 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 12:38:10 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Feb 13 13:43:17 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 13:46:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 27 08:53:19 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 15:45:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 12:45:58 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 06:45:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sat Jun 09 06:05:59 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 07 16:50:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Sat Jun 09 05:40:29 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 12:02:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 29 16:57:31 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 12:18:26 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 22:17:15 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 07:37:19 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Jan 04 19:39:15 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 10 14:07:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 05 16:20:48 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 11 08:36:59 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Feb 06 17:49:16 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 17:49:46 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jun 26 11:04:40 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 11:05:10 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Nov 28 08:00:33 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 08:00:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 10:43:40 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 10:43:40 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=221634