false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172884811m/228250.jpg 228250 5 <p> A total departure from previous writing about television, this book is the first ever to advocate that the medium is not reformable. Its problems are inherent in the technology itself and are so dangerous -- to personal health and sanity, to the environment, and to democratic processes -- that TV ought to be eliminated forever.</p><p>Weaving personal experiences through meticulous research, the author ranges widely over aspects of television that have rarely been examined and never before joined together, allowing an entirely new, frightening image to emerge. The idea that all technologies are "neutral," benign instruments that can be used well or badly, is thrown open to profound doubt. Speaking of TV reform is, in the words of the author, "as absurd as speaking of the reform of a technology such as guns." 1918445 1 3 1978 Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television total:229|5:94|4:85|3:40|2:6|1:4| 229 946 367 49 5 6 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 20:44:50 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 20:51:25 -0700 2007
Even though it was written thirty years ago, not a word has dated. Mander unwittingly analyzed not just television, but all electronic media, the ambient tech environmen...more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Sun Nov 25 23:13:22 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 23:27:55 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 23 20:52:20 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 21:04:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 09:31:38 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 09:38:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Thu Dec 18 17:32:19 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 17:52:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 1982 Sun Aug 16 19:53:03 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 20:12:37 -0700 2009 1
In my opinion, his arguments about the di...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Fri Dec 07 11:55:09 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 11:59:03 -0800 2007 5 1 false false Mon Jul 23 08:07:38 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 08:10:25 -0700 2007 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 22:09:34 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 22:09:34 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sat Dec 20 08:54:24 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 08:55:34 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Mon Jul 28 09:05:24 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 09:06:31 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jul 11 21:42:21 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 00:45:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 05 13:31:39 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 13:41:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 06:22:09 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 06:16:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 03 17:15:37 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 07:07:56 -0800 2008 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 11:45:16 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 11:51:59 -0700 2007
But it's a fun book to peruse nonetheless. It's interest...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 26 22:32:18 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 22:34:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 10 23:15:42 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 23:18:02 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Wed Jun 10 15:43:18 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 15:46:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 25 13:28:23 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 17:32:05 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 13:28:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=228250