false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg 6577631 3 Pulitzer prize–winner Chris Hedges charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate society that craves fantasy, ecstasy and illusion.<br><br>Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: One, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth. The other, a growing majority, is retreating from a reality-based world into one of false certainty and magic. In this “other society,” serious film and theatre, as well as newspapers and books, are being pushed to the margins. <br><br>In the tradition of Christopher Lasch’s <b>The Culture of Narcissism</b> and Neil Postman’s <b>Amusing Ourselves to Death</b>, Hedges navigates this culture — attending WWF contests as well as Ivy League graduation ceremonies — exposing an age of terrifying decline and heightened self-delusion. 6771033 book 13 7 2009 Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle total:116|5:34|4:40|3:25|2:16|1:1| 116 438 349 48 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 1 4 false Tue Nov 24 13:58:20 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 05:34:34 -0800 2009 Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle places it firmly in the ample literature of visual culture and spectacle. Yet, d...more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 5 3 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 07:19:32 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 07:36:51 -0700 2009
Hedges starts with an overview of WWE plotlines and an...more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 2 2 false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 08:15:08 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 08:33:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 2 1 false Sat Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 19:59:56 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 12:06:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 5 1 false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 11:46:55 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 11:46:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 3 0 false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 09:04:07 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 17:29:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 4 0 false Wed Sep 09 13:04:57 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 13:12:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 4 4 false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 07:02:21 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 20:49:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 4 0 false Sun Nov 15 17:48:50 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:59:18 -0800 2009
"These are the debauched revels of a dying culture."

One of the few lef...more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 4 0 false Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 15:59:04 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 14:44:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 4 0 false Sat Dec 05 23:32:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 23:44:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 3 0 false Sat Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 18:22:20 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 08:15:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 3 1 false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:15:05 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 17:53:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 2 0 false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 10:53:40 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 16:55:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 5 1 false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 17:52:12 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 18:07:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 4 1 false Mon Aug 10 17:24:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 16:03:58 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 17:24:00 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 2 1 false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 17:01:26 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 09:23:00 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 3 0 false Fri Sep 11 12:02:59 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 12:27:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 3 0 false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 06 09:31:52 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 11:26:24 -0800 2009 Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. I particularly enjoyed chapter three, The Illusion of Wisdom, in which Mr. Hedges deftly skewers America's elite institutions of higher education. In addition, Mr. Hedges repeated condemnations of com...more...]]> 6577631 1568584377 9781568584379 115 48 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255632750m/6577631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6577631-empire-of-illusion 5 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 16:59:02 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 13:29:11 -0700 2009 Read EMPIRE OF ILLUSION. It is astounding!
It will blow your mind! It will open your eyes
& make you want a corporate riot!...or at least
allow you a breath of pessimistic freedom...
which these days is highly discourage...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6577631