false <![CDATA[Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business]]> 74034 13 Originally published in 1985, Neil Postman's groundbreaking polemic about the corrosive effects of television on our politics and public discourse has been hailed as a twenty-first-century book published in the twentieth century. Now, with television joined by more sophisticated electronic media&#151;from the Internet to cell phones to DVDs&#151;it has taken on even greater significance. <I>Amusing Ourselves to Death</I> is a prophetic look at what happens when politics, journalism, education, and even religion become subject to the demands of entertainment. It is also a blueprint for regaining controlof our media, so that they can serve our highest goals. 2337731 1985 Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business total:1410|5:528|4:549|3:257|2:54|1:22| 1410 5737 2224 278 3 10 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Thu Jul 19 18:04:04 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 31 13:57:32 -0800 2009
But having said that, I'm not sure what else to add. Here we are in 2009. Arnold Schwarzenegger is governor of the stat...more...]]> 5 10 false false Fri Apr 10 15:06:55 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 02:53:33 -0700 2009
“We were keeping our eye on 1984. When the year came and the prophecy didn't, thoughtful Americans sang softly in praise of themselves. The roots of liberal democracy had hel...more...]]> 3 4 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Dec 21 06:14:51 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 06:18:39 -0800 2007 The Geography of Nowhere was the final spur to check it out from the library.

Postman takes a look at how our perception of the world is affected by the medium in which we receive information about it; contrasting th...more...]]> 5 4 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 27 19:43:28 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 20:00:13 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Sep 06 14:18:32 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 07:10:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Aug 05 23:38:36 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 00:35:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 3 false false Wed Aug 22 20:50:54 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 21:17:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 14:26:02 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 20:24:43 -0700 2008
This is exactly why I encourage them to read this book. Neil Postman doesn't be...more...]]> 5 4 false false Fri Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Fri Jun 06 17:42:39 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 12:22:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 4 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 29 08:58:21 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 18:51:25 -0700 2008
Not to mention, providing an arsenal of reasons why TV is a general waste of time.
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So once upon a time, Americans were highly liter...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 20:11:21 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:27:42 -0800 2009 One more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 11:55:19 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 00:05:42 -0700 2009
That said, I a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 21:45:09 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 12:58:41 -0700 2009

"The nonsensical answer is to create television programs whose intent would be, not to get people to stop watching...
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Don't confuse Postman for a Luddite. He is not out to ass...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=74034