false 776778 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 776778 3 26669 11 7 1996 Essential McLuhan total:29|5:5|4:15|3:7|2:2|1:0| 29 110 52 1 455 4.01 1182 126 14542 3.90 41 3 131747 3.73 26 2 34805005 376559 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.74 23 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 3 0 false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 08 07:30:37 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 04 06:13:17 -0800 2009 80943488 3041633 25956 0415162459 9780415162456 0 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1193259526m/25956.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1193259526s/25956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25956.Essential_McLuhan 4.00 6 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Mon Dec 14 03:31:53 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 03:31:53 -0800 2009 77454813 2727396 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 4 0 false Wed Nov 11 11:41:03 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 11:41:49 -0800 2009 72970284 2770943 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Wed Sep 30 00:08:48 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 00:08:52 -0700 2009 72178712 644999 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 2 0 false Tue Sep 22 18:34:08 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 18:34:08 -0700 2009 63388643 2519266 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Mon Jul 13 21:57:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 21:57:16 -0700 2009 62445552 1852233 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Tue Jul 07 01:47:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 01:47:09 -0700 2009 61584533 2393658 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 4 0 false Mon Jun 29 20:36:22 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 20:36:22 -0700 2009 55575778 2304384 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 10:54:48 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 10:55:04 -0700 2009 54752916 138246 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Sat May 02 21:41:21 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 21:41:21 -0700 2009 49456842 2133676 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Mar 16 11:08:35 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:08:40 -0700 2009 48665683 1985928 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Sun Mar 08 22:31:16 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 22:31:16 -0700 2009 48657187 2108597 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 4 0 false Sun Mar 08 20:43:57 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 20:43:57 -0700 2009 45944862 2012662 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 4 0 false Tue Feb 10 11:19:43 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 11:19:43 -0800 2009 45681996 1965083 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Sat Feb 07 16:38:57 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 16:38:57 -0800 2009 44065078 1946756 25956 0415162459 9780415162456 0 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1193259526m/25956.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1193259526s/25956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25956.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Fri Jan 23 10:24:25 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:24:25 -0800 2009 41887125 1864336 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 4 0 false Sun Jan 04 16:17:50 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 16:17:50 -0800 2009 40512838 1385301 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 0 0 false Sat Dec 20 02:50:39 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 03:13:00 -0800 2008 37098730 1690837 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 4 0 false Fri Nov 07 04:41:29 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 04:41:29 -0800 2008 36687119 1675845 776778 0465019951 9780465019953 1 <![CDATA[Essential McLuhan]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532m/776778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178252532s/776778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776778.Essential_McLuhan 3.79 29 Surprisingly, most of McLuhan's seminal books are still out of print (as of 1996). Luckily, this collection of articles and excerpts from his most important books is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the musings of the "Patron Saint of the Digerati". It includes substantial passages from my favorite McLuhan book The Gutenberg Galaxy (a brilliantly provocative academic treatise about the history and consequences of writing and printing), as well as many articles and interviews you wouldn't find in any of his previously published books anyway.

The main weaknesses of this volume are that it does not include excerpts from the hyper-kinetic and image-packed "The Medium is the Massage" -- his main contribution to pop culture of the late '60s -- and that the sources of each passage are noted only in an appendix. It would have been nice if sources were noted at the beginning or end of each linear text, and I hope this is addressed in future editions. Other than these minor editorial quibbles, this book is highly recommended.

]]> 1996 3 0 false Sat Nov 01 11:07:51 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 11:07:51 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=776778