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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

by Neil Postman

A brilliant powerful and important book....This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan Yardley, ...

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    Trade paperback, 2006

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    Trade paperback, 1986

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G_Kristina
goodreads rating by Kristina on Jun 16, 2010

Years ago, my brother recommended this book to me and incessantly urged me to read it. I'm glad I finally read it, because I got a lot out of it and it reflected a lot of the thoughts and feelings that I've been having on the topics covered, especially about education. I did not grow up in America, I ... More

G_Carrie
goodreads rating by Carrie on May 13, 2010

I read this for a media class and it was really quite fascinating. Postman contends, in essence, that TV will ruin us. In a nutshell, a book takes a long time to write and to read. It inspires questions, causes reflection, requires imagination, and makes for a coherent, rational society. On the ... More

G_Leslie
goodreads rating by Leslie on Apr 15, 2010

Many a time we've participated as a family in the "No TV for a week" program at my children's school. Every year my kids, for the first few days, act like they're going to die a slow, retracted, terribly excruciating death. What? Read a book instead of watching SpongeBob? Play outside with our ... More

G_A.J.
goodreads rating by A.J. on Jan 16, 2010

Let's have a chat, you and I. We can talk about anything you want. I won't be good for everything, but if you like movies, politics, books, religion, philosophy, or something like that, we should have a pretty good time. I'm almost certain we can find some common ground. If all else fails we can bitch ... More

G_Brandon
goodreads rating by Brandon on Sep 6, 2009

With the lunacy of American political discourse lately, I asked myself, "How has discourse in this country come to be this irrational?" This book, despite being written over 20 years ago, answers that question succinctly. Don't confuse Postman for a Luddite. He is not out to assault television as ... More

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