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1	Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business more books like this 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, Washington Post Book World see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear more books like this by Frank Luntz Luntz offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the tactical use of words and phrases--the power of language--affects political choices, purchases, and even personal belief. A new chapter shares insight on the language of the 2008 elections. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Media of Mass Communication more books like this by John Vivian This up-to-date, reader-friendly presentation of the mass media helps instructors use the media to teach the media and explore its excitement, complexity, and impact on our lives. Widely praised for his ability to make learning interesting, Vivian's story-telling style excites students as they explore the ever-changing subject of mass ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Media & Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication more books like this by Richard Campbell Media and Culture is the groundbreaking introduction to mass communication that uses a unique critical approach and cultural perspective to help students understand the powerful dynamics of the mass media. Now available in an annual update--this year, an update of the Third Edition--Media and Culture is the most current text available and remains ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
5	Who's Looking Out for You? more books like this by B O'Reilly Plain-speaking commentator Bill O'Reilly looks with outrage at corporate and political entities that he sees as failing the common person. He also looks at the absence of altruism and personal responsibility on the part of individuals. O'Reilly connects the dots and points out how all this adds up to a society in which greed, venality, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Age of American Unreason more books like this by Susan Jacoby Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon--the addiction to infotainment, from television to the Web, which has resulted in a lazy and credulous public. see all copies from $15.60! new only from $15.60! \| first editions \| SVS
7	How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter more books like this by Ann Coulter (Read by) Archconservative high priestess Anne Coulter collects her many syndicated columns--as well as a few rejected ones that would have been published, she tells readers, "if you lived in a free country." Coulter can zing and sting with the best, as she points out those aspects of liberal behavior that really aggravate her, such as when she writes: ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media more books like this by Edward S Herman, Professor Noam Chomsky First published in 1988 and never out of print, this seminal analysis of how the media serve corporations that control and finance them is being reissued with a new Introduction by the authors. see all copies from $9.55! new only from $10.93! \| SVS
9	Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines more books like this by Richard A Muller "Physics for Future Presidents" gives the reader the science behind the headlines - the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power and the reality of global warming.We live in complicated, dangerous times. They are also hyper-technical times. As citizens of the world today, we need to know-truly understand, not just rely on television's ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $14.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Slander: Liberal Lies about the American Right more books like this by Ann Coulter Legal affairs expert Ann Coulter attacks what she sees as a liberal bias in government and the media, and the resulting debasement of political discourse. She says liberals engage in vicious personal attacks on conservatives, trash their ideas, and refuse to acknowledge their accomplishments. Coulter names names, and offers her view on how to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide more books like this by Henry Jenkins This edition has been thoroughly updated and features substantial new material that addresses, among other things, the promise and perils of Web 2.0 and the rise of YouTube."Convergence Culture" maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where grassroots and corporate media collide, where the power of the media producer and the power ... see all copies from $12.73! new only from $13.12! \| SVS
12 view cover	Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy and Culture more books like this by Stanley J Baran This text emphasizes the view that media audiences can take more active roles as media consumers and have a deeper understanding of the influence the media has in both shaping and reflecting culture. Through this cultural perspective, students learn that audience members are as much a part of the mass communication process as are the media ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.87! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man more books like this by Marshall McLuhan When Marshall McLuhan first coined the phrases "global village" and "the medium is the message" in 1964, no-one could have predicted today's information-dependent planet. No-one, that is, except for a handful of science fiction writers and Marshall McLuhan. Understanding Media was written twenty years before the PC revolution and thirty years ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach more books like this by Kenneth Kobre Photojournalism blends insightful interviews with professionals, sharp practical experience, and high-impact photographs to create the definitive text on photojournalism. Individual case studies draw upon the experience of leading photojournalists and delve into their reasons for making the decisions they did, showing readers how working ... see all copies from $2.77! new only from $29.49! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Powers That Be more books like this by David Halberstam A forceful account of the rise of modern media as an instrument of political power, with a new introduction by the author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	From Silence to Voice: What Nurses Know and Must Communicate to the Public more books like this by Bernice Buresh, Suzanne Gordon, Ms. Patricia Benner (Foreword by) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Media Impact: An Introduction to Mass Media more books like this by Shirley Biagi Consistently praised for its engaging writing style, currency, and visual appeal, MEDIA/IMPACT introduces students to today's converged mass mediaaits industries and support industries, as well as the legal, ethical, social, global, and technological issues that accompany them. Emphasizing the impact of the media on individuals and society, Biagi ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	How to Think Straight about Psychology more books like this by Keith E Stanovich This widely used brief paperback supplement focuses on applying critical thinking techniques to standard concepts in psychology and teaches students to recognize and critically appraise pseudoscience. In particular, this text provides tips on evaluating claims that arise in discussions of psychology in the media and self-help literature. By ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media... more books like this by John Stossel Ballooning government? Millionaire welfare queens? Tort lawyers run amok? A $330,000 outhouse, paid for with your tax dollars? John Stossel says, "Give me a break." When he hit the airwaves thirty years ago, Stossel helped create a whole new category of news, dedicated to protecting and informing consumers. As a crusading reporter, he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Race more books like this by Richard North Patterson Can an honest man become president? In this timely and provocative novel, a maverick candidate takes on his political enemies and the ruthless machinery of American politics Corey Grace--a handsome and charismatic Republican senator from Ohio--is plunged by an act of terrorism into a fierce presidential primary battle with the favorite of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.80! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers more books like this by Michael Connelly In these vivid, hard-hitting pieces, Connelly leads the reader past the yellow police tape as he follows the investigators, the victims, their families and friends--and of, course, the killers--to tell the real stories of murder and its aftermath. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Media Now: Understanding Media Culture and Technology more books like this by Joseph Straubhaar How are you affected by the media that surrounds you every day? Do you understand how technology works, develops and changes over time? What can you do to use the media more effectively? How can you make the media responsive to you? MEDIA NOW is the first mass communication text to encourage critical thinking about the media and its effects on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.95!
23 view cover	Everything You Know is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Lies more books like this by Russ Kick (Editor) In this successor to "You Are Being Lied To, " an amazing group of investigative journalists, researchers, insiders, dissidents, and academics peels back consensus reality and shows readers what's really happening. 20 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.97! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Complete New Yorker more books like this by New Yorker Magazine (Editor), David Remnick (Introduction by) Founded in 1925 as a humor magazine under the editorial genius of Harold Ross, The New Yorker magazine quickly became one of the most popular and literate publications in America. THE COMPLETE NEW YORKER presents the entire run from 1925 through February, 2005--every issue from cover to cover, in sequence, on 8 DVDs, with all the cartoons, fiction ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $39.00! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Good Times more books like this by Russell Baker Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russell Baker offers readers a second volume of memoirs--a sequel to his bestselling Growing Up--which begins in 1947 when he lands a $30-a-week job with the Baltimore Sun. The stirring story of a man who made it with dignity and his values intact--now available in paperback, just in time for Father's Day. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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