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Amusing Ourselves to Death : Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Amusing Ourselves to Death Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Author: Neil Postman
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—from the Internet to cell phones to D...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143036531
ISBN-10: 014303653X
Publication Date: 12/27/2005
Pages: 208
Edition: 20th Annv
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4 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Amusing Ourselves to Death : Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business on + 287 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Although this book is almost 20 years old, it still has a lot of importance to our current society as the key issues are still very much in play, perhaps even more so. I would like to see an update to this book, and also perhaps include looking at how the Internet is shaping society (though that should probably be a book by itself).
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Helpful Score: 2
We all know why it's a waste of time to follow pop culture at the expense of serious goings on in the world. But Postman shows us how the very tools of pop culture -- from the telegraph and camera to the computer -- overwhelm us with a deluge of information without helping us put it into context. We have to be aware of the dark side of these tools of progress, in order to use them wisely. Excellent book that made me see ordinary things in a new way.
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Prophetic and still applicable to modern forms of media. Worth the read in 2022.


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