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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

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 DVDs?it has taken on even greater significance. Amusing Ourselves to Death 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. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-24-2009; SUPERB - OPENS THE MIND - A LOT; This is a book that has left a strong impression - filled with undeniable truths that can literally shake you to the core if you have not previously read books of this nature. I have gone back to the introduction many times, finding the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-31-2009; Funny, entertaining, informative, educative; Read this for AP English in 11th grade. It wasn't the boring-textbook-spiel at all. It's actually funny & very informative to read. There are many truthful observations detailed in this book to which I found myself agreeing. The writing...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; Christian view of today's entertainment mentality; Considered one of the authoritative books on a critical look of today's entertainment mentality, explaining how it affects every aspect of life, including education as well as the church.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-28-2009; Written in 1985; More Relevant 25 Years Later; Amused to Death1984 (Signet Classics)Brave New WorldI was introduced to this book via Roger Waters' excellent 1992 album Amused to Death, which was inspired by Neil Postman's work here. Postman is not arguing that television itself is...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-24-2009; SUPERB - OPENS THE MIND - A LOT; This is a book that has left a strong impression - filled with undeniable truths that can literally shake you to the core if you have not previously read books of this nature. I have gone back to the introduction many times, finding the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; Christian view of today's entertainment mentality; Considered one of the authoritative books on a critical look of today's entertainment mentality, explaining how it affects every aspect of life, including education as well as the church.; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-03-2009; Huxley's Vision Manifest?; Neil Postman's 1984 book, Amusing Ourselves to Death, is an engaging, if not depressing treatise on why Aldous Huxley's dark vision of humanity's future as thoughtless, mind-numbed entertainment-gluts in his 1932 novel, A Brave New World...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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