Amusing Ourselves to Death - by Neil Postman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Postman takes an enlightening look at the long-term effects of mass media--how it transforms the world, and the ways in which the media onslaught can be challenged.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>What happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwell's <i>1984</i>, Neil's Postman's essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever. <p/></b>It's unlikely that Trump has ever read <i>Amusing Ourselves to Death</i>, but his ascent would not have surprised Postman." -<i>CNN</i> <p/>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. <i>Amusing Ourselves to Death</i> 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 control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals. <p/>"A brilliant, powerful, and important book. This is an indictment that Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one." -Jonathan Yardley, <i>The Washington Post Book World</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"I can't think of a more prophetic, more thoughtful, more necessary - and yes, more entertaining - book about media culture." -Victor Navasky, National Book Award-winning author of <i>The Art of Controversy<br></i><br> "All I can say about Neil Postman's brilliant <i>Amusing Ourselves to Death </i>is: Guilty As Charged." -Matt Groening, Creator of <i>The Simpsons<br></i><br> "As a fervent evangelist of the age of Hollywood, I publicly opposed Neil Postman's dark picture of our media-saturated future. But time has proved Postman right. He accurately foresaw that the young would inherit a frantically all-consuming media culture of glitz, gossip, and greed." -Camille Paglia <p/> "A brilliant, powerful, and important book. This is an indictment that Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one." -Jonathan Yardley, <i>The Washington Post Book World</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Neil Postman </b>(1931-2003) was chairman of the Department of Communication Arts at New York University and founder of its Media Ecology program. He wrote more than twenty books.
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