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

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

1985 • 208 pages

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April 9, 2024

I can only imagine what Neil Postman would say about smart phones and apps.

February 5, 2021

Prescient.

September 20, 2017

It's a thought provoking read. At times, Postman sounds extremely out of touch with reality. Then again, that's kind of his point – that reality is changing and not necessarily in a good way.

March 11, 2022
January 4, 2018

Foretelling and lives beyond the time it was written. I don't agree will all of the conclusions reached but it is worth a read.

April 25, 2024

The essential guide to the end times. Postman was an incisive critic of American media and society...and he inspired Roger Waters' best solo album.

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A visionary. Although the whole idea could have been conveyed through an essay.

February 2, 2018
February 20, 2024

Another changed my life type of book. Still SO relevant today. Highly recommend.

July 10, 2021
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