Amusing Ourselves to Death Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Neil Postman & Andrew Postman
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
335

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman & Andrew Postman Book Summary

What happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwell's 1984, Neil's Postman's essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever.

"It's unlikely that Trump has ever read Amusing Ourselves to Death, but his ascent would not have surprised Postman.” -CNN

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 control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.

“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, The Washington Post Book World

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Book Name Amusing Ourselves to Death
Genre Social Science
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Language English
E-Book Size 1.49 MB

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Great read. Definitely see where it fits in today

Well written judgement.. it's not that television is bad. It's here to stay. It's how we use it and how we easily lose ourselves with the fast paced nonsensical flow of irrelevant images designed to capture our attention for a few moments and then the, "now... This". I'm a realist. Tv is here to stay. It's not about the bad things it's how you decide to watch it and what you decide to watch. Above everything remember the majority of content is about entertainment from politics to education. Great read. I'll probably read it again.

One of the most prescient works of the 20th century. Postman takes “media ecology” into the mainstream in this amazing work. The introduction is worth the price of the book. It is one of my top 5 books.

Terrihle. I enjoy educational books such as this. I’ve red multiple of Malcolm Gladwell’s books for instance and enjoyed them greatly. This however is abysmal. This is the most boring thing I think I have ever read. If I hadn’t of paid for this I would have stopped reading it. I’m attempting to finish the book, but oh my god it’s like torture.

Excellent Book. Incredible book. I was required to read this book in school and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Postman's rhetoric is stunning and this book provides a great insight into technology (particularly television) that is rarely thought about. Very ironic that this book is available for e-readers.

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The Amusing Ourselves to Death book written by Neil Postman & Andrew Postman was published on 29 November 1985, Friday in the Social Science category. A total of 335 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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