{"product_id":"amusing-ourselves-to-death-isbn-9780143036531","title":"Amusing Ourselves to Death","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e, Neil's Postman's essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"It's unlikely that Trump has ever read \u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death\u003c\/i\u003e, but his ascent would not have surprised Postman.” -\u003ci\u003eCNN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally 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. \u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Medium Is the Metaphor\u003cbr\u003e2. Media as Epistemology\u003cbr\u003e3. Typographic America\u003cbr\u003e4. The Typographic Mind\u003cbr\u003e5. The Peek-a-Boo World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. The Age of Show Business\u003cbr\u003e7. \"Now...This\"\u003cbr\u003e8. Shuffle Off to Bethlehem\u003cbr\u003e9. Reach Out and Elect Someone\u003cbr\u003e10. Teaching as an Amusing Activity\u003cbr\u003e11. The Huxleyan Warning\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex“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 \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Controversy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “All I can say about Neil Postman’s brilliant \u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death \u003c\/i\u003eis: Guilty As Charged.” –Matt Groening, Creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “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, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Postman \u003c\/b\u003e(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.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299750596837,"sku":"NP9780143036531","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143036531.jpg?v=1767721471","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/amusing-ourselves-to-death-isbn-9780143036531","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}