I would just add Neil Postman's Technopoly as a much easier read. I have never been able to get through either of those Ellul books and have tried several time

I would just add Neil Postman's Technopoly as a much easier read. I have never been able to get through either of those Ellul books and have tried several times. I am not even sure if it is Ellul himself or translated French thought in general I find so painful.