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A life changing book in a similar vein is "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman: http://tinyurl.com/a26wscp http://tinyurl.com/a26wscp . I found out abo
by steveeq1 14y ago
A life changing book in a similar vein is "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman: http://tinyurl.com/a26wscp http://tinyurl.com/a26wscp . I found out about it via Alan Kay's excellent reading list ( http://tinyurl.com/c6fjhj http://tinyurl.com/c6fjhj )
- chollida1 14y agoNot sure why the above links were obfuscated/minimized but this is what they point to: http://www.amazon.com/Amusing-Ourselves-Death-Discourse-Business/dp/014303653X http://www.amazon.com/Amusing-Ourselves-Death-Discourse-Busi... http://www.squeakland.org/resources/books/readingList.jsp http://www.squeakland.org/resources/books/readingList.jsp
- obstacle1 14y agoIf Postman strikes your fancy, another good one is "The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America" by Daniel Boorstin. http://amzn.com/0679741801 http://amzn.com/0679741801