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I recently read Douglas Coupland's biography of Marshall McLuhan: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935633163/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=morgasuthe-20&linkCode

I recently read Douglas Coupland's biography of Marshall McLuhan: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935633163/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=morgasuthe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1935633163 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935633163/ref=as_li_ss_tl?... After having read some of McLuhan's work, which provides theories that explain much of the effect information technology continues to have on our society, this helped me understand much better where he is coming from and what his opinion was on what he saw in his time (which he omits in his work).

mindcrime 14y ago
Mondo radical! That's a perfect example of what I'm talking about. I'd never heard of McLuhan until now (or had forgotten him if I had) but from reading that summary of that book, I now see that he's someone I'd like to know more about.
- msutherl 14y ago
  Go ahead and read Understanding Media while you're at it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262631598/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=morgasuthe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0262631598 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262631598/ref=as_li_ss_tl?... ! Incredibly insightful book, totally transformed my understanding of the world.