Amusing Ourselves to Death : Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

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 controlof our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.

A brilliant, powerful and important book. -- Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World

Neil Postman (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.