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This is an excellent book. Don’t let the cover fool you. It’s level runs much deeper than that of morals and values. Postman lays out public discourse through out History explaining the epistemological effects that it has on a society. He then unpacks modern media (mostly T.V.) and it’s effects on our society. Wonderful and thought provoking, this is a must read!

This book is very informative, and makes so much common sense. You have your family for such a short time, and before you know it they are out there trying to figure it all out. Well this book is entertaining as well as informative. And helps Me as an adult how important time is and how to spend my time even if you live alone, you will rethink how you entertaining yourself.

What happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? In the season of Trump and Hillary, Neil’s Postman’s essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever.

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 control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.

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

• Author : Neil Postman ( Download PDF : )


• Language: English


• ISBN-10: 014303653X


• Paperback: 208 pages


• Publisher: Penguin Books; 20 Anv edition (December 27, 2005)


• ISBN-13: 978-0143036531

About the Author

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.