futureology

i have realized a distinct lack of extracirricular research lately . if im trying to bring things back to the way they used to be then i need to put everything on the line . thats why i need these resources ,to get a better feel of the true state of the world around me without getting infected . and one of the safest ways to research is on paper . ill be returning for infinite knowledge and wisdom soon , as for some of the books . its just a me thing ... you dont need to know.
 

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1. Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business

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Author:
Postman, Neil
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3.7 stars
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this is what i think has happened to american society , read and analyze.
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In this eloquent and persuasive book, Neil Postman examines the deep and broad effects of television culture on the manner in which we conduct our public affairs, and how "entertainment values" have corrupted the very way we think. As politics, news, religion, education, and commerce are given less and less expression in the form of the printed word, they are rapidly being reshaped to suit the requirements of television. And because television

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2. Steve Jobs

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Author:
Isaacson, Walter
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4.6 stars
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see how one of the greatest minds of our time came to his success , he may have a tip or two for you as well.
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Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years, as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues, the author has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet...