Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
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Neil Postman. (2007). Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.

Neil Postman. 2007. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business. Blackstone Publishing.

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business. Blackstone Publishing, 2007.

Neil Postman. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, 2007.

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     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. His son Andrew Postman is the author of five books, and his work appears in numerous publications.

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