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

- **Author:** Neil Postman
- **Read:** August 2015
- **Topic:** Politics & Social Sciences
- **Published:** 1985
- **Pages:** 214
- **Picked by:** Tom
- **ISBN-13:** 9780136006466
- **Open Library:** https://openlibrary.org/works/OL137916W
- **Cover:** https://rwbookclub.com/assets/images/covers/amusing-ourselves-to-death-326.jpg
- **Canonical page:** https://rwbookclub.com/books/amusing-ourselves-to-death/

## Synopsis

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.