The age of missing information
(Book)
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Published
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006.
Format
Book
Edition
Random House Trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
302.2345 McK
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302.2345 McK
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Published
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006.
Edition
Random House Trade pbk. ed.
Language
English
UPC
99813682048
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Random House, 1992. With a new afterword.
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"Imagine watching an entire day's worth of television on every single channel. Acclaimed environmental writer and culture critic Bill McKibben subjected himself to this sensory overload in an experiment to verify whether we are truly better informed than previous generations. Bombarded with newscasts and fluff pieces, game shows and talk shows, ads and infomercials, televangelist pleas and Brady Bunch episodes, McKibben processed twenty-four hours of programming on all ninety-three Fairfax, Virginia, cable stations. Then, as a counterpoint, he spent a day atop a quiet and remote mountain in the Adirondacks, exploring the unmediated man and making small yet vital discoveries about himself and the world around him. As relevant now as it was when originally written in 1992-and with new material from the author on the impact of the Internet age-this witty and astute book is certain to change the way you look at television and perceive media as a whole."--Publisher's website.
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committed to retain,20160630,20310630,EAST,http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials,CtW,This title retained by Wesleyan University Library on behalf of the Eastern Academic Scholars Trust (EAST) print archive
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