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"Postman uses cogent arguments, sharp needles and gentle humor to challenge readers." St. Louis Post-Dispatch
From the vogue for nubile models to the explosion in the juvenile crime rate, this modern classic of social history and media traces the precipitous decline of childhood in America today and the corresponding threat to the notion of adulthood.
Deftly marshaling a vast array of historical and demographic research, Neil Postman suggests that childhood is a relatively recent invention, which came into being as the new medium of print imposed divisions between children and adults.
But now these divisions are eroding under the barrage of television, which turns the adult secrets of sex and violence into popular entertainment and pitches both news and advertising at the intellectual level of ten-year olds.
Informative, alarming, and aphoristic, The Disappearance of Childhood is a triumph of history and prophecy.
Audio books, unlike ordinary books, are a lot more useful and time efficient in the long run. To sit down and read a book can be a very enjoyable experience but unfortunately only when time permits. A lot of us therefore find us putting aside the books for more pressing matters, with audio books however you can do both. Audio books give you the freedom to listen anywhere, just by simply putting it on a MP3 player. For most book fanatics space is a real issue and usually their houses end up looking like a library. Since audiobooks are portable and in music file format such as Mp3 or WMA the space that’s really being used up is your hard drive which takes up a minuscule amount in comparison. So for the busy individual where free time is somewhat of a luxury, audio books may just be the solution you have been looking for, a way to combine free time and work effortlessly. |
Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective JoyAuthor : Barbara EhrenreichPerformed By : Pam WardPublished By - Blackstone Audio IncDuration : 9 hours 30 minutesType : Social & EconomicDownload Price : $19.95
Best-selling social commentator and cultural historian Barbara Ehrenreich presents a fascinating exploration of one of humanity’s oldest traditions: the celebration of communal joy, historically expressed in ecstatic revels of feasting, costuming, and dancing. More info...
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River Out of EdenAuthor : Richard DawkinsPerformed By : Richard DawkinsPublished By - Orion Publishing GroupDuration : 3 hoursType : Ancient
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Central AmericaAuthor : Joseph StrombergPerformed By : Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. HotteletPublished By - Blackstone Audio IncDuration : 3 hoursType : 20th Century
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Sky's The Limit, TheAuthor : Steven GainesPerformed By : Steven GainesPublished By - Hachette AudioDuration : 6 hoursType : American
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