Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business and he counts John Grisham

and he counts John Grisham and Richard Ford among his ardent admirers (see back of book)

consistently fair

author of An Immense World

a report of poaching on a protected reserve turns into a case fraught with violence and danger as Stilwell digs into the shady past of an island bigwig

the World's Most Evil Cat

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business and he counts John GrishamTelevision has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent, persuasive book, Neil Postman alerts us to the real and present dangers of this state of affairs, and offers compelling suggestions as to how to withstand the media onslaught. Before we hand over politics, education, religion, and journalism to the show