The Resource The age of missing information, Bill McKibben
The age of missing information, Bill McKibben
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- Summary
- "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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Random House Trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- viii, 265 pages
- Note
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- Originally published: New York : Random House, 1992. With a new afterword
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9780812976076
- Label
- The age of missing information
- Title
- The age of missing information
- Statement of responsibility
- Bill McKibben
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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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- 187933
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McKibben, Bill
- Dewey number
- 302.23/450973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Television broadcasting
- Popular culture
- Nature
- Philosophy of nature
- Nature
- Philosophy of nature
- Popular culture
- Television broadcasting
- United States
- Label
- The age of missing information, Bill McKibben
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York : Random House, 1992. With a new afterword
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1080780
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Random House Trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- viii, 265 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812976076
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2006278793
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780812976076
- (OCoLC)70157971
- Label
- The age of missing information, Bill McKibben
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York : Random House, 1992. With a new afterword
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1080780
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Random House Trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- viii, 265 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812976076
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2006278793
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780812976076
- (OCoLC)70157971
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