Here lie books. Waiting for you. More will be added. Some dropped. In due time you will see reference to them specifically in posts and discussions. You should be getting the gist by now. Contact me with suggestions for appropriate additions to the list. Membership in the list doesn’t imply endorsement, agreement, or that I’ve even read it (I’m working on it). Consider them points of reference (some historical).

The Cult of the Amateur: How today’s Internet is killing our culture by Andrew Keen

Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder by David Weinberger

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman

Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman

The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan

If you’ve said you’ve read it and you haven’t; if you’ve said you own it, but don’t; or if it’s simply been a long time; it’s time to revisit McLuhan.

Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide by Henry Jenkins

Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives by Todd Gitlin

The Long Tail: Why the Future Of Business Is Selling Less Of More by Chris Anderson

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