Disappearance of Childhood, The
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Disappearance of Childhood, The

Author : Neil Postman
Narrator : Jeff Riggenbach
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 6 hours
Categories : Social & Economic
Price : $39.95 $14.95
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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.

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The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.

McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.

Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.