Amusing Ourselves to Death - Neil Postman

I found this book to be extremely thought provoking. As western society has moved to an age of entertainment, we no longer have the same capacity for intellectual discourse. Everything needs to be presented in an entertaining way - news, religion, everything. Postman does a great job at defining the problem, but is not willing to suggest that we break away from the medium that binds us. On a interesting side note, he incorrectly prophesies that computers are an overrated fad that will not materialize.