Walter U.'s votes on the list For Culture Watchers

Listopia > Walter U.'s votes on the list For Culture Watchers (57 Books)

1	All Consuming Images: The Politics Of Style In Contemporary Culture by Stuart Ewen 3.95 avg rating — 126 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Social Animal by Elliot Aronson 4.30 avg rating — 4,522 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Captains Of Consciousness: Advertising And The Social Roots Of The Consumer Culture by Stuart Ewen 4.10 avg rating — 237 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Mythologies: Complete Edition by Roland Barthes 4.08 avg rating — 17,560 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander 4.14 avg rating — 1,503 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	No Logo by Naomi Klein 3.89 avg rating — 33,193 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman 4.17 avg rating — 40,901 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art by Lewis Hyde (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 2,081 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Semiotics: The Basics by Daniel Chandler 3.99 avg rating — 638 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Introduction to Communication Studies by John Fiske 3.74 avg rating — 330 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Ariadne's Clue: A Guide to the Symbols of Humankind (Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology) by Anthony Stevens 4.03 avg rating — 70 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman 4.04 avg rating — 6,840 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin 4.07 avg rating — 1,484 ratings Walter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Boxed In: The Culture of TV by Mark Crispin Miller 4.15 avg rating — 47 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen 3.87 avg rating — 4,128 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present by Howard Zinn 4.09 avg rating — 272,216 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes by Jacques Ellul 4.27 avg rating — 1,439 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan 3.98 avg rating — 17,920 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion by Anthony R. Pratkanis 4.02 avg rating — 897 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Human Zoo: A Zoologist's Study of the Urban Animal by Desmond Morris really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,103 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky by Noam Chomsky 4.40 avg rating — 9,706 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann 3.96 avg rating — 1,628 ratings Walter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge by Peter L. Berger 4.11 avg rating — 4,428 ratings Walter rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 182,635 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz 3.83 avg rating — 37,391 ratings Walter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris 4.04 avg rating — 29,552 ratings Walter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View by Stanley Milgram 4.19 avg rating — 4,646 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 4.04 avg rating — 469,205 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations by Christopher Lasch 3.96 avg rating — 4,499 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo 3.90 avg rating — 27,460 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People by Joe Navarro 3.91 avg rating — 35,630 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Myth of the Eternal Return by Mircea Eliade 4.21 avg rating — 3,467 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Purity and Danger by Mary Douglas 3.98 avg rating — 2,508 ratings Walter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Best American Essays of the Century by Joyce Carol Oates (Editor) 4.15 avg rating — 1,058 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	On Disobedience: Why Freedom Means Saying No to Power by Erich Fromm 3.97 avg rating — 1,408 ratings Walter rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley 3.94 avg rating — 23,465 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	A Mencken Chrestomathy by H.L. Mencken 3.93 avg rating — 1,528 ratings Walter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Air-Conditioned Nightmare (New Directions Paperbook) by Henry Miller 3.81 avg rating — 3,539 ratings Walter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael J. Sandel 4.30 avg rating — 28,314 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism by Bill Maher 3.52 avg rating — 2,401 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Myths to Live By by Joseph Campbell 4.16 avg rating — 7,173 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 287,106 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Superheroes and Philosophy: Truth, Justice, and the Socratic Way by Tom Morris (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 972 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real by William Irwin (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 2,268 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	More Matrix and Philosophy: Revolutions and Reloaded Decoded by William Irwin (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 210 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy: Wicked Wisdom of the West (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 37) by Randall E. Auxier (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 54 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 5) by Gregory Bassham (Editor) 4.27 avg rating — 5,126 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul by Mark D. White (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor) 3.76 avg rating — 2,149 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life by J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Editor) 3.36 avg rating — 172 ratings Walter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Social Semiotics by Robert Hodge 4.08 avg rating — 53 ratings Walter rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 12,469 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Umoja Noble 3.89 avg rating — 4,025 ratings Walter rated it 1 star See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 19,038 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads by Tim Wu (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 5,012 ratings Walter rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely 4.12 avg rating — 132,750 ratings Walter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution by Emily Nussbaum (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 6,739 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Disneyization of Society by Alan Bryman 3.72 avg rating — 72 ratings Walter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars