Brent's votes on the list Communications Technology History

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1	The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers by Tom Standage (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 3,588 ratings Brent 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
2	Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System by Trina Robbins 3.65 avg rating — 55 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Smartphone: Mobile Revolution at the Crossroads of Communications, Computing and Consumer Electronics by Majeed Ahmad (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Wireless: From Marconi's Black-Box to the Audion (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology) by Sungook Hong 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio by Tom Lewis 4.22 avg rating — 144 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Waves of Opposition: Labor and the Struggle for Democratic Radio by Elizabeth A. Fones-Wolf 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	The Network: The Battle for the Airwaves and the Birth of the Communications Age by Scott Woolley 4.13 avg rating — 602 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Robert W. McChesney 3.97 avg rating — 232 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet by David Kahn 4.18 avg rating — 1,513 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times by Robert W. McChesney 4.02 avg rating — 340 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	The Age of Electroacoustics: Transforming Science and Sound (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology) by Roland Wittje it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Brent added it to to-read 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	Ham Radio's Technical Culture (Inside Technology) by Kristen Haring 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Music, Sound, and Technology in America: A Documentary History of Early Phonograph, Cinema, and Radio by Timothy D. Taylor (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Television: Innovation, Disruption, and the World's Most Powerful Medium by Seth Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 48 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music by Peter Doggett (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 84 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Awesome Minds: The Creators of the iPhone by Marne Ventura really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone by Brian McCullough 4.27 avg rating — 2,082 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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 One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone by Brian Merchant 3.89 avg rating — 1,933 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Little Rice: Smartphones, Xiaomi, and The Chinese Dream by Clay Shirky 3.72 avg rating — 344 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Everyday Life from the Stone Age to the Phone Age by Greg Jenner (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 2,722 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio by Katherine Rye Jewell 3.95 avg rating — 62 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States by Brian Rosenwald 4.11 avg rating — 123 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves by Gene Fowler 3.97 avg rating — 107 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	New York City Radio by Alec Cumming it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Hello, Everybody!: The Dawn of American Radio by Anthony Rudel 3.96 avg rating — 203 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Radio Congo: Signals of Hope from Africa's Deadliest War by Ben Rawlence (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 422 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	FM: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio by Richard Neer 3.77 avg rating — 234 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Listener Supported: The Culture and History of Public Radio by Jack W. Mitchell 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Guerrilla Radio: Rock 'N' Roll Radio and Serbia's Underground Resistance (Nation Books) by Matthew Collin 3.98 avg rating — 163 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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 First Lady of Radio: Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts by Stephen Drury Smith (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 31 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Radio Waves: Life and Revolution on the Fm Dial by Jim Ladd 4.19 avg rating — 79 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Special Sound: The Creation and Legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by Louis Niebur 4.23 avg rating — 30 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Listening In: Radio and the American Imagination, from Amos 'n' Andy and Edward R. Murrow to Wolfman Jack and Howard Stern by Susan J. Douglas (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 103 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Lonesome Cowgirls and Honky-Tonk Angels: The Women of Barn Dance Radio by Kristine M. McCusker (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Louisiana Hayride: Radio and Roots Music along the Red River by Tracey E.W. Laird 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Kidnapped By Nuns: And Other Stories of a Life on the Radio by Bob Fuss (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio, and Freedom (New Black Studies Series) by Sonja D. Williams 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Radio Reader by Michele Hilmes (editor) 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Broadcasting Freedom: Radio, War, and the Politics of Race, 1938-1948 (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) by Barbara Dianne Savage 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Lost Sound: The Forgotten Art of Radio Storytelling by Jeff Porter 2.94 avg rating — 32 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Radio's Civic Ambition: American Broadcasting and Democracy in the 1930s by David Goodman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Radio and the Struggle for Civil Rights in the South by Brian E. Ward really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	This Is NPR: The First Forty Years by National Public Radio 3.91 avg rating — 514 ratings Brent 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
44	Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation by Marc Fisher 4.04 avg rating — 120 ratings Brent 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
45	Fridays with Red: A Radio Friendship by Bob Edwards 4.05 avg rating — 131 ratings Brent 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	Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power by Timothy B. Tyson 4.19 avg rating — 1,030 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Radio On: A Listener's Diary by Sarah Vowell 3.44 avg rating — 1,595 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	The Culture of American College Radio by Samuel J. Sauls 1.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Public Radio: Behind the Voices by Lisa A. Phillips 3.50 avg rating — 62 ratings Brent 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	NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio by Michael P. McCauley 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	News over the Wires: The Telegraph and the Flow of Public Information in America, 1844-1897 by Menahem Blondheim 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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	Radio: An Illustrated Guide by Jessica Abel (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 190 ratings Brent added it to to-read 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