The Gutenberg Galaxy
by Marshall McLuhan
Since you are interested in McLuhan's work on media, this book delves deeper into how technology influences thought, paralleling themes in 'Understanding Media'.
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The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects
by Marshall McLuhan
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You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto
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Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
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What Technology Wants
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