Download or read book In the Absence of the Sacred written by Jerry Mander and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1991 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mander goes beyond television (which he proclaimed as being dangerous to personal health and sanity in Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television) to critique our technological society as a whole, challenge its utopian promises, and track its devastating impact on native cultures worldwide. "Will interest all readers concerned about our environment and quality of life".-- Publishers Weekly.