Public Opinion: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Public Opinion, credited to Walter Lippmann, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann. Read in English by progressingamerica Public Opinion (1922), by Walter Lippman, is a critical assessment of functional democratic government, especially the irrational, and often self-serving, social perceptions that influence individual behavior, and prevent optimal societal cohesion. (Introduction by author)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Public Opinion
• Author credits: Walter Lippmann
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 10:42:35

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. 01 - The World Outside And The Pictures In Our Heads — 46:49
2. 02 - Censorship And Privacy — 18:47
3. 03 - Contact And Opportunity — 17:48
4. 04 - Time And Attention — 10:43
5. 05 - Speed, Words, And Clearness — 21:42
6. 06 - Stereotypes — 26:25
7. 07 - Stereotypes As Defense — 14:59
8. 08 - Blind Spots And Their Value — 19:05
9. 09 - Codes And Their Enemies — 24:15
10. 10 - The Detection Of Stereotypes — 44:42
11. 11 - The Enlisting Of Interest — 18:39
12. 12 - Self-Interest Reconsidered — 34:21
13. 13 - The Transfer Of Interest — 43:01
14. 14 - Yes Or No — 23:06
15. 15 - Leaders And The Rank And File — 25:14
16. 16 - The Self-Centered Man — 15:04
17. 17 - The Self-Contained Community — 20:48
18. 18 - The Role Of Force, Patronage, and Privilege — 26:09
19. 19 - The Old Image In A New Form: Guild Socialism — 28:08
20. 20 - A New Image — 8:05
21. 21 - The Buying Public — 17:40
22. 22 - The Constant Reader — 15:41
23. 23 - The Nature Of News — 31:39
24. 24 - News, Truth, And A Conclusion — 12:01

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