# Public Opinion

An audiobook by Walter Lippmann, read by LibriVox volunteers (10 h 43 min, English).

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)

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## Chapters

1. The World Outside And The Pictures In Our Heads (46:49): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_01_lippmann_64kb.mp3
2. Censorship And Privacy (18:47): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_02_lippmann_64kb.mp3
3. Contact And Opportunity (17:48): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_03_lippmann_64kb.mp3
4. Time And Attention (10:43): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_04_lippmann_64kb.mp3
5. Speed, Words, And Clearness (21:42): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_05_lippmann_64kb.mp3
6. Stereotypes (26:25): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_06_lippmann_64kb.mp3
7. Stereotypes As Defense (14:59): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_07_lippmann_64kb.mp3
8. Blind Spots And Their Value (19:05): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_08_lippmann_64kb.mp3
9. Codes And Their Enemies (24:15): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_09_lippmann_64kb.mp3
10. The Detection Of Stereotypes (44:42): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_10_lippmann_64kb.mp3
11. 11 - The Enlisting Of Interest (18:39): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_11_lippmann_64kb.mp3
12. Self-Interest Reconsidered (34:21): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_12_lippmann_64kb.mp3
13. The Transfer Of Interest (43:01): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_13_lippmann_64kb.mp3
14. Yes Or No (23:06): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_14_lippmann_64kb.mp3
15. Leaders And The Rank And File (25:14): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_15_lippmann_64kb.mp3
16. The Self-Centered Man (15:04): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_16_lippmann_64kb.mp3
17. The Self-Contained Community (20:48): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_17_lippmann_64kb.mp3
18. The Role Of Force, Patronage, and Privilege (26:09): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_18_lippmann_64kb.mp3
19. The Old Image In A New Form: Guild Socialism (28:08): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_19_lippmann_64kb.mp3
20. A New Image (8:05): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_20_lippmann_64kb.mp3
21. The Buying Public (17:40): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_21_lippmann_64kb.mp3
22. The Constant Reader (15:41): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_22_lippmann_64kb.mp3
23. The Nature Of News (31:39): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_23_lippmann_64kb.mp3
24. News, Truth, And A Conclusion (12:01): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_24_lippmann_64kb.mp3
25. The Entering Wedge (15:11): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_25_lippmann_64kb.mp3
26. Intelligence Work (29:40): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_26_lippmann_64kb.mp3
27. The Appeal To The Public (19:33): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_27_lippmann_64kb.mp3
28. The Appeal To Reason (13:20): https://archive.org/download/public_opinion_1312_librivox/publicopinion_28_lippmann_64kb.mp3