Mad Women: The Other Side of Life on Madison Avenue in the '60s and Beyond
Fans of the show Mad Men are dying to know how accurate it is. Was there really that much sex at the office? Were there really three-martini lunches? Were women really second-class citizens? Jane Mass says the answer to all three questions is unequivocally "yes." Her book, based on her own...
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Fans of the show Mad Men are dying to know how accurate it is. Was there really that much sex at the office? Were there really three-martini lunches? Were women really second-class citizens? Jane Mass says the answer to all three questions is unequivocally "yes." Her book, based on her own experiences and countless interviews with her peers, is a fascinating tell-all account of life as an ad woman in the male jungle of Madison Avenue.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781250022011 (1250022010)
Publish date: January 29th 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Book Club,
20th Century,
Business,
Feminism,
American History,
Biography Memoir
I liked this book. Really, you do not have to watch Mad Men (I did not) to understand the book. Yes, the writer makes quite a few references to what the show got right and what not in the atmosphere and settings of advertising agencies in the 60s, but the book is just as much about working women in ...
Pretty good, but the Mad Men references felt tacked on and unnecessary.
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