From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave Y..., Jerry Della Femina
From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave Y..., Jerry Della Femina
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From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor
Front-Line Dispatches from the Advertising War

Author: Jerry Della Femina, Charles Sopkin

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/27/2010

Synopsis

Vividly reminiscent of the goings-on at Sterling Cooper—the late nights, the three-martini lunches, the sex on couches, and, of course, the actual work of plugging products—this is the story of what Madison Avenue was really like in the 1960s. A worldwide bestseller when first published in 1970, this frank, irreverent, and hilarious memoir is a one-of-a-kind cult classic.

About Jerry Della Femina

Jerry Della Femina has worked in the advertising industry for over fifty years. He currently runs Della Femina Rothschild Jeary and Partners in New York. He was an adviser on the first season of the hit television show Mad Men.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nikhil

I read this book just a little time ago, and quite honestly, I've already forgotten what it was all about. Even though we get a good perspective of advertising back in the days, barely anything rings true today. And it hasn't aged well at all, thanks to its weirdly sexist and racist remarks. That be......more

Goodreads review by Nichola

A not-so-literary work, kind of a memoir/tell all behind the scenes at the big NY advertising agencies in the 60s, 70s etc. Like having a guy bend your ear at a bar talking non stop about the old days. Apparently this was originally published quite some time ago and is some of the source material fo......more

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