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Item specifics

Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Topic
Marketing
ISBN
9780143113843

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143113844
ISBN-13
9780143113843
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64121024

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
One Perfect Day : the Selling of the American Wedding
Subject
Consumer Guides, Consumer Behavior, Popular Culture, Weddings, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year
2008
Type
Not Available
Author
Rebecca Mead
Subject Area
Reference, Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.3 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
" A sobering and sorely needed examination of how and why contemporary nuptials have turned into bank-breaking three-ring circuses." -- Los Angeles Times " Bound to inspire more than a few couples to elope." -- USA Today, “ A sobering and sorely needed examination of how and why contemporary nuptials have turned into bank-breaking three-ring circuses.â€� — Los Angeles Times “ Bound to inspire more than a few couples to elope.â€� — USA Today, A sobering and sorely needed examination of how and why contemporary nuptials have turned into bank-breaking three-ring circuses.” —Los Angeles Times Bound to inspire more than a few couples to elope.” —USA Today
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
395.2/2
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
Astutely observed and deftly witty, One Perfect Day masterfully mixes investigative journalism and social commentary to explore the workings of the wedding industry'an industry that claims to be worth $160 billion to the U.S. economy and which has every interest in ensuring that the American wedding becomes ever more lavish and complex. Taking us inside the workings of the wedding industry'including the swelling ranks of professional event planners, department stores with their online registries, the retailers and manufacturers of bridal gowns, and the Walt Disney Company and its Fairy Tale Weddings program? New Yorker writer Rebecca Mead skillfully holds the mirror up to the bride's deepest hopes and fears about her wedding day, revealing that for better or worse, the way we marry is who we are., Astutely observed and deftly witty, One Perfect Day masterfully mixes investigative journalism and social commentary to explore the workings of the wedding industry--an industry that claims to be worth $160 billion to the U.S. economy and which has every interest in ensuring that the American wedding becomes ever more lavish and complex. Taking us inside the workings of the wedding industry--including the swelling ranks of professional event planners, department stores with their online registries, the retailers and manufacturers of bridal gowns, and the Walt Disney Company and its Fairy Tale Weddings program-- New Yorker writer Rebecca Mead skillfully holds the mirror up to the bride's deepest hopes and fears about her wedding day, revealing that for better or worse, the way we marry is who we are.
LC Classification Number
HQ745

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