{"product_id":"ad-nauseam-paperback","title":"AD Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarrie McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJason Torchinsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the style and irreverence of \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the critique of the corporatocracy that made Naomi Klein's \u003ci\u003eNo Logo\u003c\/i\u003e a global hit, the cult magazine \u003ci\u003eStay Free!\u003c\/i\u003e--long considered the \u003ci\u003eAdbusters\u003c\/i\u003e of the United States--is finally offering a compendium of new and previously published material on the impact of consumer culture on our lives. The book questions, in the broadest sense, what happens to human beings when their brains are constantly assaulted by advertising and corporate messages. Most people assert that advertising is easily ignored and doesn't have any effect on them or their decision making, but \u003ci\u003eAd Nauseam\u003c\/i\u003e shows that consumer pop culture does take its toll. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an engaging, accessible, and graphically appealing style, Carrie McLaren and Jason Torchinsky (as well as contributors such as David Cross, \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e's Joe Garden, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's Julie Scelfo, and others) discuss everything from why the TV program \u003ci\u003eCSI\u003c\/i\u003e affects jury selection, to the methods by which market researchers stalk shoppers, to how advertising strategy is like dog training. The result is an entertaining and eye-opening account of the many ways consumer culture continues to pervade and transform American life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarrie McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e founded \u003ci\u003eStay Free!\u003c\/i\u003e in 1993. A longtime blogger, she speaks regularly on the topic of advertising and media. \u003cb\u003eJason Torchinsky\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and illustrator based in Los Angeles, who currently writes for the Onion News Network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130016338055,"sku":"9780865479876","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dcfdf7e47a2d5a5bf2a1cf99b6c01c23.webp?v=1732607584","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ad-nauseam-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}