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- 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.
- About the Author: Rebecca Mead has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1997.
- 256 Pages
- Social Science, Popular Culture
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About the Book
Using the American wedding as a rosetta stone, Mead poses of series of questions that cut to the heart of the country's national identity.Book 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.Review Quotes
? 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. "Los Angeles Times"
Bound to inspire more than a few couples to elope.
"USA Today"
a A sobering and sorely needed examination of how and why contemporary nuptials have turned into bank-breaking three-ring circuses.a a"Los Angeles Times"
a Bound to inspire more than a few couples to elope.a
a"USA Today"
About the Author
Rebecca Mead has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1997. Before that, she was a contributing editor at New York magazine and a writer for the Sunday Times of London. She received her B.A. from Oxford University and her M.A. from N.Y.UDimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.64 Inches (W) x .53 Inches (D)
Weight: .51 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Popular Culture
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Rebecca Mead
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 2008
TCIN: 91002153
UPC: 9780143113843
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-1225
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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