The Mechanical Bride : Folklore of industrial man

McLuhan, Marshall

Boston: Beacon Press, 1967. Softcover. Black paper wraps with illustration. 157 pages : illustrations. Very Good, Cover has general wear, corner/edge damage. Bookblock has age toning. Item #192077

Contents: Front page -- Nose for news -- The ballet Luce -- The revolution is intact -- Deep consolation -- Charlie McCarthy -- The sage of Waldorf Towers -- Freedom to listen -- Book of the hour -- Roast duck with Jefferson -- Crime does not pay -- Know-how -- Executive ability -- Heading for failure -- Plain talk -- The great books -- Galluptians -- Market research -- Emily Post -- Co-education -- The poor rich -- Men of distinction -- How not to offend -- Li'l Abner -- Orphan Annie -- Bringing up father -- Blondie -- The bold look -- From top to toe -- Looking up to my son -- Eye appeal -- Woman in a mirror -- Husband's choice -- Magic that changes mood -- The drowned man -- The voice of the lab -- Love-goddess assembly line -- The mechanical bride -- Superman -- Tarzan -- The corpse as still life -- From Da Vinci to Holmes -- First breakfast at home -- Understanding America -- Freedom-American style -- Cokes and cheesecake -- Love novice -- The law of the jungle -- Education -- I'm tough -- What it takes to stay in -- Murder the umpire -- I am the Bill of Rights -- The tough as Narcissus -- Bogart hero -- Pollyanna digest -- Money in comics -- Corset success curve -- Horse opera and soap opera.