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  <name><![CDATA[James P. Othmer]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Author of the acclaimed novel THE FUTURIST.  In September 2009 Doubleday will publish ADLAND: Searching for the Meaning of Life on a Branded Planet. In May 2010 Doubleday will publish his second novel, HOLY WATER. He lives in Putnam County, New York with his wife and two children.
  
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR ADLAND
&quot;Othmer is a witty and charming tour guide who chats self-deprecatingly about his own Adland epiphanies and humiliations while leading us inexorably toward the birthing room of Advertising Next. A terrific introduction to what advertising has been and what it is becoming, a memoir-manifesto with warmth and insight, and a must-read for those contemplating entering the industry.&quot;--Max Barry, author of COMPANY and JENNIFER GOVERNMENT 

&quot;What Upton Sinclair did for meatpacking, Jim Othmer has done for advertising -- only with far more humor and far less (physical) horror. ADLAND is destined to become a classic of its kind -- a must read for anyone brave (or insane or aimless) enough to toil in the fields of modern advertising.&quot;
-- Daniel H. Pink, author of A WHOLE NEW MIND 

&quot;For nearly half a century, David Ogilvy’s CONFESSIONS OF AN ADVERTISING MAN has served as the Old Testament for an industry.  Now there’s a new one: James Othmer’s ADLAND.  Fully aware of (but not made giddy by) the many changes that have brought advertising from the classical Age of Ogilvy to our current era of the digital baroque, Othmer describes the art of commerce with the insight of an insider and the bemusement of a novelist.&quot; --Robert Thompson,Professor of Popular Culture, Syracuse University 

&quot;I've spent countless hours trying to tell people how insane and hilarious and exciting and pointless and fascinating it all is. Now all I have to do is hand them this book.&quot; -Jamie Barrett, Creative Director/Partner Goodby Silverstein &amp; Partners, SF

PRAISE FOR THE FUTURIST
&quot;A funny, thoughtful satire of corporate life, mass media and political manipulation…If Othmer is spilling this many insider secrets, the Powers That Be must want him to – or he’s a dead man.” -Washington Post Book World

&quot;A book so blackly accurate it can predict tomorrow's headlines.” -The Village Voice

&quot;(An) acerbically funny book, clearly written by a refugee from corporate culture...Mr. Othmer's voice echoes other, well-established ones: Max Barry's for outrageously deft business satire, Christopher Buckley's for geopolitcal comedy of errors, Bruce Wagner's for free-floating malice...an impressive foray into satirical fiction.&quot; -The New York Times

&quot;A frighteningly accurate send-up of modern corporate culture.'' -Fortune magazine

“At turns glib, trenchant, cynical, heartfelt, daffy and harrowing -- often on the same page.&quot; -Entertainment Weekly

&quot;This intelligent, wise-cracking debut satire...leaves us with a taste of fear in our mouths even as we're laughing.&quot; -USA Today

&quot;Othmer skewers media-driven policymaking, as well as celebrity pundits such as Faith Popcorn, out-of-touch billionaires and business opportunities in the Middle East.&quot;
-The Wall Street Journal

&quot;A tour de force. Othmer's cultural riffing is a true joy, and his caustic humor is a devilish delight. Like The Corrections, this novel bristles with heady contemporary concepts, yet you can polish it off on an overnight flight.&quot; -LA Weekly

&quot;Crass, funny satire.&quot; -Wired magazine

&quot;A shrewd, funny and sometimes brutal vision of troubled times. Othmer is a sure-footed commentator.&quot;
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

&quot;Othmer possesses a firsthand understanding of how reality can be manufactured and distributed…Relentlessly entertaining, thanks to a knockout sense of humor, well-placed insights and the economy of language of a veteran adman.&quot;
-Time Out New York

&quot;This book is so &quot;now&quot; it hurts…It is a satirical and intelligent social commentary; an observation on the state of the world and the inescapability of our eventual global downward spiral into the abyss ]]></about>      <hometown>Mt. Kisco, NY</hometown>  <born_at>10/17/1960</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Futurist: A Novel]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Holy Water: A Novel]]></title>
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