false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg 424731 2 Jean Kilbourne first gained prominence in the 1970s as the maker of <I>Killing Us Softly</I>, a documentary that detailed how the images of women in advertising were destructive for women in real life. In the years since, her thesis hasn't changed much, but the evidence supporting it has accumulated at an overwhelming rate. One of the first points that Kilbourne makes clear in <I>Deadly Persuasion</I> is that advertising <I>does</I> influence people, which is why newspapers and magazines engage in cutthroat competition to convince corporations to place ads in their publications, on the principle that their readership consists of the most valuable demographic. What appear in those ads, though, are images that equate emotional well-being with material acquisition; encourage women--beginning in their teenage years--to work at preserving the one "right" look; and associate rebellion and independence with the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. <br><br> Kilbourne is militant on these issues, and some readers may find her positions a bit too extreme, as when she lambastes ads that employ surrealism for imitating a drugged state of altered consciousness or when she declares that most sexual imagery in advertising is "pornographic," elaborating in such a way as to denigrate the very idea of casual sex. And, despite several attempts at grim sarcasm, <I>Deadly Persuasion</I> is ultimately rather humorless. Kilbourne's heart, though, is definitely in the right place, and her demonstration of the extent to which we allow corporations to shape our desires is truly eye-opening. <I>--Ron Hogan</I> 465108 15 11 1999 Deadly Persuasion: Why Women And Girls Must Fight The Addictive Power Of Advertising total:51|5:20|4:19|3:7|2:4|1:1| 51 206 101 3 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Feb 24 14:12:15 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 09 13:18:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 3 0 false Sat Mar 14 12:22:11 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 12:22:48 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Tue Oct 13 10:53:35 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 10:53:35 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Thu Dec 03 11:10:13 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 11:10:13 -0800 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 5 0 false Sun Nov 22 08:19:10 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 08:19:10 -0800 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Sat Oct 31 09:57:16 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 09:57:16 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 5 0 false Mon Oct 19 10:20:29 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 10:20:29 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Fri Oct 09 20:42:52 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 20:42:52 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Tue Sep 15 21:43:13 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 21:43:13 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Sun Aug 23 17:57:12 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 17:57:12 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 5 0 false Sat Aug 08 14:21:50 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 14:21:50 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Mon Aug 03 04:35:08 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 04:35:16 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Tue Jul 14 12:11:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 12:11:14 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 5 0 false Thu Jul 09 22:26:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 22:26:45 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Mon Jul 06 22:28:38 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 22:28:38 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Wed Jun 17 11:09:46 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:09:46 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 4 0 false Tue Jun 09 12:14:50 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 12:14:50 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Sun May 10 16:39:02 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 16:39:06 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 3 0 false Wed May 06 20:44:30 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:44:30 -0700 2009 424731 0684865998 9780684865997 51 3 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174623253m/424731.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/424731.Deadly_Persuasion_Why_Women_And_Girls_Must_Fight_The_Addictive_Power_Of_Advertising 0 0 false Mon May 04 17:07:25 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 17:07:25 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=424731