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Celebrating Mad Men: Your Unofficial Guide to What Makes the Show and Its Characters Tick

It’s no exaggeration to say that Mad Men helped change television. The show not only established AMC as a bona fide network with some of the best programs on TV, it proved to viewers that television could be as complex, nuanced and literary as any novel.
With this remarkable show as its focal point, "Celebrating Mad Men" attempts to poke into the dark corners of Don Draper’s mind, peels back the layers of what makes characters like Peggy Olson and Pete Campbell tick, explores why we were so drawn to people like Roger Sterling and Joan Harris, and relives some of the show’s greatest moments.
Because Mad Men may be gone, but the conversation about it certainly isn’t.

200 pages, Paperback

First published May 26, 2015

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Eric San Juan

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May 4, 2021
Interesting book for those, like me, obsessed with Mad Men.
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March 14, 2016
Mad Men is a popular TV show that scored more than a few major awards. It has also influenced other shows and books, but fans always felt that something is still missing.
In his "Celebrating Mad Men" e-book, Eric San Juan talks with much knowledge and confidence about various aspects of the globally popular show, with much of them first-time ever presented to the growing fan base.
The book talks about the important social themes of the television show Mad Men (such as racism, women's rights, and marriage). The book also talks about characters such as Don Draper, Peggy, and Joan. The book also talks about how life was different in the 1960s compared to today.
This book should be your #1 choice if you want to learn more about Mad Men and wide range of social issues in the happy 60s.
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