Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-198) and index
Prologue: From Marner to Gatsby : literature, advertising, commodity culture -- Introduction: Baudrillard's dream -- Henry James and H.G. Wells : the seductions of advertising -- Battles of the bookshops : Christopher Morley and George Orwell -- Radio days : Wakeman's The hucksters and Wouk's Aurora Dawn -- Doors of (mis)perception : Margaret Atwood's The edible woman -- Creative creatives : Blake Morrison's South of the river and Joshua Ferris's Then we came to the end -- Enjoy the best America has to offer : Mad Men as national brand -- Epilogue: The price of enchantment