Showing Off in America: From Conspicuous Consumption to Parody Display

by John Brooks

Presents a humorous view of contemporary American life, manners, and values, sardonically exposing the social pretensions, strange customs, and status symbols of our modern society

Genres: Sociology, The United States Of America

296 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

John Brooks (1920–1993) was an award-winning writer best known for his contributions to the New Yorker as a financial journalist. He was also the author of ten nonfiction books on business and finance, a number of which were critically acclaimed works examining Wall Street and the corporate world. His books Once inGolconda, The Go-Go Years, and Business Adventures have endured as classics. Although he is remembered primarily for his writings on financial topics, Brooks published three novels and wrote book reviews for Harper’s Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.

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