A new book by our Eric:

Description
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.

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Damn! Now I have to finish watching it so that I can read Eric's book!

Awesome though, Eric - I really enjoyed the Breaking Bad one

Haha! I ordered mine already!

Cheers! I learned some lessons writing Breaking Down Breaking Bad and applied them to this. I wanted this to be a better book in every way. Of course, it helps to have been dealing with a show so rich in things worth taking about.

To give you an idea of what I get into, the Table of Contents:

1 - Introduction
2 - Who Is Don Draper?
3 - Identity: Examining Season 1
4 - The Man Behind The Curtain: Show Creator Matthew Weiner
5 - A Word On Historical Accuracy
6 - Escape: Examining Season 2
7 - Crumbling Walls: Women And The World Of Mad Men
8 - Man Child: Why Roger Is Ridiculous, And Why We Love Him
9 - Control: Examining Season 3
10 - Woman Between Worlds: Betty Draper
11 - Why We Love To Hate Pete Campbell
12 - Change: Examining Season 4
13 - Messages And Morality: Mad Men As A Period Piece
14 - Queen Bee: Celebrating The Power Of Joan
15 - Rebirth: Examining Season 5
16 - Number Two: Regarding Megan
17 - The Other Women: The Ladies On The Other Side Of Don’s Affairs
18 - Black And White: Race In Mad Men
19 - Truth: Examining Season 6
20 - Tomorrow’s Woman: In Praise Of Peggy
21 - A Few Of Our Favorite People
22 - Beginnings: Examining Season 7
23 - Jon Hamm Is Not Don Draper
24 - The End: The Final Episodes, The Finale, And What It All Means

We never had a thread for your Breaking Bad book, so I'll leave that information here:

Description
Something about Walter White’s struggle with his inner demons resonated with us. The idea that his foray into meth production was not merely a dalliance with darkness, but was actually a full-blown awakening intrigued us. And most of all, the idea that we came to have no respect for the protagonist of our favorite show utterly fascinated us.

We couldn’t look away.

Breaking Down Breaking Bad attempts to poke into the dark corners of Walter White’s mind, explore the traits that make this show special, and revels in the joy of what is arguably the best drama ever to appear on television. In doing so, it also peels back the layers of what makes characters like Jesse Pinkman tick, explores why we were so drawn to characters like Gus Fring and Mike Ehrmantraut, and relives some of the greatest moments of this already legendary show.

Because the show may be gone, but the conversation about it certainly isn’t.

Eric San Juan is the coauthor of A Year of Hitchcock (Scarecrow Press 2009) and Hitchcock’s Villains (Scarecrow Press 2013), as well as Geek Wisdom (Quirk Books 2011) and other books. Before Breaking Bad came along, he thought Deadwood was the greatest thing since sliced bread. He still thinks it’s pretty damn good.

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Also, make note of Eric's author page at Amazon, with links to every book he's written to date:

http://www.amazon.com/Eric-San-Juan/e/B ... g=imwan-20

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Looking forward to the third book in the series, Analyzing According to Jim!

My copy arrived yesterday and I read the first chapter. That San Juan guy writes good!

Thank you, Mr. Luv sir!

WAN more bump as we unsticky this.

Just ordered both through amazWAN.