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Vance Packard (1914–1996)

Author of The Hidden Persuaders

Includes the names: V. Packard, Vance Packard, Vance Oakley Packard

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The Hidden Persuaders 501 copies, 9 reviews
The Status Seekers 223 copies
The Waste Makers 152 copies
The Naked Society 61 copies, 1 review
A Nation of Strangers 46 copies
The Pyramid Climbers 45 copies
The People Shapers 42 copies
The Sexual Wilderness: The Contemporary Upheaval in Male-Female… 35 copies
American Social Classes in the 1950s: Selections from Vance Packard's The… 32 copies
The Hidden Persuaders: The naked Society and the Status Seekers 16 copies
The Human Side of Animals (Animal IQ) 13 copies
The Ultra Rich: How Much Is Too Much? 10 copies
Our Endangered Children: Growing Up in a Changing World 6 copies
Pyramid Climbers, The 1 copy

Books and Culture as Status Symbols 1 copy

Die große Versuchung. Der Eingriff in Leib und Seele. 1 copy

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Granville Summit, Pennsylvania, USA (birthplace)

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Pennsylvania State University (BA ∙ English ∙ 1936)

Columbia University (MA ∙ Journalism ∙ 1937)

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The American Magazine

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Named Distinguished Alumnus, Pennsylvania State University (1961)

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