The Big Ball of Wax; A Story of Tomorrow's Happy World
| Title | The Big Ball of Wax; A Story of Tomorrow's Happy World |
| Year for Search | 1954 |
| Authors | Mead, [Edward] Shepherd(1914-94) |
| Tertiary Authors | Mead, Shepherd |
| Date Published | 1954 |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | An advertising dystopia. A satire on corporate power in which an invention that can broadcast sensations directly to the brain is used to enhance sales after its use initially caused them to drop. |
| Additional Publishers | UK ed. London: T.V. Boardman, 1955. Rpt. London: Mayflower Books, 1962. |
| Holding Institutions | DLC |
| Author Note | The author (1914-94) was born in the U.S. and lived in Switzerland and England from 1957. |
| Full Text | 1954 Mead, [Edward] Shepherd (1914-94). The Big Ball of Wax; A Story of Tomorrow’s Happy World. An advertising dystopia. A satire on corporate power in which an invention that can broadcast sensations directly to the brain is used to enhance sales after its use initially caused them to drop. The author was born in the U.S. and lived in Switzerland and England from 1957. |
