00 / 00 Marya Mannes discusses book "But Will It Sell?" ; part 1 BROADCAST: Dec. 1, 1964 | DURATION: 00:35:04 Synopsis Marya Mannes talks about her book But Will It Sell?, published in 1964. Mannes talks about American life and consumerism. Details Broadcast Date Dec. 1, 1964 Physical Format 3 sound tape reels (ca. 43.10 min.): 7 in. Duration 35 minutes, 4 seconds Digital Format WAV Ownership The Chicago History Museum Language English Topics Journalism & Broadcasting American History & Politics Working, Labor, Economy People Journalists Tags Mannes, Marya Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Here Comes the Man with the Jive. United States Americans American consumerism Consumer affairs Consumer protection--United States. Sales Business Materialism Consumption (Economics) Sec Marketing Censorship--United States. Capitalism--United States. Purchasing power Buying power Gender roles Sexism Sexual attraction Related Programs Alex Kotlowitz discusses his book "There Are No Children Here" Feb. 28, 1991 Studs Terkel discusses the WPA Arts Project Sep. 14, 1989 Discussing the book "Dorothea Lange: A Photographer's Life" (published by Farrar Straus Giroux) with the author, non-fiction writer Milton Meltzer. Aug. 8, 1978 Terkel comments and Ronald Blythe reads Report from an English village ; part 2 Sep. 19, 1986 A conversation with Ronald Takaki Jun. 17, 1993 Fred Freed discusses the atom bomb