In 1959, Doyle Dane Bernbach, the New York advertising agency, was appointed to handle the Volkswagen account in the USA. The advertisements they produced throughout the sixties and early seventies changed the face of advertising, not just in America, but across the world. 
This book was written by Alfredo Marcantonio, copywriter and one-time Advertising Manager of VWGB Ltd, John O’Driscoll, Art Director of many British Volkswagen ads, and David Abott, an ex-Creative and Managing Director of DDB’s London office. 
Mandatory reading for Beetle lovers and those in advertising alike, this fully illustrated book charts the history of the VW Beetle campaign and brings you the most memorable ads that trace the history of the car. 
This book is a story of the car and its advertising. In a unique way the two were indistinguishable – the charming, honest advertising became part of the charm and honesty of the car. If you ever owned a Beetle, if you’ve ever chuckled at a Volkswagen advertisement, or if you simply appreciate wit and style, you will enjoy this book. It’s the tale of an ugly duckling that became an office pin-up.

Remember Those Great Volkswagen Ads?

Arts & Photography

Abbott, David

Marcantonio, Alfredo

O'Driscoll, John

Graphic Design

Dakini Books Ltd

This is hands down one of our favorite books ever—The Picture Book Review 
This book is pure magic. My eldest son loves this book so much that he actually applauded at the end and then asked for us to reread it immediately. He also laughed the hardest I have ever seen him laugh at anything. I had to stop reading and wait for him to calm down because he was laughing so hard. The first time I read it to him, I thought it was a fluke, maybe he’s just tired and giggly. But no, on each subsequent readings, he giggles and squeal and has a blast. It’s incredibly satisfying to read this magical book to him because it makes us so happy and giggly. I hope you get a chance to check out Max the Flying Sausage Dog. It’s great fun! I also hope that your little ones laugh as hard and enjoy this book as much as mine does. When 7-year old Tom rescues a funny looking little dachshund from the dog pound, he has no idea that they’re about to take off on a series of high-flying adventures—literally. Max has a tail that spins instead of wagging, and when it spins really fast, he can actually fly!

Max The Flying Sausage Dog: A Tail From London

Children's Books

Kelley, Richard

Robins, Arthur

Humor

Words In The Works, LLC

This offbeat tale delivers a winning mix of quirky humor, real-life dilemmas, plot-propelling canine aeronautics, and a dash of compassion. Robins’ eccentric full and partial-page illustrations—a fluid line, rich in detail and color—are again a delight, balancing sweetness and comedy with expert artistry and wit...genuine fun and unsentimental charm. —Kirkus Reviews Taking a new way home from the park, 7-year-old Tom encounters a trio of “not very nice blokes” and fears the worst. But the three bullies, rather than harassing Tom and his “sausage dog, Max” (who can secretly fly, thanks to his rotating tail), look frightened, cross the street, and take off running. Tom realizes that he is standing in front of the eerie house that is home to a mysterious someone known to his peers as the “Wicked Witch of Windy Way.” When Tom learns that the “Witch” is in reality Miss Amersham, a lonely old woman whose own beloved dachshund has died, he decides to keep it to himself, show up the bullies, and fulfill a Cub Scout goal by cleaning up her tangled garden. How Tom solves his bully problem involves Miss Amersham’s discovery of Max’s secret and her illuminating advice, his mom’s clean laundry, a nighttime campout, and the dachshund’s tail-whirling enthusiasm for grilled sausages. This is the latest book in the “Max” series about an English boy and his special pup by O’Driscoll and Kelley (Tails From the Pound, 2015, etc.). Although it offers less sly, poke-in-the-ribs humor than the authors’ previous volumes, the genuine fun and unsentimental charm in the telling remain intact. Robins’ eccentric full- and partial-page illustrations—a fluid line, rich in detail and color—are again a delight, balancing sweetness and comedy with expert artistry and wit. The authors again include a page of words and phrases unfamiliar to young American readers: “Working a treat” means something is working very well. Dachshund is pronounced “dash-hound.” “Y-Fronts” are boys’ underwear. As before, the last page offers a captioned photo of the real, now-departed Max. TAILS FROM THE POUND (Book Two) “...deft storytelling, humor, and heart...a peppery wit informs this gentle story throughout...the authors aim a sly bit of humor at adults. Robins’ offbeat illustrations are a spot-on match to the descriptions, with comic details to engage the eye. A thoroughly enjoyable book for young readers.” —Kirkus Reviews, January 2016 A TAIL FROM LONDON (Book One) “This is hands down one of our favorite books ever” This book is pure magic. My eldest son loves this book so much that he actually applauded at the end and then asked for us to reread it immediately. He also laughed the hardest I have ever seen him laugh at anything. I had to stop reading and wait for him to calm down because he was laughing so hard. —The Picture Book Review

A Scary Tail: (Bullies watch out!) (Max The Flying Sausage Dog) (Volume 3)

On Duty: Reflections on a Life in the Guards

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Gill Books

The revolutionary Volkswagen advertising campaign of the 1960s and 70s is universally acknowledged to be the greatest and most influential ever created and was acclaimed as the campaign of the century” in the Millennium editions of Time Magazine and the US ad industry bible Advertising Age. Remember those great Volkswagen ads? is the only comprehensive review of this definitive ad campaign. It features a brief history of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle, followed by an account of the birth of the campaign at US ad agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB). This much enlarged and updated edition is illustrated with over 450 reproductions of press advertisements and TV commercial storyboards primarily featuring the VW Beetle, but also the Van, Bus and Camper, the Karmann Ghia and finally the VW Fastback and Squareback vehicles. Also included is a new section devoted to the billboards created by DDB in Los Angeles, as well as some of the ads created by their offices in Europe.

Remember those great Volkswagen ads?

Merrell Publishers

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