Natasha Vargas-Cooper, author of Mad Men Unbuttoned, uses the essays in her book, some written by her and some by others, as something of a gateway into the real world cultural and historic events of the 1960s. The book is less a companion piece to the television show Mad Men as it is a companion piece to the era. The book is divided into nine sections including: The Ads and the Men Who Made Them which looks at the real life ad men of the 60s and what they did to change advertising; Style which covers everything from the skinny tie to hemlines; Literature which looks at the influence of books like Lady Chatterley's Lover and Atlas Shrugged on the decade; and, of course, Sex which covers the pill to homosexuality and everything in between. My friend Noel gave me the book for my birthday. When I first started reading it I realized I had to put it aside until I finished watching the 3rd season of the show on DVD. My only disappointment in the book was that it did not offer spoiler alerts up through that season. I found out something from the book I would have rather gotten from watching the show.
