Sign-Off

by Jon Katz

Book Overview

The producer of CBS Morning News delivers a searing novel of our times in which one man fights against the ruthless corporate spirit overtaking American business. Katz uses his inside knowledge to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553575694
• ISBN13: 9780553575699
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Making a career in a media empire

I bought Sign Off from a second-hand bookshop, along with a dozen other paperbacks. The book was a suprise, offering a realistic picture of middle-management in a big media company. Is is possible to make a career and still behave like a human being? (Answer: no.) There were suspense-creating fictive elements, most of these a bit clumsily written, but mostly the writing was convincing and sincere. Not a masterful work, parts of it closer to non-fiction than fiction, but recommended nevertheless.

great media book

Katz's first, and perhaps best, book - it's a real shame this one is out of print. It bristles with humor and genuine anger, and makes for a great, compelling read.