The Way I Saw It.

Marc Wyse’s father wanted him to be a lawyer. His mother wanted him to be a doctor. Instead, he became an advertising executive. In The Way I Saw It, Wyse narrates his rags-to-riches tale of the American dream come true: cofounding Wyse Advertising and working more than sixty years in the business.

In this memoir he tells his story of the boy of immigrant parents who grew into an advertising icon that spawned famous theme lines like, “With a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good,” “Ask She...