{"product_id":"the-authenticity-hoax-why-the-real-things-we-seek-dont-make-us-happy-9780061251351","title":"The Authenticity Hoax: Why the \"real\" Things We Seek Don't Make Us Happy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A totally real, genuine, authentic book about why you shouldn't believe any of those words. And it's genuinely good.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Gregg Easterbrook, author of \u003cem\u003eSonic Boom\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring a number of trends in our popular culture--from Sarah Palin to \u003cem\u003eAntiques Roadshow\u003c\/em\u003e, organic food to the indignation over James Frey's memoir--Andrew Potter follows his successful \u003cem\u003eNation of Rebels\u003c\/em\u003e with a new book that argues that our pursuit of the authentic is fraught with irony and self-defeat. Readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Paradox of Choice\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eBowling Alone\u003c\/em\u003e will find many enlightening insights in \u003cem\u003eThe Authenticity Hoax\u003c\/em\u003e, which is, in the words of Tom de Zengotita (\u003cem\u003eMediated\u003c\/em\u003e), \"the kind of criticism that changes minds.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3332610\"\u003eAndrew Potter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.36w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061251351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061251356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI034000\"\u003eSocial\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC022000\"\u003ePopular Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS054000\"\u003eSocial History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42655427920109,"sku":"9780061251351","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_565df506-aadd-413f-b6c8-1a23f1ffcd63.jpg?v=1649278447","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-authenticity-hoax-why-the-real-things-we-seek-dont-make-us-happy-9780061251351","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}