{"product_id":"unmask-alice-lsd-satanic-panic-and-the-imposter-behind-the-worlds-most-notorious-diaries-9781637745182","title":"Unmask Alice: Lsd, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson goes a long way to showing what investigative journalism could be in the right hands . . . this book is undeniably buzzworthy.\" --Portland Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An absorbing and unnerving read . . . this book demands to be finished in one sitting.\" --Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the must-read books of this century.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1971, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: \u003ci\u003eA Real Diary, by Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eAlice\u003c\/i\u003e was only the beginning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e merged with a frightening new crisis--adolescent suicide--to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn reality, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e came from the same dark place: Beatrice Sparks, a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy's memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e is a true story of contagious deception. It stretches from Hollywood to Quantico, and passes through a tiny patch of Utah nicknamed \"the fraud capital of America.\" It's the story of a doomed romance and a vengeful celebrity. Of a lazy press and a public mob. Of two suicidal teenagers, and their exploitation by a literary vampire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e . . . where truth is stranger than nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16604851\"\u003eRick Emerson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Benbella Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637745182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637745184\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-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU004000\"\u003eCon Artists, Hoaxes \u0026amp; Deceptions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO024000\"\u003eCriminals \u0026amp; Outlaws\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime radio and television broadcaster, the former host of the nationally-syndicated \u003ci\u003eRick Emerson Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor (with Lisa Desjardins) of \u003ci\u003eZombie Economics: A Guide to Personal Finance\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a regular guest on America's finer podcasts, and can be seen in occasional television roles and a truly dreadful commercial for tires. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his two dogs, Willard and Philo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benbella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48110511653101,"sku":"9781637745182","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_497eece8-8bc7-4de5-9930-9d3e0dc89ec4.jpg?v=1747629891","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/unmask-alice-lsd-satanic-panic-and-the-imposter-behind-the-worlds-most-notorious-diaries-9781637745182","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}