Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction

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Why do more people watch American Idol than the nightly news? What is it about Paris Hilton's dating life that lures us so? Why do teenage girls -- when given the option of "pressing a magic button and becoming either stronger, smarter, famous, or more beautiful" -- predominantly opt for fame? In this entertaining and enlightening book, Jake Halpern explores the fascinating and often dark implications of America's obsession with fame. He travels to a Hollywood home for aspiring child actors and enrolls in a program that trains celebrity assistants. He visits the offices of Us Weekly and a laboratory where monkeys give up food to stare at pictures of dominant members of their group. The book culminates in Halpern's encounter with Rod Stewart's biggest fan, a woman from Pittsburgh who nominated the singer for Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Fame Junkies reveals how psychology, technology, and even evolution conspire to make the world of red carpets and velvet ropes so enthralling to all of us on the outside looking in. Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 01/20/2008 pg. 24 (EAN 9780618918713, Paperback) Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/15/2006 pg. 40 (EAN 9780618453696, Hardcover) Kirkus

  • Author: Jake Halpern
  • Publisher: Mariner Books
  • Pages: 256
  • ISBN: 9780618918713 (Paperback)

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Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction

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    Why do more people watch American Idol than the nightly news? What is it about Paris Hilton's dating life that lures us so? Why do teenage girls -- when given the option of "pressing a magic button and becoming either stronger, smarter, famous, or more beautiful" -- predominantly opt for fame? In this entertaining and enlightening book, Jake Halpern explores the fascinating and often dark implications of America's obsession with fame. He travels to a Hollywood home for aspiring child actors and enrolls in a program that trains celebrity assistants. He visits the offices of Us Weekly and a laboratory where monkeys give up food to stare at pictures of dominant members of their group. The book culminates in Halpern's encounter with Rod Stewart's biggest fan, a woman from Pittsburgh who nominated the singer for Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Fame Junkies reveals how psychology, technology, and even evolution conspire to make the world of red carpets and velvet ropes so enthralling to all of us on the outside looking in. Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 01/20/2008 pg. 24 (EAN 9780618918713, Paperback) Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/15/2006 pg. 40 (EAN 9780618453696, Hardcover) Kirkus

    • Author: Jake Halpern
    • Publisher: Mariner Books
    • Pages: 256
    • ISBN: 9780618918713 (Paperback)

    Ships separately from our book distribution partner by USPS Media Mail. Media Mail usually takes 2 to 8 business days after shipping. If you order this with cards or other items, it will arrive in its own package.

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