Rick Emerson Gabra Zackman BenBella Books Unmask Alice (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Unmask AliceCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackSubtitle: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious DiariesISBN-10: 1637745184EAN: 9781637745182ISBN: 9781637745182Publisher: BenBella BooksRelease Date: 07/30/2024Description: In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, Go Ask Alice remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: A Real Diary, by Anonymous. But Alice was only the beginning. In 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, Jay's Journal merged with a frightening new crisis - adolescent suicide - to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities. In reality, Go Ask Alice and Jay's Journal 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. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries 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. Unmask Alice . . . where truth is stranger than nonfiction.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 25mmItem Weight: 447gAuthor: Rick Emerson, Gabra Zackman, BenBella BooksGenre: BiographyNarrator: Gabra ZackmanType: AuthorsRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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