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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsFame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addictionby Jake Halpern
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. Synopsis:Author and NPR commentator Halpern takes a critical look at Americans' infatuation with fame and determines that fame is elusive, desirable--and also possibly addictive. Synopsis:Why do more people watch American Idol than the nightly news? What is it about Paris Hiltons 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 Americas 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 Halperns encounter with Rod Stewarts biggest fan, a woman from Pittsburgh who nominated the singer for Hollywoods 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. About the AuthorJake Halpern is the author of Braving Home: Dispatches from theUnderwater Town, the Lava-Side Inn, and Other Extreme Locales,hailed by Bill Bryson as "a splendid and engaging account of stubbornnessin Modern America"and by Robert Stone as "beautifully writtenand deeply thoughtful, funny and heartbreaking all at once."Halpernhas written for the New York Times, The New Yorker, LA Weekly, andmany other publications. He is also a commentator and freelanceproducer for NPR's All Things Considered. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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