Description: Further DetailsTitle: Unmask AliceCondition: NewDescription: "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"An absorbing and unnerving read . . . this book demands to be finished in one sitting." —Booklist Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.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.Author: Rick EmersonCountry/Region of Manufacture: USEAN: 9781637740422Format: HardbackGenre: BiographyISBN: 9781637740422ISBN-10: 1637740425Item Height: 235mmItem Length: 157mmItem Weight: 573gItem Width: 32mmLanguage: EnglishPublisher: BenBella BooksRelease Date: 07/05/2022Subtitle: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious DiariesRelease Year: 2022 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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ISBN: 9781637740422
ISBN-10: 1637740425
Publication Name: Unmask Alice
Release Date: 07/05/2022
Release Year: 2022
Subtitle: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Noto
Title: Unmask Alice
Book Title: Unmask Alice : Lsd, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: BenBella Books
Item Height: 1.4 in
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: Hoaxes & Deceptions, Literary, Criminals & Outlaws
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: True Crime, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 20 oz
Author: Rick Emerson
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
