{"product_id":"arts-entertainments-9780062322463","title":"Arts \u0026 Entertainments","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristopher Beha delivers a cutting send-up of our cultural obsession with celebrity--a deliciously witty, and ultimately tender, novel about the absurdity of fame and the complexity of love sure to appeal to fans of Maria Semple and Jess Walter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharp-edged satire with heart, \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Entertainments\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Handsome Eddie Hartley who, at thirty-three, has forgone dreams of an acting career for the reality of life as a drama teacher at a boys' prep school. But when Eddie and his wife, Susan, discover they cannot have children, it is one disappointment too many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeighted down with debt, his wife's mounting unhappiness, and his own deepening sense of failure, Eddie is confronted with an alluring solution when an old friend-turned-web-impresario suggests Eddie sell a sex tape he made with an ex-girlfriend, now a wildly popular television star. Overcoming his initial moral qualms, Eddie figures that in an era when any publicity is good publicity, the tape won't cause any harm--a decision that will have disastrous consequences and propel him straight into the glaring spotlight he once thought he craved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hilariously biting and incisive take-down of our culture's monstrous obsession with fame, \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Entertainments\u003c\/em\u003e is also a poignant and humane portrait of a young man's belated coming-of-age, the complications of love, and the surprising ways in which the most meaningful lives often turn out to be the ones we least expected to lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062322463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/25\/2014 pg. 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2014 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/17\/2014 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christopher Beha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276335964341,"sku":"9780062322463","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a5facc90-a5d7-481b-b3cd-afb9245c694f.jpg?v=1744122862","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/arts-entertainments-9780062322463","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}