{"product_id":"garth-brooks-in-the-life-of-chris-gaines-9798765106877","title":"Garth Brooks In... the Life of Chris Gaines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarth Brooks was the best-selling country artist of the 1990s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eActually, he was the best-selling artist of the '90s \u003ci\u003eperiod\u003c\/i\u003e. So why did he close out that triumphant decade by transforming into a fictional rocker named Chris Gaines? He devised an outrageous backstory for the character-complete with sex addiction, facial reconstructive surgery, wildfires, and chainsaws-and even recorded a \"pre-soundtrack\" to a forthcoming film about Gaines. But \u003ci\u003eGarth Brooks... In the Life of Chris Gaines\u003c\/i\u003e, which doubled as a retrospective of his alter ego's long career, was branded a fiasco before it even hit stores. It sold poorly, the film was shelved, and Garth announced his retirement the next year. Chris Gaines disappeared forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr did he? Out of print since its release and absent on streaming services, the album has somehow grown from a career-derailing flop into a cult obsession. Only one world-renowned critic is brave enough to tell the full story of Chris Gaines. It's a sordid, puzzling tale of intrigue and conspiracy that poses chilling questions: Which one of them is real? Chris or Garth? Why did one of them title an album \u003ci\u003eFornucopia\u003c\/i\u003e? And just who does this Stephen Deusner guy think he is? Well...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765106877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.75w x 1.00d","brand":"Stephen Deusner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683501961397,"sku":"9798765106877","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3905255d-6b91-4cfe-8a0f-0d31aab8f39c.jpg?v=1727796124","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/garth-brooks-in-the-life-of-chris-gaines-9798765106877","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}