{"product_id":"the-authenticity-hoax-why-the-real-things-we-seek-dont-make-us-happy-9780061251351","title":"The Authenticity Hoax: Why the \"real\" Things We Seek Don't Make Us Happy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A totally real, genuine, authentic book about why you shouldn't believe any of those words. And it's genuinely good.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Gregg Easterbrook, author of \u003cem\u003eSonic Boom\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring a number of trends in our popular culture--from Sarah Palin to \u003cem\u003eAntiques Roadshow\u003c\/em\u003e, organic food to the indignation over James Frey's memoir--Andrew Potter follows his successful \u003cem\u003eNation of Rebels\u003c\/em\u003e with a new book that argues that our pursuit of the authentic is fraught with irony and self-defeat. Readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Paradox of Choice\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eBowling Alone\u003c\/em\u003e will find many enlightening insights in \u003cem\u003eThe Authenticity Hoax\u003c\/em\u003e, which is, in the words of Tom de Zengotita (\u003cem\u003eMediated\u003c\/em\u003e), \"the kind of criticism that changes minds.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061251351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.36w x 0.74d","brand":"Andrew Potter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150233862325,"sku":"9780061251351","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_314ef4a5-3009-490b-b8b2-4ea46ed7aa0b.jpg?v=1696344320","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-authenticity-hoax-why-the-real-things-we-seek-dont-make-us-happy-9780061251351","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}