{"product_id":"unmask-aliceisbn-9781637740422","title":"Unmask Alice","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e by Rick Emerson goes a long way to showing what investigative journalism could be in the right hands . . . this book is undeniably buzzworthy.\" —\u003ci\u003ePortland Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absorbing and unnerving read . . . this book demands to be finished in one sitting.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTwo teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1971, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: \u003ci\u003eA Real Diary, by Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eAlice\u003c\/i\u003e was only the beginning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e merged with a frightening new crisis—adolescent suicide—to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn reality, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e . . . where truth is stranger than nonfiction.\"Emerson’s writing is smart . . . keeping readers engaged across an otherwise complex web of deceit.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e by Rick Emerson goes a long way to showing what investigative journalism could be in the right hands. The investigation into the work of Beatrice Sparks and her bibliography is intriguing and worth reading. Her motives were questionable, her history suspect, her subjects tragic, but this book is undeniably buzzworthy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePortland Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absorbing and unnerving read about how one conniving con artist’s unquenchable thirst for acclaim fooled the publishing world and fed two cultural panics with lasting fallout, this book demands to be finished in one sitting.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime radio and television broadcaster, the former host of the nationally-syndicated \u003ci\u003eRick Emerson Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor (with Lisa Desjardins) of \u003ci\u003eZombie Economics: A Guide to Personal Finance\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a regular guest on America's finer podcasts, and can be seen in occasional television roles and a truly dreadful commercial for tires. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his two dogs, Willard and Philo.","brand":"BenBella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304719110373,"sku":"NP9781637740422","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781637740422.jpg?v=1730758225","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/unmask-aliceisbn-9781637740422","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}