{"product_id":"9780061251351","title":"The Authenticity Hoax: How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves","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 \u003cb\u003eSonic Boom\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring a number of trends in our popular culture—from Sarah Palin to \u003cb\u003eAntiques Roadshow\u003c\/b\u003e, organic food to the indignation over James Frey’s memoir—Andrew Potter follows his successful \u003cb\u003eNation of Rebels\u003c\/b\u003e with a new book that argues that our pursuit of the authentic is fraught with irony and self-defeat. Readers of \u003cb\u003eThe Paradox of Choice\u003c\/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003eBowling Alone\u003c\/b\u003e will find many enlightening insights in \u003cb\u003eThe Authenticity Hoax\u003c\/b\u003e, which is, in the words of Tom de Zengotita (\u003cb\u003eMediated\u003c\/b\u003e), “the kind of criticism that changes minds.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011177726192,"sku":"9780061251351","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061251351_p0.jpg?v=1763769656","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061251351","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}