| How to Become a Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior Contributor(s): Kipnis, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312610572 ISBN-13: 9780312610579 Publisher: St. Martin's Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Interpersonal Relations - Social Science | Media Studies - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 306.709 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice We all relish a good scandal. Why do people feel compelled to act out their tangled psychodramas on the national stage, and why do we so enjoy watching them? The motifs are classic--revenge, betrayal, ambition, madness--though the pitfalls are ones we all negotiate daily. After all, every one of us is a potential scandal in the making: failed self-knowledge and colossal self-deception--the necessary ingredients--are our collective plight. How to Become a Scandal is an extremely smart, funny, acid, and beautifully written meditation on a scary truth that we all try desperately to ignore (David Shields, author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto). |
Contributor Bio(s): Kipnis, Laura: - Laura Kipnis is the author of How to Become a Scandal, Against Love, and The Female Thing. A professor in the Department of Radio/TV/Film at Northwestern University, she has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the NEA. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Harper's, Slate, and Bookforum, among others. She lives in New York and Chicago. |