内容简介
Inthisgroundbreakingbook,JakeHalpernembarksonaquesttoexplorethefacinatingandoftendarkimplicationsofAmerica'sobsessionwithfame.Travelingacrossthecountry,hevisitsaHollywoodhomeforaspiringchildactorsandenrollsinatrainingprogramforwould-becelebrityassistants.HedropsbytheeditorialofficesofUSWeeklyandspendstimeatalaboratorywheremonkeysgiveupfoodtostareatpicturesofdominantmembersoftheirgroup.WhetherheisinterviewingRodStewartorthenation'sleadingexpertsonaddiction,Halperndeftlyuncoversthestrangeworkingofourfameobsessedpsyches.Byinterweavingstoriesfromhistravelswithnewresearch,includingoriginalfindingsfromhisown"famesurvey,"Halpernexplainshowpsychology,technology,evolution,andprofitconspiretomaketheworldofredcarpetsandvelvetropessoenthralling.FameJunkiesisaprovocativeandinsightfulportraitofanAmericathatwantsnothingmorethantoseeandbeseen.
作者简介
JakeHalpernistheauthorofFameJunkies:TheHiddenTruthsBehindAmerica'sFavoriteAddiction,andBravingHome:DispatchesfromtheUnderwaterTown,theLava-SideInn,andOtherExtremeLocales,hailedbyBillBrysonas“asplendidandengagingaccountofstubbornnessinModernAmerica."HalpernhaswrittenfortheNewYorkTimes,TheNewYorker,LAWeekly,andmanyotherpublications.HeisalsoacommentatorandfreelanceproducerforNPR’sAllThingsConsidered.HelivesinConnecticut.