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For the past few years, jake halpern has reported on fame for nprs all things considered. His second book, fame junkies isbn 0618453695, considers the psychological underpinnings of celebrity obsession, and was the basis for an original series on national public radios all things considered. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In fame junkies, npr commentator jake halpern finds a dizzying array of academic theory to help explore americas obsession with notoriety. The hidden truths behind americas favorite addiction houghton mifflin, 2007. Halpern, the author of fame junkies houghton mifflin, discovered the mere topic of his book. Fame junkies by jake halpern overdrive rakuten overdrive. Fame junkies chronicles journalist jake halperns journey through the underbelly of hollywood and into the heart of the question that bedevils us all. Jake halpern is the author of the book fame junkies.

The hidden truths behind americas favorite addiction, and braving home. Fame junkies reveals how psychology, technology, and even evolution conspire to make the world of red carpets and velvet ropes so enthralling to all of us on the outside looking in. Traveling across the country, he visits a hollywood home for aspiring child actors and enrolls in a training program for wouldbe celebrity assistants. The book was a main selection for the book of the month club by bill bryson. This book chronicles his journey through the underbelly of hollywood and launches a broad investigation of americas rabid fascination with the lives of celebrities. Fame junkies helps us to understand how psychology, biology, technology, evolution, and profit all conspire to makes us so fixated on the famous. In this entertaining and enlightening book, jake halpern explores the fascinating and often dark implications of americas obsession with fame. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jake halpern books online. He is a fellow of morse college at yale university. In this groundbreaking book, jake halpern embarks on a quest to explor. Chasing debt from wall street to the underworld by.

Jake halpern is a journalist, bestselling author, and the winner of the 2018 pulitzer prize. His next book, fame junkies 2007, was the basis for an original series on nprs all things considered and portions of the book were published in both the new yorker and in entertainment weekly. In his book fame junkies, jake halpern offers a consistently well researched and at times breathtakingly felliniesque portrait of modern american celebrity obsession. Apr 16, 2017 nearly every character in halperns book who wanted to be famous exhibited traits that, once we learned their backstory, were clearly histrionic, not narcissistic. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Jake halpern is a frequent contributor to the new yorker and the new york times magazine, the author of fame junkies and braving home, and the coauthor of three young adult novels. According to a new book, fame junkies by jake halpern, 43. Weaving personal stories about eager wannabes willing to pay any pricefrom parting with spouses to quitting jobs to humiliating themselves on reality tvwith disturbing statistics from university psychological studies including his own fame. Dispatches from the underwater town, the lavaside inn, and other extreme locales, hailed by bill bryson as a splendid and engaging account of stubbornness in modern america. His journalism has appeared in the new yorker, the new york times, the wall street journal, and the atlantic, among many ot. Halpern later attended yale university, where he received an undergraduate degree in 1997. For several years, jake halpern has reported on hollywood for nprs all things considered. This is a madhouse society, hopelessly removed from any of its natural origins, hopelessly consumed by artifice.

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Jan 01, 2007 jake halpern is the author of fame junkies. This book chronicles his journey through the underbelly of hollywood and launches a broad investigation of americas fascination with the lives of celebrities. Jan 24, 2007 if you find american idol auditions disturbing, consider this fact from fame junkies, the new book by jake halpern left. In his new book, fame junkies, halpern explores the impact that celebrity obsession is having on three separate niches of americans. A prismatic portrait of our national obsession with celebrity, in the tradition of fast food nation and blink. Divided into three sections, halpern interviews and follows a legion of wannabe child stars and their families, a group of celebrity assistants and a clutch of diehard fans. He was born in buffalo, new york, where he attended city honors school. His next book, fame junkies 2007, was the basis for an original series on nprs all things considered and portions of the book were published in. In this groundbreaking book, jake halpern embarks on a quest to explore the facinating and often dark implications of americas obsession with fame. Jan 03, 2008 jake halpern is the author of fame junkies. Fame junkies by jake halpern, 97806189187, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jake halpern is an author, journalist, and radio producer. Ruled by rod commentator jake halpern, author of the book fame junkies, introduces us to marcy braunstein of pittsburgh. His first book, braving home 2003, was a main selection for the book of the month club by bill bryson and was one of library.

In his new book, he explores the fascinating and often dark implications of americas obsession with fame. Weaving personal stories about eager wannabes willing to pay any pricefrom parting with spouses to quitting jobs to humiliating themselves on reality tvwith disturbing statistics. With the academy awards coming up next week, jake halpern introduces us to the people who get the stars ready for the spotlight. His first book, braving home 2003, was a main selection for the book of the month club by bill bryson. His second book, fame junkies isbn 0618453695, considers the psychological underpinnings of celebrity obsession, and was the. The hidden truths behind americas favorite addiction halpern, jake on. The book culminates in halperns encounter with rod stewarts biggest fan, a woman from pittsburgh who nominated the singer for hollywoods walk of fame. The hidden truths behind americas favorite addiction jake halpern, author. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Jake halpern author journalist jake halpern linkedin. Jakes most recent nonfiction book, bad paper 2014, was excerpted as a cover story for the new york times magazine. About the author 2007 jake halpern is the author of fame junkies. An analytical study of americas rabid fascination with the lives of celebrities draws on numerous personal interviewswith fans, hollywood insiders, and wouldbe celebritiesto examine the psychological, sociological, and biological roots of the obsession, as well as its implications for modern life.

Why are sales of magazines like us weekly skyrocketing while news magazines are down. Jake halpern is the author of bad paper, an amazon best book of 2014, and nightfall, one of a number of young adult novels. Npr commentator halpern braving home, 2003 investigates the psychological and societal forces behind americas growing addiction to celebrity. He has written for the new york times magazine, the wall street journal, the new yorker, the new republic, entertainment weekly, slate, smithsonian, gq.