Fantasyland by Kurt Andersen
That do-your-own-thing freedom - run amok since the individualism and relativism of the 1960s and later the unprecedented free-for-all world of the Internet, is the driving credo of America's current transformation where the difference between opinion and fact is rapidly crumbling.
"Not only a must-read for anyone wanting to understand Trump’s America but also a laugh-out-loud undiluted pleasure" -- Will Storr, author of Selfie
"This is an important book - the indispensable book - for understanding America in the age of TrumpIt’s an eye-opening history filled with brilliant insights, a saga of how we were always susceptible to fantasy, from the Puritan fanatics to the talk-radio and Internet wackos who mix show business, hucksterism, and conspiracy theories." -- Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs
"Fantasyland presents the very best kind of idea – one that, in retrospect, seems obvious, but which took a seer like Kurt Andersen to piece together. The thinking and the writing are both dazzling; it is at once a history lesson and an oh-so-modern cri de coeur; it’s an absolute joy to read, and will leave your brain dancing with excitement long after you’re done" -- Stephen Dubner, co-author of Freakonomics
"An absorbing, must-read polemic." * Newsday *
"The most important book that I have read this year." -- Lawrence O'Donnell * The Last Word, MSNBC *
"This is an important book - the indispensable book - for understanding America in the age of TrumpIt’s an eye-opening history filled with brilliant insights, a saga of how we were always susceptible to fantasy, from the Puritan fanatics to the talk-radio and Internet wackos who mix show business, hucksterism, and conspiracy theories." -- Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs
"Fantasyland presents the very best kind of idea – one that, in retrospect, seems obvious, but which took a seer like Kurt Andersen to piece together. The thinking and the writing are both dazzling; it is at once a history lesson and an oh-so-modern cri de coeur; it’s an absolute joy to read, and will leave your brain dancing with excitement long after you’re done" -- Stephen Dubner, co-author of Freakonomics
"An absorbing, must-read polemic." * Newsday *
"The most important book that I have read this year." -- Lawrence O'Donnell * The Last Word, MSNBC *
New York Times bestselling author Kurt Andersen is host and co-creator of Studio 360, the Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast. He co-founded Spy magazine, served as editor-in-chief of New York Magazine, and was a cultural columnist and critic for Time and the New Yorker and contributes to Vanity Fair and the New York Times. Read more about him at his website: http://www.kurtandersen.com/
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785038662 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785038664 |
| Title | Fantasyland |
| Author | Kurt Andersen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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