{"product_id":"gossip-the-untrivial-pursuit-9780547844596","title":"Gossip: The Untrivial Pursuit","description":"\u003cp\u003eGossip is no trivial matter; despite its reputation, Epstein argues, it is an eternal and necessary human enterprise. Proving that he himself is a master of the art, Epstein serves up delightful mini-biographies of the Great Gossips of the Western World, along with many choice bits from his own experience. He also makes a powerful case that gossip has morphed from its old-fashioned best--clever, mocking, a great private pleasure--to a corrosive new-school version, thanks to the reach of the mass media and the Internet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in his trademark erudite and witty style, \u003ci\u003eGossip \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the complexity of this immensely entertaining subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpstein, Joseph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJOSEPH EPSTEIN is the author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eSnobbery\u003c\/i\u003e and of \u003ci\u003eFriendship\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books, and was formerly editor of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and other magazines. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514242273554,"sku":"9780547844596","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d5b1f683-d3f4-4fc1-a044-064bffb4182e.jpg?v=1730976681","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gossip-the-untrivial-pursuit-9780547844596","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}