{"product_id":"unmask-alice-lsd-satanic-panic-and-the-imposter-behind-the-worlds-most-notorious-diaries-9781637745182","title":"Unmask Alice: Lsd, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e by Rick Emerson goes a long way to showing what investigative journalism could be in the right hands . . . this book is undeniably buzzworthy.\" --\u003ci\u003ePortland Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An absorbing and unnerving read . . . this book demands to be finished in one sitting.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the must-read books of this century.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Gillian Flynn, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1971, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: \u003ci\u003eA Real Diary, by Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eAlice\u003c\/i\u003e was only the beginning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e merged with a frightening new crisis--adolescent suicide--to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn reality, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e came from the same dark place: Beatrice Sparks, a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy's memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e is a true story of contagious deception. It stretches from Hollywood to Quantico, and passes through a tiny patch of Utah nicknamed \"the fraud capital of America.\" It's the story of a doomed romance and a vengeful celebrity. Of a lazy press and a public mob. Of two suicidal teenagers, and their exploitation by a literary vampire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e . . . where truth is stranger than nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime radio and television broadcaster, the former host of the nationally-syndicated \u003ci\u003eRick Emerson Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor (with Lisa Desjardins) of \u003ci\u003eZombie Economics: A Guide to Personal Finance\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a regular guest on America's finer podcasts, and can be seen in occasional television roles and a truly dreadful commercial for tires. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his two dogs, Willard and Philo.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Benbella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875207516434,"sku":"9781637745182","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c62903e1-28bf-44db-9123-686077bee8e4.jpg?v=1738283420","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unmask-alice-lsd-satanic-panic-and-the-imposter-behind-the-worlds-most-notorious-diaries-9781637745182","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}