Unmask Alice : LSD, satanic panic, and the imposter behind the world's most notorious diaries
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Published
Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2022].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781637740422, 1637740425
Physical Desc
xiv, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2022].
Language
English
ISBN
9781637740422, 1637740425
UPC
40031246125
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the Worlds Most Notorious Diaries is the true story of a young-adult blockbuster . . . of a terror that stalked 1980s America . . . and of the ruthless charlatan behind both"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
In 1971, the anonymously published Go ask Alice-- the supposed diary of a middle-class addict-- reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portray of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. In 1979 Jay's journal- the posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist-- poisoned whole communities. In reality the two books were written by 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. Emerson explores this true story of contagious deception. -- adapted from jacket
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Denville Library - Adult Nonfiction | 813.54 EME | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction | 809.89283 Emerson | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 813.54 EME | Checked Out |
Mount Olive Library - Adult Nonfiction | 813.54 EME | Available |
Riverdale Library - Adult Nonfiction | 813.54 EME | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 20th century.
LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Sparks, Beatrice -- Criticism and interpretation.
Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Young adult literature, American -- History and criticism.
Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 20th century.
LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Sparks, Beatrice -- Criticism and interpretation.
Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Young adult literature, American -- History and criticism.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Emerson, R. (2022). Unmask Alice: LSD, satanic panic, and the imposter behind the world's most notorious diaries . BenBella Books, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Emerson, Rick. 2022. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries. BenBella Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Emerson, Rick. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries BenBella Books, Inc, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Emerson, Rick. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries BenBella Books, Inc., 2022.
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