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Unmask Alice : LSD, satanic panic, and the imposter behind the world's most notorious diaries Book
by Emerson, Rick.
Book | BenBella Books, Inc., Dallas, TX : [2022]
  • 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Grimsby 813.54 Eme Non-fiction Copy hold / Volume hold Available
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In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD’s fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, Go Ask Alice remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book’s mythic premise: A Real Diary, by Anonymous. But Alice was only the beginning. In 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, Jay’s Journal merged with a frightening new crisis—adolescent suicide—to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities. In reality, Go Ask Alice and Jay’s Journal 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.
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  • ISBN: 9781637740422
  • Physical Description: xiv, 366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmprint
  • Publisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2022]
  • Copyright: ©2022
  • Formatted Contents Note: Prologue: The pretender -- About a girl -- The boy who died -- Gods and monsters -- Contagion -- Shine a light -- Epilogue: After forever.
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