{"product_id":"the-white-album-paperback","title":"The White Album - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1979, Joan Didion's \u003ci\u003eThe White Album \u003c\/i\u003erecords indelibly the upheavals and aftermaths of the 1960s. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining key events, figures, and trends of the era--including Charles Manson, the Black Panthers, and the shopping mall--through the lens of her own spiritual confusion, Joan Didion helped to define mass culture as we now understand it. Written with a commanding sureness of tone and linguistic precision, \u003ci\u003eThe White Album\u003c\/i\u003e is a central text of American reportage and a classic of American autobiography.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e (1934-2021) was the National Book Award-winning author of many works of fiction and nonfiction. After earning a Bachelor's degree in English at the University of California, Berkeley, she started her literary career writing articles and essays for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMademoiselle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, establishing herself as a prominent member of the New Journalism movement. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe White Album\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlay It As It Lays\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlouching Towards Bethlehem\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize, Didion's revelatory memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted as a one-woman stage show starring Vanessa Redgrave on Broadway. She also wrote several screenplays with her husband John Gregory Dunne, including \u003ci\u003ePanic in Needle Park\u003c\/i\u003e with Al Pacino, the second remake of \u003ci\u003eA Star is Born\u003c\/i\u003e with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, and an adaptation of her own \u003ci\u003ePlay It As It Lays\u003c\/i\u003e with Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984049635629,"sku":"9780374532079","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cjBmZmErZWFOMTB6NC9vM21hZERwUT09.webp?v=1776081610","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-white-album-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}