{"product_id":"bachelor-nation-amy-kaufman-9781101985915","title":"Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first definitive, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise, America's favorite guilty pleasure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor sixteen years and thirty-six seasons, the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in American TV viewers' lives. Since it premiered in 2002, the show's popularity and relevance have only grown--more than eight million viewers tuned in to see the conclusion of the most recent season of\u003ci\u003e The Bachelor\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Amy Kaufman is a proud member of Bachelor Nation and has a long history with the franchise--ABC even banned her from attending show events after her coverage of the program got a little too real for its liking. She has interviewed dozens of producers, contestants, and celebrity fans to give readers never-before-told details of the show's inner workings: what it's like to be trapped in the mansion \"bubble\"; dark, juicy tales of producer manipulation; and revelations about the alcohol-fueled debauchery that occurs long before the Fantasy Suite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKaufman also explores what our fascination means, culturally: what the show says about the way we view so-called ideal suitors; our subconscious yearning for fairy-tale romance; and how this enduring television show has shaped society's feelings about love, marriage, and feminism by appealing to a marriage plot that's as old as the best of Jane Austen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Kaufman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101985917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101985915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Amy Kaufman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044048761087,"sku":"9781101985915","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c74e1632-dfd6-403d-926d-b8adcb374ef0.jpg?v=1684970632","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bachelor-nation-amy-kaufman-9781101985915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}