{"product_id":"genuine-authentic-michael-gross-9780060958480","title":"Genuine Authentic: The Real Life of Ralph Lauren","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating and comprehensive look into the life of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, now with an afterword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Deep-dish...sharp-clawed...honestly admiring.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are at least two Ralph Laurens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the public he's a gentle, modest, yet secure and purposeful man. Inside the walls of Polo Ralph Lauren, though, he was long seen by some as a narcissist, an insecure ditherer, and, at times, a rampaging tyrant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Gross, author of the bestsellers \u003cem\u003eModel \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003e740 Park\u003c\/em\u003e, lays bare the truths of this fashion emperor's rise, and reveals not only the secrets of his meteoric success in marketing our shared fantasies, but also a widely unknown side that's behind the designer's chic fa ade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Gross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060958480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060958480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.32w x 1.09d","brand":"Michael Gross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076204622079,"sku":"9780060958480","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e82ccff6-0ba1-4838-9640-bfd6f26ce008.jpg?v=1685463746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/genuine-authentic-michael-gross-9780060958480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}