{"product_id":"my-misspent-youth-meghan-daum-9781250067654","title":"My Misspent Youth: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow back in print, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unspeakable \u003c\/i\u003eMeghan Daum's acclaimed cult classic that revitalized the personal essay for a new generation of writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeghan Daum is one of the most celebrated nonfiction writers working today, widely recognized for the fresh, provocative approach with which she unearths hidden fault lines in the American landscape. From her well-remembered \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e essays about the financial demands of big-city ambition and the ethereal, strangely old-fashioned allure of cyber relationships to her dazzlingly hilarious riff in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e about musical passions that give way to middle-brow paraphernalia, Daum delves into the center of things while closely examining the detritus that spills out along the way. She speaks to questions at the root of the contemporary experience, from the search for authenticity and interpersonal connection in a society defined by consumerism and media; to the disenchantment of working in a \"glamour profession\"; to the catastrophic effects of living among New York City's terminal hipsters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith precision and well-balanced irony, Daum implicates herself as readily as she does the targets that fascinate and horrify her. In this stirring and surprising collection we see the emergence of a talented new voice in American writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meghan Daum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250067650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250067654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Meghan Daum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986806931711,"sku":"9781250067654","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ddb856bc-d8cc-4f4b-8de6-aaf53a44b798.jpg?v=1683285297","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-misspent-youth-meghan-daum-9781250067654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}