{"product_id":"the-american-dream-harmon-leon-9781568583525","title":"The American Dream: Walking in the Shoes of Carnies, Arms Dealers, Immigrant Dreamers, Pot Farmers, and Christian Believers","description":"For some, the American Dream is a pre-fab house in the suburbs with 2.5 kids and a two-week vacation at the end of the year. To others, it is working a push fruit cart in Oakland in order to put food on the family's table in Oaxaca. In \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e Harmon Leon draws upon his experiences of adopting personas and disguises to infiltrate the various institutions of everyday life, living among a diverse range of subcultures and learning first hand how they see their vision and utopia. His incursions include working as a marijuana farmer in a hippie commune in Northern California; becoming a carnie in rural Indiana; visiting a tourist attraction in Mexico (that allows people to simulate illegally crossing the border); venturing to Hollywood while trying to climb the ranks in the star-making machine; and working in the strawberries fields of California with newly arrived immigrants. \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny, satirical, and ultimately poignant take on what it means to be an American today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harmon Leon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1568583524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568583525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bold Type Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\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":"Harmon Leon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057058181375,"sku":"9781568583525","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c446f9eb-a554-4369-b50d-b9b765320981.jpg?v=1685044787","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-american-dream-harmon-leon-9781568583525","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}