Why do more people watch American Idol than the nightly news? What
is it about Paris Hilton's dating life that lures us so? Why do
teenage girls -- when given the option of "pressing a magic button
and becoming either stronger, smarter, famous, or more beautiful"
-- predominantly opt for fame? In this entertaining and
enlightening book, Jake Halpern explores the fascinating and often
dark implications of America's obsession with fame. He travels to a
Hollywood home for aspiring child actors and enrolls in a program
that trains celebrity assistants. He visits the offices of Us
Weekly and a laboratory where monkeys give up food to stare at
pictures of dominant members of their group. The book culminates in
Halpern's encounter with Rod Stewart's biggest fan, a woman from
Pittsburgh who nominated the singer for Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
Fame Junkies reveals how psychology, technology, and even evolution
conspire to make the world of red carpets and velvet ropes so
enthralling to all of us on the outside looking in.
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