Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure

Name: Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure
Brand: DUTTON BOOKS
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By Amy Kaufman

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*A New York Times Bestseller* The first definitive, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise, America's favorite guilty pleasure. For 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 The Bachelor. Los Angeles Times 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. Kaufman 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.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 320
Release Date:: 2018-03-06
Publication Date:: 2018-03-06
Publisher:: DUTTON BOOKS
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1101985909
ISBN13:: 9781101985908
Weight:: 507 g
Height:: 16.1 cm
Width:: 23.6 cm
Thickness:: 3.2 cm

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