{"product_id":"chuck-klosterman-x-a-highly-specific-defiantly-incomplete-history-of-the-early-21st-century-paperback","title":"Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChuck Klosterman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman sorts through the past decade and how we got to now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChuck Klosterman has created an incomparable body of work in books, magazines, newspapers, and on the Web. His writing spans the realms of culture and sports, while also addressing interpersonal issues, social quandaries, and ethical boundaries. Klosterman has written nine previous books, helped found and establish Grantland, served as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Ethicist, worked on film and television productions, and contributed profiles and essays to outlets such as \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The A.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChuck Klosterman's tenth book (aka \u003ci\u003eChuck Klosterman X\u003c\/i\u003e) collects his most intriguing of those pieces, accompanied by fresh introductions and new footnotes throughout. Klosterman presents many of the articles in their original form, featuring previously unpublished passages and digressions. Subjects include \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e, Lou Reed, zombies, KISS, Jimmy Page, Stephen Malkmus, steroids, Mountain Dew, \u003ci\u003eChinese Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, The Beatles, Jonathan Franzen, Taylor Swift, Tim Tebow, Kobe Bryant, Usain Bolt, Eddie Van Halen, Charlie Brown, the Cleveland Browns, and many more cultural figures and pop phenomena.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThis is a tour of the past decade from one of the sharpest and most prolific observers of our unusual times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChuck Klosterman\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of many books of nonfiction (including \u003ci\u003eSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Wear the Black Hat, But What If We're Wrong?, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChuck Klosterman X\u003c\/i\u003e) and two novels (\u003ci\u003eDowntown Owl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Visible Man\u003c\/i\u003e). He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e, and ESPN. Klosterman served as the Ethicist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e for three years, appeared as himself in the LCD Soundsystem documentary \u003ci\u003eShut Up and Play the Hits\u003c\/i\u003e, and was an original founder of the website \u003ci\u003eGrantland\u003c\/i\u003e with Bill Simmons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755745575200,"sku":"9780399184161","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b0d0bbb165739e0cd788ec7bb2d71df.webp?v=1780067597","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chuck-klosterman-x-a-highly-specific-defiantly-incomplete-history-of-the-early-21st-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}