{"product_id":"the-appetite-factory-hardcover","title":"The Appetite Factory - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Gingerich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn all-too-familiar dystopia where public perception precedes reality and our identities are defined by what we consume.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs head of the crisis management team at a Madison Avenue PR firm, Leonard Lundell spends his days counseling executives whose reputations have been ruined by scandal. But Leonard has been managing a strange and debilitating crisis of his own that's held him captive his entire adult life: Leonard likes to eat soap, pencils, paint chips--anything with no nutritional value.For years, he's kept his compulsion hidden behind a professional veneer. But when he signs an important client, an antisocial file clerk unwittingly discovers Leonard's secret and blackmails him into accommodating her own bizarre culinary indulgences. A picaresque set against the backdrop of Madison Avenue's marketing machine in the months leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, \u003ci\u003eThe Appetite Factory\u003c\/i\u003e examines the earliest days of our post-truth era, where a scandal-obsessed news cycle and social media's rise as an information platform have given birth to a culture addicted to recreational outrage and hell-bent on finding the next public figure to disgrace to keep ourselves entertained. \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759440527648,"sku":"9781684428694","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/be376ba526b40f1ca180fc1598574caa_d760020a-2139-4308-806f-91af4cc1f229.webp?v=1780152758","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-appetite-factory-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}