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Fame

The Hijacking of Reality

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Fame

By: Justine Bateman
Narrated by: Justine Bateman
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Entertainment shows, magazines, websites, and other channels continuously report the latest sightings, heartbreaks, and triumphs of the famous to a seemingly insatiable public. Millions of people go to enormous lengths to achieve fame. Fame is woven into our lives in ways that may have been unimaginable in years past.

And yet, is fame even real? Contrary to tangible realities, fame is one of those “realities” that we, as a society, have made. Why is that, and what is it about fame that drives us to spend so much time, money, and focus to create the framework that maintains its health?

Mining decades of experience, writer, director, producer, and actress Justine Bateman writes a visceral, intimate look at the experience of Fame. Combining the internal reality-shift of the famous, theories on the public’s behavior at each stage of a famous person’s career, and the experiences of other famous performers, Bateman takes the listener inside and outside the emotions of Fame.

©2018 Justine Bateman (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Hears like a memoir in spite of the author's claim it definitely is not. Rambling, at times interesting and always indulgent (which isn't as tedious as you'd expect.) I would have loved to know why she started and stayed with acting.

Maybe because I had no idea who she is?

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Great read, lots of anecdots of experiences with fame Great eye opener. funny and at times gut wrenching.

Great overview of the perils of fame

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