{"product_id":"so-youve-been-publicly-shamed-9781594634017","title":"So You've Been Publicly Shamed","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and from the author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most underappreciated forces: shame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It's about the terror, isn't it?' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The terror of what?' I said. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The terror of being found out.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor the past three years, Jon Ronson has travelled the world meeting recipients of high-profile public shamings. The shamed are people like us - people who, say, made a joke on social media that came out badly, or made a mistake at work. Once their transgression is revealed, collective outrage circles with the force of a hurricane and the next thing they know they're being torn apart by an angry mob, jeered at, demonized, sometimes even fired from their job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA great renaissance of public shaming is sweeping our land. Justice has been democratized. The silent majority are getting a voice. But what are we doing with our voice? We are mercilessly finding people's faults. We are defining the boundaries of normality by ruining the lives of those outside it. We are using shame as a form of social control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSimultaneously powerful and hilarious in the way only Jon Ronson can be, \u003ci\u003eSo You've Been Publicly Shamed\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply honest book about modern life, full of eye-opening truths about the escalating war on human flaws - and the very scary part we all play in it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Ronson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594634017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Ronson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e's books include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Psychopath Test\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries, \u003c\/i\u003e and international bestsellers\u003ci\u003e Them: Adventures with Extremists \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Men Who Stare at Goats\u003c\/i\u003e. He also cowrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eFrank\u003c\/i\u003e, which will be released in theaters August 2014, and which stars Michael Fassbender and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Ronson is a regular contributor to\u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in London and New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jon Ronson \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47579921678493,"sku":"9781594634017","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bda613a8-0327-4eac-80b9-afd52a0acff0.jpg?v=1768898978","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/so-youve-been-publicly-shamed-9781594634017","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}