{"product_id":"chuck-klosterman-x-a-highly-specific-defiantly-incomplete-history-of-the-early-21st-century-9780399184161","title":"Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century","description":"\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. \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 Klosterman presents many of the articles in their original form, featuring previously unpublished passages and digressions.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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chuck Klosterman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399184161","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43369889955977,"sku":"9780399184161","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_899f1e34-426c-4b69-bfac-899d21c9e73c.jpg?v=1739860253","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/chuck-klosterman-x-a-highly-specific-defiantly-incomplete-history-of-the-early-21st-century-9780399184161","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}