num_pages: 384
description: Gossip. It's more than just hearsay. society columns, and supermarket tabloids. It has, like it or not, become a mainstay of American pop culture. In Dish, industry insider Jeannette Walls gives this provocative subject its due, offering a comprehensive, serious exploration of gossip and its social, historical, and political significance. Examining the topic from the inside out, Walls looks at the players; the origins of gossip, from birth of People magazine to the death of Lady Di; and how technology including the Internet will continue to change the face gossip. As compelling and seductive as its subject matter, Dish brilliantly reveals the fascinating inner workings of a phenomenon that is definitely here to stay.
language: English
title: Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip
titlecomplete: Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip
genres: Pop Culture, Nonfiction, Biography, Cultural, Psychology, Sociology, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 668
publisher: William Morrow