{"product_id":"just-words-lillian-hellman-mary-mccarthy-and-the-failure-of-public-conversation-in-america-paperback","title":"Just Words: Lillian Hellman, Mary McCarthy, and the Failure of Public Conversation in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on Lillian Hellman's infamous 1980 libel suit against Mary McCarthy for her scornful comments on \u003ci\u003eThe Dick Cavett Show\u003c\/i\u003e, this book explores the roles of truth and lying in American public life and considers why civil discourse seems beyond o\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English, University of Toronto. His books include \u003ci\u003eSeeing Things, from Shakespeare to Pixar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Theater: American Literature and the Nineteenth-Century Stage\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eModern Drama.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42116001366096,"sku":"9780300191967","price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/dk1rL0QvQmxyM3lkeXg5ek1YdEZjdz09.webp?v=1772815785","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/just-words-lillian-hellman-mary-mccarthy-and-the-failure-of-public-conversation-in-america-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}