We tell ourselves stories: Joan Didion and the American dream machine

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for We tell ourselves stories

Average user rating: 4 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(0)
4 star
 
(1)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Language:
English

Also in This Series

More Details

ISBN:
9781324092612

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID5d1f0bb4-171e-fc39-7526-1173a7f87cbf
Grouping Titlewe tell ourselves stories joan didion and the american dream machine
Grouping Authoralissa wilkinson
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2025-07-15 05:08:30AM
Last Indexed2025-07-15 05:15:50AM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Wilkinson, Alissa
author_display
Wilkinson, Alissa
available_at_catalog
Cary Regional
Duraleigh Road Community
Eva H. Perry Regional
Fuquay-Varina Community
Middle Creek Community
Oberlin Regional
Zebulon Community
collection_catalog
Biography
detailed_location_catalog
Cary Regional - Biography
Duraleigh Road - Biography
Eva H. Perry Regional - Biography
Fuquay-Varina Community - Biography
Middlecreek Community - Biography
North Regional - Biography
Oberlin Regional - Biography
Zebulon Community - Biography
display_description
In this riveting cultural biography, New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson examines Joan Didion's influence through the lens of American mythmaking. As a young girl, Didion was infatuated with John Wayne and his on-screen bravado, and was fascinated by her California pioneer ancestry and the infamous Donner Party. The mythos that preoccupied her early years continued to influence her work as a magazine writer and film critic in New York, offering glimmers of the many stories Didion told herself that would come to unravel over the course of her career. But out west, show business beckoned.
format_catalog
Book
format_category_catalog
Books
id
5d1f0bb4-171e-fc39-7526-1173a7f87cbf
isbn
9781324092612
last_indexed
2025-07-15T09:15:50.373Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_catalog
B DIDION
local_time_since_added_catalog
Six Months
Year
owning_library_catalog
Wake County Public Libraries
owning_location_catalog
Cary Regional
Duraleigh Road Community
Eva H. Perry Regional
Fuquay-Varina Community
Middle Creek Community
North Regional
Oberlin Regional
Zebulon Community
primary_isbn
9781324092612
publishDate
2025
publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Authors, American -- Biography
Biographies
Didion, Joan
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Biography
Women authors, American -- Biography
title_display
We tell ourselves stories : Joan Didion and the American dream machine
title_full
We tell ourselves stories : Joan Didion and the American dream machine / Alissa Wilkinson
title_short
We tell ourselves stories
title_sub
Joan Didion and the American dream machine
topic_facet
Authors, American
Didion, Joan
Women authors, American

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocationCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
ils:7999598774374Oberlin Regional - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseNew Book Shelf DisplayOBR
ils:7999598774372Fuquay-Varina Community - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseOn ShelfFUQ
ils:7999598774368Oberlin Regional - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseChecked outOBR
ils:7999598774373Eva H. Perry Regional - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseOn ShelfEVA
ils:7999598774371Zebulon Community - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseNew Book Shelf DisplayZEB
ils:7999598774370Middlecreek Community - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseOn ShelfMID
ils:7999598774366Cary Regional - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseOn ShelfCRY
ils:7999598774367Eva H. Perry Regional - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseChecked outEVA
ils:7999598774375North Regional - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseChecked outNOR
ils:7999598774369Duraleigh Road - BiographyB DIDION1falsefalseOn ShelfDUR

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
ils:799959BookBooksEnglishLiveright Publishing Corporation2025250 pages ; 24 cm

scoping_details_catalog

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedIs Home Pick Up OnlyHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesHome Pick Up PTypesLocal Url
ils:7999598774374On ShelfNew Book Shelf Displayfalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7999598774372On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7999598774368Checked outChecked outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7999598774373On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7999598774371On ShelfNew Book Shelf Displayfalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7999598774370On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7999598774366On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7999598774367Checked outChecked outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7999598774375Checked outChecked outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7999598774369On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse