{"product_id":"burn-it-down-by-maureen-ryan-9780063269316","title":"Burn It Down","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER • \u003cem\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this spectacular, newsmaking exposé that has the entertainment industry abuzz and on its heels, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e's Maureen Ryan blows the lid off patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood, the grassroots reforms underway, and the labour and activist revolutions that recent scandals have ignited.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is never just One Bad Man.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbuse and exploitation of workers are baked into the very foundations of the entertainment industry. To break the cycle and make change that sticks, it’s important to stop looking at headline-making stories as individual events. Instead, one must look closely at the bigger picture, to see how abusers are created, fed, rewarded, allowed to persist, and, with the right tools, how they can be excised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBurn It Down\u003c\/em\u003e, veteran reporter Maureen Ryan does just that. She draws on decades of experience to connect the dots and illuminate the deeper forces sustaining Hollywood’s corrosive culture. Fresh reporting sheds light on problematic situations at companies like Lucasfilm and shows like \u003cem\u003eLost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Goldbergs\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSleepy Hollow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCurb Your Enthusiasm\u003c\/em\u003e and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInterviews with actors and famous creatives like Evan Rachel Wood, Harold Perrineau, Damon Lindelof, and Orlando Jones abound. Ryan dismantles, one by one, the myths that the entertainment industry promotes about itself, which have allowed abusers to thrive and the industry to avoid accountability—myths about Hollywood as a meritocracy, what it takes to be creative, the value of human dignity, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together insights from industry insiders, historical context, and pop-culture analysis, \u003cem\u003eBurn It Down\u003c\/em\u003e paints a groundbreaking and urgently necessary portrait of what’s gone wrong in the entertainment world—and how we can fix it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47417731416300,"sku":"9780063269316","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81b7CPqmgmL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774307359","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/burn-it-down-by-maureen-ryan-9780063269316","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}