{"product_id":"nightmare-alley-new-york-review-books-paperback","title":"Nightmare Alley (New York Review Books (Paperback))","description":"Now a major motion picture from Academy Award–winning director Guillermo del Toro and starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and Toni Collette\n\nNominated for 4 Oscars, including Best Picture\n\nNightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a carnival-show geek—alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd’s gleeful disgust and derision—going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and he wonders how a man could fall so low. There’s no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him.\nAnd since Stan is clever and ambitious and not without a useful streak of ruthlessness, soon enough he’s going places. Onstage he plays the mentalist with a cute assistant (before long his harried wife), then he graduates to full-blown spiritualist, catering to the needs of the rich and gullible in their well-upholstered homes. It looks like the world is Stan’s for the taking. At least for now.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1590173481\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1590173481.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gresham, William Lindsay|Tosches, Nick\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43726581334077,"sku":"BVV.1590173481.G","price":11.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1590173481-0.jpg?v=1790543834","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/nightmare-alley-new-york-review-books-paperback","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}