{"product_id":"9781472961822","title":"Genuine Fakes : How Phony Things Teach Us About Real Stuff","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGenuine Fakes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lydia Pyne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs the distinction between “real” and “fake” as clear-cut as we think?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoes an authentic Andy Warhol painting need to be painted by Andy Warhol? Should we be outraged that some of those famous scenes in \u003ci\u003eBlue Planet\u003c\/i\u003e were filmed in a lab? Who are the scientists putting ever-more improbable flavors in our Jelly Belly beans? Welcome to the world of “genuine fakes”--the curious objects that fall in between things that are real and things that are not. Unsurprisingly, the world is full of genuine fakes that defy simple categorization. Whether or not we think that those things are authentic is a matter of perspective. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGenuine Fakes\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Lydia Pyne explores how the authenticity of eight genuine fakes depends on their unique combinations of history, science and culture. The stories of art forgeries, fake fossils, nature documentaries, synthetic flavors, museum exhibits, Maya codices and Paleolithic replicas shows that genuine fakes are complicated and change over time. Drawing from historical archives, interviews, museum exhibits, science fiction as well as her own research, Pyne brings each genuine fake to life through unexpected and often outrageous stories. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan people move past assuming that a diamond grown in a lab is a fake? What happens when a forged painting or manuscript becomes more valuable than its original? \u003ci\u003eGenuine Fakes\u003c\/i\u003e will make readers think about all the unreal things that they encounter in their daily lives and why they invoke the reactions--surprise, wonder, understanding or annoyance--that they do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lively, thought-provoking, and consistently surprising, this book forces us to think deeper about what authenticity and fakery really mean, at a time when such matters could hardly matter more. \u003cb\u003eLydia Pyne is the real deal.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eEd Yong, science journalist and author of New York Times bestseller I Contain Multitudes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Full of diverting tales.” —\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In turns\u003cb\u003e thought-provoking and entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGenuine Fakes \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003cb\u003e a vital book\u003c\/b\u003e in a world of fake news and the search for authenticity. It is an eloquent and surprising exploration of the objects around us, which compels us to ask where we draw the line between real and fake. Sometimes authenticity is no more important than a good story.” —\u003ci\u003eKate Wiles, Senior Editor, History Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGenuine Fakes\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003efull of fascinating stories \u003c\/b\u003eabout what Pyne shows is the thin and permeable line between real and fake in many more areas than I thought possible to combine so interestingly and gracefully. The book is packed with the human foibles that leave us vulnerable to the fake when our dreams are too big to be contained in the real.” —\u003ci\u003eErin Thompson, Professor of Art Crime, City University of New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this fascinating, interdisciplinary study, Lydia Pyne challenges us to reflect on the social factors that inspire the creation of replicas, simulations, and forgeries. \u003cb\u003eAmbitious in scope and engagingly written\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGenuine Fakes\u003c\/i\u003e is an authentically wonderful read.” —\u003ci\u003eBenjamin Gross, Vice President for Research and Scholarship, Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I ended up learning a lot from the tidbits and explanations that accompanied the stories of fakes that were once passed off as real...The examples used also made me pause and think a lot about how fake can become real and why in some cases (diamonds and paleolithic cave paintings) this is beneficial and a more ethical route to travel down... overall this was an interesting plunge into what makes or changes our perceptions of what is real.” —\u003ci\u003eDear Author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Author Pyne provides sufficient context to engage readers, explaining how curators and scientists have been duped in the past, and what they have learned as a result. \u003cb\u003eThis slightly off-beat account should be of great interest to collectors, amateur archaeologists, historians, and art connoisseurs\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eAn intriguing exploration of 'frauds, forgeries, and fakes'...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenuine history smartly explored.\u003c\/b\u003e ” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Historian Pyne (\u003ci\u003eSeven Skeletons\u003c\/i\u003e) offers a thoughtful examination of what it is to be fake, using case studies ranging from instances of outright deception to clearly labeled recreations, with plenty of gray area in between...\u003cb\u003ePyne's well-written survey illuminates the ramifications of various types of fakery, even while showing how murky the concept of what is fake can get\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pyne provides a convincing argument for why in the case studies presented we accept these 'genuine fakes' are real in their own right and how our times and culture influence what we say and will accept as real. \u003cb\u003eI would recommend this book to people who like interesting stories from history, art and the natural sciences\u003c\/b\u003e...\" - \u003ci\u003eGhost Reader (BookTube)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nonfiction that is both information-dense AND fun to read is rare; Lydia Pyne has given us precisely that with \u003ci\u003eGenuine Fakes\u003c\/i\u003e. A book like this could easily become bone-dry, a slog of a read. But Pyne maintains an airiness throughout, treating the material with seriousness but never severity. Everything unfolds with a very light touch. \u003cb\u003eThe result is a book that is very difficult to put down\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world is more than just real and not-real. There’s room for things that are real and inauthentic, just as there’s room for things that are authentic yet not real. \u003cb\u003eGetting drawn into learning about those things is the real joy central to \u003ci\u003eGenuine Fakes\u003c\/i\u003e–-a joy that you really ought to experience for yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Maine Edge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best chapters in Ms. Pyne’s book, “Genuine Fakes: How Phony Things Teach Us About Real Stuff,” \u003cb\u003emarry fine scientific explanation with cultural history and surprising twists\u003c\/b\u003e. Her fascinating story of the development of artificial fruit flavorings, for example, reveals that the standard candy flavor for bananas resembles in taste the real bananas of the mid-19th century, when the flavor was first isolated.\" - \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472961822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Sigma","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40686542454990,"sku":"9781472961822","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_766831c0-8085-476c-a122-3e9026f20a7e.jpg?v=1640231484","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472961822","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}