{"product_id":"pledged-the-secret-life-of-sororities-9781401300463","title":"Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities","description":"Alexandra Robbins wanted to find out if the stereotypes about sorority girls were actually true, so she spent a year with a group of girls in a typical sorority. The sordid behavior of sorority girls exceeded her worst expectations -- drugs, psychological abuse, extreme promiscuity, racism, violence, and rampant eating disorders are just a few of the problems. But even more surprising was the fact that these abuses were inflicted and endured by intelligent, successful, and attractive women. Why is the desire to belong to a sorority so powerful that women are willing to engage in this type of behavior -- especially when the women involved are supposed to be considered 'sisters'? What definition of sisterhood do many women embrace? \u003ci\u003ePledged\u003c\/i\u003e combines a sharp-eyed narrative with extensive reporting and the fly-on-the-wall voyeurism of reality shows to provide the answer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Robbins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.36w x 1.15d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781401300463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/2004 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2004 pg. 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 1130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2004 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2004 pg. 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/24\/2004 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 417\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the prestigious 2014 John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism, is the author of four \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003ePledged\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, Vanity Fair, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications, and has appeared on numerous television shows from \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44302502953075,"sku":"9781401300463","price":42.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3490e101-19ac-46ac-9681-38261096a76b.jpg?v=1770902606","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/pledged-the-secret-life-of-sororities-9781401300463","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}