The celebrity-industrial complex -- How it started -- Bread and circuses: the history of fame -- The dark side of celebrity -- When big names did good works -- Sex, lies, and social media -- How celebrities hijacked heroes -- Celebrity worship -- The selling of celebrity -- The human costs of celebrity -- Swimming with Narcissus -- Storeis celebrities tell -- Shape-shifting: cameos and podcasts -- "R U Real?" -- The future of fame

"A former People magazine editor reveals how our cult of celebrity has shaped our politics, our culture, and our personal lives-for better or worse"--