{"product_id":"the-runner-a-true-account-of-the-amazing-lies-and-fantastical-adventures-of-the-ivy-league-impostor-james-hogue-paperback","title":"The Runner: A True Account of the Amazing Lies and Fantastical Adventures of the Ivy League Impostor James Hogue - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Samuels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Runner\" tells the remarkable true story of a teenage drifter and petty thief named James Hogue who woke up one cold winter morning in a storage shed in Utah and decided to start his life anew. Re-imagining himself as a self-educated ranch hand named Alexi Indris-Santana who read Plato under the stars and could run a mile in under four minutes, Hogue applied and was accepted to Princeton University, where he excelled academically, made the track team, and became a member of the elite Ivy Club. \u003cbr\u003eEchoing both \"The Great Gatsby\" and \"The Talented Mr. Ripley,\" the story of Hogue's life before and after he went to Princeton is both an immensely affecting portrait of a dreamer and a striking indictment of the Ivy League \"meritocracy\" to which Hogue wanted so badly to belong. Drawing elegant parallels between Hogue's ambitions and the American myth of self-invention, while also examining his own uneasy identification with his troubled subject, David Samuels has fashioned a powerful metaphor for the corruptions of the American dream, revealing exceptional gifts as a reporter and literary stylist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Samuels\u003c\/b\u003e, a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and a longtime contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, is the author of \u003ci\u003eOnly Love Can Break Your Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Runner\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the literary editor of \u003ci\u003eTablet Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506582864050,"sku":"9781582435046","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6sd6uYe5Jg9781582435046_1257f610-1853-43b6-bbec-3bde4dc7814c.jpg?v=1779557316","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-runner-a-true-account-of-the-amazing-lies-and-fantastical-adventures-of-the-ivy-league-impostor-james-hogue-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}