{"product_id":"9781637747513","title":"The Onion Story","description":"Author: Scott Dikkers\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781637747513\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: BenBella Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Dikkers’ comedic voice, so integral to creating the distinctive \u003ci\u003eOnion \u003c\/i\u003estyle, lends to a mixture of journalistic verve and an authentically confessional account of long nights and betting on your own talents. Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e will relish revisiting some of its best stories and headlines while witnessing its constant reinvention as the media landscape itself continues to evolve.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe founder of TheOnion.com and longest-serving editor-in-chief regales readers with never-before-told anecdotes from the beloved satiric newsroom in this celebration of creativity, resilience, and the transformative power of jokes—delivered in AP style.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n In this laugh-out-loud origin story of a world-renowned satirist and “America’s Finest News Source” Scott Dikkers treats you to a rollicking trip through the 80s, 90s, and 00s, chronicling the inception, evolution, and success of \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e from his view at the helm. With his famous wit and wisdom Dikkers chronicles the paper’s founding, run-ins with the law, scrapes with death, and raving-mad antics of its staff in chapters like:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildhood Trauma Mined for Cheap Laugh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHurriedly Collected Life Savings Invested Wisely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStop Put to All This Horseplay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAward-winning Local Author Inspired, Drunk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook, Area Man on TV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffice Internet Briefly Used for Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n If you’ve ever been duped into believing an \u003ci\u003eOnion\u003c\/i\u003e headline, or simply laughed to avoid crying at how closely its fake news articles resembled reality, get a first-person view from the mastermind himself of the publication’s unparalleled legacy as the world’s most trusted news source, celebrated for its fearless commitment to truth-telling under the guise of satire.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46658458714270,"sku":"HPC-9781637747513","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781637747513.jpg?v=1774926263","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781637747513","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}