{"product_id":"snake-oil-paperback","title":"Snake Oil - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelsey Rae Dimberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA razor-sharp literary thriller about three women vying for power at a wellness startup, where the cost of ambition might be deadly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne woman's elixir is another woman's poison\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhoda West is Silicon Valley's favorite female CEO: the luminously charismatic founder of the fast-growing startup Radical, a wellness company whose core mission is the betterment of women's lives. Rhoda's Instagram page offers intimate glimpses of her personal life alongside promotions for the cult-status products developed in the Well, Radical's secretive lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDani Lang is a \"quester,\" as Rhoda calls her most avid followers. Dani found Radical at a low point in her life, and took an entry level job just to get in the door. When she volunteers to test a controversial new supplement, Dani wins an opportunity to rise in the company, even to work with Rhoda herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCecelia Cole is a \"quasher.\" She grinds away at the Customer Worship queue, resenting the entitled customers, the woo-woo Radical jargon, and Rhoda's smiling hypocrisy. Cecelia, who suffers from a miserable chronic illness, knows that the remedies Rhoda sells can't cure real sickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Rhoda announces another fundraising round that could turn Radical into a billion-dollar unicorn, an anonymous Twitter account begins spilling snarky gossip from inside the startup. Is Rhoda really the nurturing leader she presents to the world, or a fraud? Or is this just another case of a woman in business being punished for her strength and audacity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTensions rise and loyalties clash, then tragedy strikes during a company party. In the aftermath of what looks more and more like a crime, even the most faithful questers begin to wonder to what lengths Rhoda will go to protect her company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart page-turning suspense, part darkly comic skewering of startup culture, Snake Oil is a gripping exploration of ambition and authenticity, shining a revealing light on the wellness world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152098758791,"sku":"9780063410510","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/115bcad629a151eb5e71e9b505c384c8.webp?v=1733211598","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/snake-oil-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}