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Author:

Havrilesky, Heather.

Title:

How to be a person in the world : ask Polly's guide through the paradoxes of modern life / Heather Havrilesky.

Publisher:

Doubleday,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Conduct of life--Miscellanea.
Advice columnists.

Notes:

"A collection of new and prieviously published letters from Ask Polly's advice column, originally featured on The Awl and now on New York Magazine's blog, The Cut."

Contents:

Author's note -- Flaws become you -- Here comes the (anxious) bride -- My mind likes imagining boys -- The poisons of materialism -- Am I too weird? -- Crushed by an STD -- You are uniquely qualified to bring you the world -- What would Kanye do? -- My boyfriend has never had a job -- Devil town -- Commitmentphobes of NYC -- Reckoning, anger, & obsession -- The cheat sheet -- I'm tired of being so nice -- The weight of rage -- Cheaters become you -- That bitter aftertaste -- Weepiness is next to godliness-- Drunk no more -- I'm dating my best friend's ex -- How do I get over this betrayal? -- Why don't the men I date ever love me? -- Identity & becoming an artist (whether you make art or not) -- Land of the lost artist -- Lame job, lame life -- Do I make music or have a family? -- This job is killing me -- The uncertainty principle -- Making friends (out of nothing at all) -- I'm 38 and everything is awful -- Don't shy away -- I don't know -- Career or baby? -- Beauty in the breakdown -- I feel haunted by my affair -- The good wife -- Full disclosure -- Mourning glory -- The bean eaters.

Summary:

Heather Havrilesky, the author of the weekly advice column Ask Polly, featured in New York magazine{u2019}s The Cut, is here to guide you through the “what if{u2019}s” and “I don{u2019}t knows” of modern life with the signature wisdom and tough love her readers have come to expect.

ISBN:

0385540396 (hardcover)
9780385540391 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2015023592

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