Bibliograph

How to be a person in the world, Ask Polly's guide through the paradoxes of modern life, Heather Havrilesky

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How to be a person in the world, Ask Polly's guide through the paradoxes of modern life, Heather Havrilesky

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to be a person in the world

Oclc number

911920974

Responsibility statement

Heather Havrilesky

Sub title

Ask Polly's guide through the paradoxes of modern life

Summary

"By the author of the popular advice column Ask Polly, featured weekly on New York Magazine's The Cut, this is a collection of brand new, impassioned, and inspiring letters,"--Amazon.com

Table Of 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 thirty-eight 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

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