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Magical Thinking: True Stories

by Augusten Burroughs

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Publisher Comments:

From the #1 bestselling author of Running with Scissors and Dry--a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collection. True stories that give voice to the thoughts we all have but dare not mention. It begins with a Tang Instant Breakfast Drink television commercial when Augusten was seven. Then there is the contest of wills with the deranged cleaning lady. The execution of a rodent carried out with military precision and utter horror. Telemarketing revenge. Dating an undertaker and much more. A collection of true stories that are universal in their appeal yet unabashedly intimate and very funny.

Synopsis:

From the bestselling author of "Running with Scissors" and "Dry" comes a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collection of true stories.
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About the Author

Augusten Burroughs is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors, Dry, and, most recently, Possible Side Effects, which have also been New York Times bestsellers and are published around the world. A film version of Running with Scissors was adapted for the screen by Ryan Murphy. Augusten has been named one of the fifteen funniest people in America by Entertainment Weekly. He lives in New York City and western Massachusetts.
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talaney, July 21, 2007 (view all comments by talaney)
I laughed out loud in so many places while reading 'Magical Thinking' by Augusten Burroughs. He's the guy who wrote 'Running With Scissors', so if you read that and liked it, you'll love this book! It's filled with 27 short, true stories of the author's life. This book makes me wish I knew him in person.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312315955
Subtitle:
True Stories
Author:
Burroughs, Augusten
Publisher:
Picador USA
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Authors, American
Subject:
Novelists, American
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
General Biography
Subject:
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Subject:
Novelists, American -- 20th century.
Publication Date:
October 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
281
Dimensions:
8.28x5.54x.82 in. .61 lbs.
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