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Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs Publisher Comments The #1 New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year Now a Major Motion Picture Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell Staff Pick Leave it to Sarah Vowell to roam across America in search of the motivations and culture of political murder. Obsessive, edifying, and, of course, witty, Assassination Vacation is unlike any other historical tourism or travel writing book you'll ever... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Possible Side Effects by Augusten Burroughs Staff Pick As with other funny memoirists like Laurie Notaro or David Rakoff, Augusten Burroughs finds humor and absurdity in all sorts of mundane events. The twist is that Burroughs life — particularly his childhood — provides the surreal backdrop to a writer... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family by Dan Savage Publisher Comments Dan Savage’s mother wants him to get married. His boyfriend, Terry, says “no thanks” because he doesn’t want to act like a straight person. Their six-year-old son DJ says his two dads aren’t “allowed” to get... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dry by Augusten Burroughs Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of Running with Scissors comes Drythe hilarious, moving, and no less bizarre account of what happened next. You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs 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... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sellevision by Augusten Burroughs Publisher Comments Darkly funny and gleefully mean-spirited, "Sellevision" explores greed, obsession and third tier celebrity, in the world of a fictional home shopping network.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs Publisher Comments RUNNING WITH SCISSORS is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. So at the age of twelve, Burroughs found... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Mass Market
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris Staff Pick One of these days I'll find the time to construct an actual review of Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, but until I do let these words stand as my pledge: You will not regret purchasing this book. Further: You're unlikely to find more pure... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and by David Rakoff Publisher Comments A dishy, incisive exploration of gossip from celebrity rumors to literaryromans à clef, personal sniping to political slander by one our “great essayists” (David Brooks) To his successful examinations of some of the most powerful forces... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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