Running With Scissors
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Running With Scissors
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Author : Augusten Burroughs
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2002-07-26
Running With Scissors written by Augusten Burroughs and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"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 psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in perfect squalor. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients, and a pedophile living in the backyard shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules; there was no school. The Christmas tree stayed up until summer, and Valium was eaten like Pez. And when things got dull, there was always the vintage electroshock-therapy machine under the stairs....
Lust Wonder
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Author : Augusten Burroughs
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2016-03-29
Lust Wonder written by Augusten Burroughs and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The instant New York Times bestseller Lust: 1. intense sexual desire or appetite 2.a passionate or overmastering desire or craving 3.ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish. Wonder: 1. something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment,or admiration 2. the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration 3. a miraculous deed or event; remarkable phenomenon From the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an intimate look at the driving forces in one man’s life. With Augusten's unique and singular observations and his own unabashed way of detailing both the horrific and the humorous, Lust and Wonder is a hilariously frank memoir that his legions of fans have been waiting for. His story began in Running with Scissors, endured through Dry, and continues with this memoir, the capstone to the life of Augusten Burroughs. Funny, sweet, alarming, and ultimately, moving and tender, Lust & Wonder is an experience of a book that will resonate with anyone who has loved and lost and loved again.
Possible Side Effects
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Author : Augusten Burroughs
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2011-06-01
Possible Side Effects written by Augusten Burroughs and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors comes Augusten Burroughs's most provocative collection of true stories yet. From nicotine gum addiction to lesbian personal ads to incontinent dogs, Possible Side Effects mines Burroughs's life in a series of uproariously funny essays. These are stories that are uniquely Augusten, with all the over-the-top hilarity of Running with Scissors,the erudition of Dry, and the breadth of Magical Thinking. A collection that is universal in its appeal and unabashedly intimate, Possible Side Effects continues to explore that which is most personal, mirthful, disturbing, and cherished, with unmatched audacity. A cautionary tale in essay form. Be forewarned--hilarious, troubling, and shocking results might occur.
Magical Thinking
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Author : Augusten Burroughs
language : en
Publisher: Picador
Release Date : 2024-10-15
Magical Thinking written by Augusten Burroughs and has been published by Picador this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
Toil Trouble
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Author : Augusten Burroughs
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2019-10-01
Toil Trouble written by Augusten Burroughs and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching...and just a little spooky. "Here’s a partial list of things I don’t believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Life after death. Vampires. Zombies. Reiki. Homeopathy. Rolfing. Reflexology. Note that 'witches' and 'witchcraft' are absent from this list. The thing is, I wouldn’t believe in them, and I would privately ridicule any idiot who did, except for one thing: I am a witch." For as long as Augusten Burroughs could remember, he knew things he shouldn't have known. He manifested things that shouldn't have come to pass. And he told exactly no one about this, save one person: his mother. His mother reassured him that it was all perfectly normal, that he was descended from a long line of witches, going back to the days of the early American colonies. And that this family tree was filled with witches. It was a bond that he and his mother shared--until the day she left him in the care of her psychiatrist to be raised in his family (but that's a whole other story). After that, Augusten was on his own. On his own to navigate the world of this tricky power; on his own to either use or misuse this gift. From the hilarious to the terrifying, Toil & Trouble is a chronicle of one man's journey to understand himself, to reconcile the powers he can wield with things with which he is helpless. There are very few things that are coincidences, as you will learn in Toil & Trouble. Ghosts are real, trees can want to kill you, beavers are the spawn of Satan, houses are alive, and in the end, love is the most powerful magic of all.
Writing With Scissors
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Author : Ellen Gruber Garvey
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-11-02
Writing With Scissors written by Ellen Gruber Garvey and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
Men and women 150 years ago grappled with information overload by making scrapbooks-the ancestors of Google and blogging. From Abraham Lincoln to Susan B. Anthony, African American janitors to farmwomen, abolitionists to Confederates, people cut out and pasted down their reading. Writing with Scissors opens a new window into the feelings and thoughts of ordinary and extraordinary Americans. Like us, nineteenth-century readers spoke back to the media, and treasured what mattered to them. In this groundbreaking book, Ellen Gruber Garvey reveals a previously unexplored layer of American popular culture, where the proliferating cheap press touched the lives of activists and mourning parents, and all who yearned for a place in history. Scrapbook makers documented their feelings about momentous public events such as living through the Civil War, mediated through the newspapers. African Americans and women's rights activists collected, concentrated, and critiqued accounts from a press that they did not control to create "unwritten histories" in books they wrote with scissors. Whether scrapbook makers pasted their clippings into blank books, sermon collections, or the pre-gummed scrapbook that Mark Twain invented, they claimed ownership of their reading. They created their own democratic archives. Writing with Scissors argues that people have long had a strong personal relationship to media. Like newspaper editors who enthusiastically "scissorized" and reprinted attractive items from other newspapers, scrapbook makers passed their reading along to family and community. This book explains how their scrapbooks underlie our present-day ways of thinking about information, news, and what we do with it.
Why We Must Run With Scissors
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Author : Barry Lane
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2001-08
Why We Must Run With Scissors written by Barry Lane and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08 with categories.
For use in schools and libraries only. These 83 classroom-ready lessons provide teachers with an idea-packed curriculum for sparking a class of creative, savvy persuaders.
Running With Scissors
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Author : Augusten Burroughs
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2004-02-01
Running With Scissors written by Augusten Burroughs and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year Now a Major Motion Picture This is the true story of a boy who wanted to grow up with the Brady Bunch, but ended up living with the Addams Family. Augusten Burroughs's mother gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa Claus and a certifiable lunatic into the bargain. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients and a sinister man living in the garden shed completed the tableau. In the perfect squalor of their dilapidated Victorian house, there were no rules and there was no school. The Christmas tree stayed up until summer and Valium was chomped down like sweets. And when things got a bit slow, there was always the ancient electroshock therapy machine under the stairs... 'This is the Brady Bunch on Viagra... it is impossible not to laugh at all the jokes; to admire the sardonic, fetid tone; to wonder, slack-jawed and agog, at the sheer looniness of the vista he conjures up' -- Rachel Cooke, Observer
Creative Solutions
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Author : Anistasia Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-11
Creative Solutions written by Anistasia Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11 with Art categories.
View the challenges faced when creating a logo. Look at 180 successful logos & get tips, read about the design process & learn more about creating a brand mark.
In Praise Of Wisdom
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Author : Kim Paffenroth
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2004-01-01
In Praise Of Wisdom written by Kim Paffenroth and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Religion categories.
Examines the ways that our rich literary tradition in the West deals with the questions of reason and faith.