| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"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 and 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Self-actualization (Psychology)
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Self-actualization (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01111481
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| ISBN |
9780385540391 (hardcover) |
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0385540396 (hardcover) |
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