Author: Augusten Burroughs
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9781429902526
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Now including an excerpt from Lust & Wonder, a new memoir coming in March 2016. 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.... Running with Scissors is at turns foul and harrowing, compelling and maniacally funny. But above all, it chronicles an ordinary boy's survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.
Language: en
Pages: 288
Pages: 288
Now including an excerpt from Lust & Wonder, a new memoir coming in March 2016. 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
Language: en
Pages: 145
Pages: 145
The more complex and ambiguous this world becomes, the greater the uncertainty leaders will face in their day to day professional and personal lives, and the greater the need to recognize and develop their leadership skills to help be the voice of reason when theres nothing around them but chaos.
Language: en
Pages: 424
Pages: 424
*** LARGE PRINT EDITIONS *** Eighteen months ago, drummer Jude Colburn made the biggest mistake of his life when he walked away from his band just as they were on the brink of success. Now, he's got a second chance. The band's bassist just quit, and Jude plays bass almost
Language: en
Pages: 45
Pages: 45
All about life, love, and losing your mind, these poems portray humor in the face of doubt, and ambition in the face of failure. They are proof that through adversity human beings grow and flourish.
Language: en
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The year is 1995, and Gina leaves a failed relationship for a California Dream, only to find she can’t afford rent in the promised land. That’s OK, she’s not alone; the nonprofit social service agency that hires her into an entry level mental health job is dominated by a gang
Language: en
Pages: 234
Pages: 234
Language: en
Pages: 90
Pages: 90
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Pages: 76
Pages: 76
Language: en
Pages: 84
Pages: 84
How many times have you found yourself in front of an art class without a lesson plan? Kids love art that is meaningful, and that takes time and effort to create on their part. This book contains a clear list of supplies, method of making, and a diagram of the
Language: en
Pages: 246
Pages: 246
In episode 45 of the Action! Series, we pick up where the last book left us, hanging by an emotional thread. With the cat finally out of the bag for the Nation’s Top Model, Mark Antonious Richfield’s indiscretion, his young husband, Stan Charles Richfield, is sent reeling emotionally. In this