This is How: Help for the Self by Augusten Burroughs

This is How: Help for the Self by Augusten Burroughs

To say that Augusten Burroughs has lived an unusual life is an understatement. From having no formal education past third grade and being raised by his mother's psychiatrist in the seventies to enjoying one of the most successful advertising careers of the eighties to experiencing a spectacular downfall and rehab stint in the nineties to having a number one bestselling writing career in the new millennium, Burroughs has faced humiliation, transformation and everything in between. "This Is How" is his no-holds-barred book of advice on topics as varied as: How to feel like crap, How to ride an elevator, How to be thin, How to be fat, How to find love, How to feel sorry for yourself, How to get the job, How to end your life, How to remain unhealed, How to finish your drink, How to regret as little as possible...and much more. Told with Burroughs' unique voice, black humour, and in-your-face advice, "This is How" is Running With Scissors - with recipes.

AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS is the New York Times bestselling author of Possible Side Effects, Magical Thinking, Dry, Running with Scissors, and Sellevision. He lives in New York City and Amherst, Massachussetts.

Performer/poet PATTI SMITH and daughter Jesse Smith collaborated with songwriter Michael Campbell in their response to A Wolf at the Table. The song, The Only Time, is an effort to capture the mood of the memoir by Augusten Burroughs, while maintaining a hopeful undercurrent.

INGRID MICHAELSON's self-released album of quirky, pop gems, Girls and Boys, gained attention when her songs including, The Way I Am, were featured on the show, Grey's Anatomy. With her music now a fixture on the Billboard and iTunes charts, Ingrid continues to have unprecedented success as a do-it-yourself artist.

Named after Jack London's 1904 novel, Los Angeles' SEA WOLF is the nom de plume for singer/songwriter Alex Brown Church and the orchestral indie rock he creates. His debut LP, Leaves In The River, was released last year on Dangerbird Records to critical acclaim. Touring the country with label mates Silversun Pickups and veterans Nada Surf, the band made its national television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Although she is currently spending a dysfunctional amount of time touring the world with her indie pop band, TEGAN QUIN from Tegan and Sara, is a bookworm who lives and writes songs in Vancouver, Canada. His Love was recorded in her home studio/library.

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ISBN 13	9780312563554
ISBN 10	0312563558
Title	This is How: Help for the Self
Author	Augusten Burroughs
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	St Martin's Press
Year published	2012-05-08
Number of pages	240
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