Spent by Kerry Cohen
Women reveal the impact that spending money has on their emotions, their self-worth, and their relationships
"Spent is dazzlingSo smart. So funny. So relatable. The essays transcend shopping--this is a book about life. Buy it." --Chelsea Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Heartsick "Smart, funny, rueful, and honest, Spent is an indispensable shopping companion." --Claire Dederer, bestselling author of Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses "For anyone who has a complicated relationship with shopping (i.e. everyone), the pleasure of reading this profound and funny collection of essays is pure and absolute. No buyer's remorse or sticker shock. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed." --Karen Karbo, author of The Gospel According to Coco Chanel "[A] distinct and thoughtful work... Readers who frequently and joyfully shop will be nodding along through many of the stories and recognizing and appreciating the heart and humor... Recommended for shopping enthusiasts and those interested in the activity's sociological, economical, and personal effects on our lives." --Library Journal "This collection of essays, memoirs, and nonfiction-fiction reads like True Confessions, which, after all, is how shopping is perceived by many U.S. women... Different voices, all plucked from professional writers, add power and polish to this anthology." --Booklist
Kerry Cohen is the author of eight books, including the memoirs Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity and Seeing Ezra: A Mother's Story of Autism, Unconditional Love, and The Meaning of Normal Dirty Little Secrets: Breaking the Silence on Teenage Girls and Promiscuity, a sociological examination of the "loose girl" issue three young adult novels and two forthcoming titles. Cohen has appeared on Dr. Phil, Good Morning America, The Jeff Probst Show, the BBC, and a number of other television and radio shows. Her essays have appeared in the "Modern Love" column in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Portland Monthly, Brevity, and many other publications. She has been an Oregon Book Award finalist four times over. She blogs for Psychology Today and The Huffington Post, and also has her own blog, The Autistic Carpool, which charts the adventures of the carpool she drives to her son's school. She teaches in the Red Earth Low-Residency MFA program and is also a counselor, currently working on her PsyD and specializing in sex and relationships.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781580055123 |
| ISBN 10 | 1580055125 |
| Title | Spent |
| Author | Kerry Cohen |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Seal Press |
| Year published | 2014-09-23 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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