Magical Thinking: True Stories
by Augusten Burroughs
Published for the first time: 1/1/2004
304 pages, Paperback
Genres: Biography Memoir, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction, Essays, Humor, Short Stories
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.
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