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Dry (Paperback)
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From the bestselling author of" Running with Scissors" comes
"Dry"--the hilarious, moving, and no less bizarre account of what
happened next.
You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen
him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a
twenty-something guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular.
Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had to drinks, Augusten was
circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went
home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud,
distracting ties, automated wake-up calls, and cologne on the
tongue could only hide so much for so long. At the request (well,
it wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten landed in
rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey, Jr.,
are immediately dashed by the grim reality of fluorescent lighting
and paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine
himself, something actually starts to click, and that's when he
finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty
days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan
life--and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that's as moving
as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is real. "Dry" is the story
of love, loss, and Starbucks as a higher power.
This is the story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of
grandeur) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead
ringer for Santa Claus and a certifiable lunatic into the bargain.
Suddenly at the age of 12, Augusten found himself living in a
dilapidated Victorian house in perfect squalor. The doctor's
bizarre family, a few patients and a paedophile living in the
garden shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules or
school. The Christmas tree stayed up until Summer and valium was
chomped down like sweets. When things got a bit slow, there was
always the ancient electroshock therapy machine under the stairs.
The Tenth Anniversary Edition of the New York Times bestselling
book that has sold over half a million copies in paperback.
"I was addicted to "Bewitched" as a kid. I worshipped Darren
Stevens the First. When he'd come home from work and Samantha would
say, 'Darren, would you like me to fix you a drink?' He'd always
rest his briefcase on the table below the mirror in the foyer, wipe
his forehead with a monogrammed handkerchief and say, 'Better make
it a double.'" (from Chapter Two)
You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen
him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a
twentysomething guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular.
Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had two drinks, Augusten was
circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went
home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud,
distracting ties, automated wake-up calls and cologne on the tongue
could only hide so much for so long. At the request (well, it
wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten lands in rehab,
where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr. are
immediately dashed by grim reality of fluorescent lighting and
paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine
himself, something actually starts to click and that's when he
finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty
days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan
life--and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that's as moving
as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is true. "Dry "is the story
of love, loss, and Starbucks as a Higher Power.
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 unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. So at the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor living with the doctor’s bizarre family, and befriending a pedophile who resided in the backyard shed. The story of an outlaw childhood where rules were unheard of, and the Christmas tree stayed up all year round, where Valium was consumed like candy, and if things got dull an electroshock- therapy machine could provide entertainment. The funny, harrowing and bestselling account of an ordinary boy’s survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.
A "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER about Christmases past and present
from the #1 bestselling author of "Running with Scissors," "Dry,"
and" A Wolf at the Table"
At eight years old, Augusten Burroughs profoundly misunderstood the
meaning of Christmas. Now proving himself once more "a master of
making tragedy funny" ("The Miami Herald"), he shows how the
holidays can bring out the worst in us and sometimes, just
sometimes, the very best. From the author described in "USA Today"
as "one of the most compelling and screamingly funny voices of the
new century" comes a book about surviving the holiday we love to
hate, and hate to love.
With Augusten's unique and singular observations and his own
unabashed way of detailing both the horrific and the humorous, Lust
& Wonder is a hilariously frank memoir that his legions of fans
have been waiting for. His story began in Running with Scissors,
endured through Dry, and continues with this memoir, the capstone
to the life of Augusten Burroughs. Funny, sweet, alarming, and
ultimately, moving and tender, Lust & Wonder is an experience
of a book that will resonate with anyone who has loved and lost and
loved again.
Augusten Burroughs's "Running with Scissors" was 'funnier and more
alarming than any memoir in recent history' ("Independent on
Sunday"). "Dry" proved that he could do it again. And now, with
these true stories, his fans are in for a treat. "Magical Thinking"
gives voice to thoughts we all have but dare not mention. What
makes the collection so original is Augusten's sharp-eyed
observations about things that are unique to him, but somehow
universal to us all.
If you're fat and fail every diet, if you're thin but can't get
thin enough, if you lose your job, if your child dies, if you are
diagnosed with cancer, if you always end up with exactly the wrong
kind of person, if you always end up alone, if you can't get over
the past, if your parents are insane and ruining your life, if you
really and truly wish you were dead, if you feel like it's your
destiny to be a star, if you believe life has a grudge against you,
if you don't want to have sex with your spouse and don't know why,
if you feel so ashamed, if you're lost in your life, if you have
ever wondered, How am I supposed to survive this? This is how.
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