How to Be a Person in the World: Ask Polly’s Guide Through the Paradoxes of Modern Life

New York Times Bestseller – From the “best advice columnist of her generation” (Esquire) comes a hilarious, frank, and witty collection of all-new responses, plus a few greatest hits from the beloved “Ask Polly” column in New York magazine’s The Cut.

Should you quit your day job to follow your dreams? How do you rein in an overbearing mother? Will you ever stop dating wishy-washy, noncommittal guys? Should you put off having a baby for your career?

Heather Havrilesky is here to guide you through the “what if’s” and “I don’t knows” of modern life with the signature wisdom and tough love her readers have come to expect. Whether she’s responding to cheaters or loners, lovers or haters, the anxious or the down-and-out, Havrilesky writes with equal parts grace, humor, and compassion to remind you that even in your darkest moments you’re not alone.

Author: Heather Havrilesky
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 06/27/2017
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781101911587
Language: English