From the bestselling author of "Running with Scissors" and "Dry" comes a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collection of true stories.[...]
"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. The funny, harrowing, and bestselling account of an ordinary boy's survival under the most [...]
With unconventional wit and a wonderfully weird way of looking at things, Burroughs, author of "Running with Scissors,," chronicles his life on the edge after leaving his deeply eccentric foster family.[...]
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[...]
The hilarious first novel by the #1 bestselling author of "Running with Scissors," "Dry," "A Wolf at the Table," and "You Better Not Cry," "Sellevision" is Augusten Burrough's darkly funny and vastly entertaining skewering of a very troubled home-shopping channel.
Welcome to the world of Sellevi[...]
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 down[...]
From the author: 'My father doesn't feature much in "Running with Scissors". And one of the reasons for this is because he didn't feature much in my life. But there's another reason, too: Our relationship was so complicated, so dark, so confusing and so big, that to tell the story would require a bo[...]
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 [...]
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[...]
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. Suddenly at the age of 12, Augusten found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian house in perfect squalor.[...]
You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the underground, at restaurants: a twenty-something guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary.[...]
Presents true stories, which gives voice to thoughts we all have but dare not mention. This collection is the author's sharp-eyed observations about things that are unique to him, but somehow universal to us all.[...]
'Sellevision' is America's premier retail broadcasting network, and presenter Max Andrews is the jewel in its broadcasting crown. But when the handsome (and lonely and gay) Max accidentally exposes himself in front of sixty million kids the channel faces its biggest scandal.[...]
Containing stories, this book is intended for readers who seek pleasure, escape, amusement, enlightenment, or general distraction.[...]
A wonderfully twisted collection of true Christmas stories from the author of Running with Scissors.
A prequel to International hit "Running With Scissors", this title tells the story of Augusten's relationship with his tormented father. A man who sent his wife mad and saw his other son run away from home, prior to Augusten going into foster care.[...]
Omaelämäkerrallisella menestysromaanillaan Juoksee saksien kanssa maailmanmaineeseen kohonneen Augusten Burroughsin Kuivilla jatkaa kirjailijan hämmästyttävän elämän kuvausta. New Yorkiin muuttanut ja mainosalalla työskentelevä Augusten on menestynyt nuori uraohjus. Ja paatunut alkoholisti[...]
Juoksee saksien kanssa on tositarina pojasta, jonka runoilija-äiti antaa hämmästyttävästi joulupukkia muistuttavan psykiatrin kasvatettavaksi. Augusten Burroughs huomasi 12-vuotiaana asuvansa keskellä viktoriaanista kurjuutta tohtorin eriskummallisen perheen parissa ja ystävystyi takapihalla [...]
Bestseller-listojen kärkinimen Juoksee saksien kanssa ja Kuivilla teosten kirjoittajan maaginen tositarinoiden kokoelma. Nämä hykerryttävän hauskat, sydäntälämmittävät, shokeeraavat, kieroutuneet tositarinat käsittelevät asioita, joita me kaikki ajattelemme, muttemme uskalla sanoa. Burro[...]
Mahdolliset sivuvaikutukset -kirjoituskokoelmaa suositellaan käytettäväksi nautintoa, todellisuuspakoa, viihdykettä, valaistumista tai yleistä huvittelua varten. Kirja ei sovi häiriökäyttäytymisen kuten nettiriippuvuuden tai maanisen sokkotreffailun hoitoon. Tutkimukset ovat osoittaneet joi[...]
Omaelämäkerrallisella menestysromaanillaan Juoksee saksien kanssa maailmanmaineeseen kohonneen Augusten Burroughsin Kuivilla jatkaa kirjailijan hämmästyttävän elämän kuvausta. New Yorkiin muuttanut ja mainosalalla työskentelevä Augusten on menestynyt nuori uraohjus. Ja paatunut alkoholisti[...]