{"product_id":"9780312315955","title":"Magical Thinking : True Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMagical Thinking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Augusten Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRunning with Scissors \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDry\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most compelling and screamingly funny voices of the new century belongs to Augusten Burroughs. . . . Burroughs is blessed with an offbeat perspective and a viciously uncensored wit, a delight to read.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Augusten Burroughs shows why he is the memoirist-of-the-moment with his harrowing and laugh-out-loud new essay collection, \u003ci\u003eMagical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ruthlessly funny . . . deliciously perverse . . . he extracts something funny from every shred of his own warped experience. \u003ci\u003eMagical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e indeed.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople(four stars)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sports nuts have Dave Barry, Midwesterners have Garrison Keillor, and the rest of us--gay guys, misfits, those with horrific childhoods--have Burroughs.…He hooks you into a story better than anybody.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly(A-)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Every so often a 'writer's writer' pops up and deliciously ambushes readers--writers like David Sedaris, Larry Brown, and Frank McCourt. . . . Augusten Burroughs deserves membership to this inner circle. . . . \u003ci\u003eMagical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e is finely-honed and addicting . . . Miraculous.” —\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News (Denver)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deeply satisfying, full of both gleeful one-liners and shocking instances of profound wisdom . . . There are few writers as outrageously magical or as surprisingly thoughtful as Augusten Burroughs.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A literary favorite--right up there with humorists David Sedaris and Laurie Notaro . . . Fascinating.” —\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superlatively disturbed . . . A brand-new collection of deliciously lurid true tales…offer[s] an irresistible display of sanity hanging by a thread.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist(starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Still wild, sad, funny, tender, and frightening . . . It's all about the journey. Do go along. Just be sure to pack some tissues for the laughing and the crying.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated Lambda Literary Award - Nominee (2004), Commended Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Honor Book (2005)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312315955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40660373176526,"sku":"9780312315955","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_5c21951d-d163-4be0-aba0-9db63f4be74c.jpg?v=1639538904","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312315955","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}