Possible Side Effects

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From the million-copy bestselling author of Running with Scissors comes Augusten Burroughs' most provocative collection of true stories yet - a cautionary tale in essay form. Possible Side Effects enlightens us on the concept of cause and effect with its highly entertaining and amusing exploration of: Doll collecting. The Tooth Fairy. Incontinent dogs. Ebay addiction. Hot cardiologists. Available locksmiths. Lesbian personal ads. Junior Mints. Blind dates. Nicorette gum. Coffins (as bookcases). Grandmothers. Dry skin. College T-shirts. Santa Claus. Enforcing traffic laws. Julia Child.

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'Energetic and funny and idiosyncratic' [The Age] 'It's clear why Burroughs was named one of the fifteen funniest people in America by Entertainment Weekly' [Herald Sun] 'one of the most compelling and screamingly funny voices of the new century' [USA Today] 'deliciously perverse' [People]

Author Bio

Augusten Burroughs was born in 1965. He didn't complete any formal education after the third grade. He's held jobs as an advertising copywriter, dog trainer and a candy-store clerk (fired for stealing) and failed as a male model. He is the author of The New York Times bestselling Running with Scissors, Dry, Magical Thinking and Sellevision. He lives in New York City and Massachusetts. Previous Books: A Wolf at the Table (Pan Macmillian, 2008);|Running With Scissors;|Dry;|Possible Side Effects;|Magical Thinking;|Sellevision