num_pages: 254
description: *A New York Times Love and Relationships bestseller*For readers of Cheryl Strayed and Anne Lamott a collection of brand new impassioned and inspiring letters by the author of the beloved advice column Ask Polly featured weekly on New York Magazine's The CutShould 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 the author of the weekly advice column Ask Polly featured in New York magazines The Cut is here to guide you through the what ifs and I dont knows of modern life with the signature wisdom and tough love her readers have come to expect. How to Be a Person in the World is a collection of never-before-published material along with a few fan favorites. Whether shes responding to cheaters or loners lovers or haters the depressed or the down-and-out Havrilesky writes with equal parts grace humor and compassion to remind you that even in your darkest moments youre not alone.
language: English
title: How to Be a Person in the World: Ask Polly's Guide Through the Paradoxes of Modern Life
publisher: Doubleday