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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes a groundbreaking book that explores how to survive the "un-survivable" and will challenge your notion of self-help booksTo 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... more

About Augusten Burroughs

AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS is the number one New York Times bestselling author of A Wolf At The Table, Possible Side Effects, Magical Thinking, Dry, Running with Scissors, and Sellevision. He lives in Manhattan.


Published: May 8, 2012 by Macmillan Publishing

Genre: Self Help. Non-fiction. 240 pages

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  • All Critics: 9
  • Positive: 7
  • Negative: 2

  • Kirkus Reviews | 1 Apr 2012

    Despite pages of platitudes, Burroughs provides plenty of worthy material on the absurdity of the human condition and the unpredictability of contemporary life.

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  • Boston.com | 10 May 2012

    Though the book offers no quick fixes — and refreshingly so — Burroughs provides a hefty cache of raw material for self-betterment.

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  • The Washington Post | 4 May 2012

    This book is frustrating but not worthless.

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  • Dead Presidents | 27 Apr 2012

    In amazing books like Running With Scissors, Dry, and Magical Thinking, Augusten Burroughs told you about his life; in This Is How, he helps you recognize the truth about yours.

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  • BookHounds | 6 May 2012

    While there are some of those wonderful insights about life in general, there are some truly useful bits of information surrounded by his famously black humor.

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  • The Globe and Mail | 28 May 2012

    And then a bigger problem: Uh, who is This Is How for? Not self-help junkies...

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  • Booktopia Blog | 2 May 2012

    ...like Burroughs’ other acclaimed books it will take you through the full gambit of emotions in just a few treasure filled pages.

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  • Publishers Weekly | 19 Mar 2012

    As always, Burroughs is smart and energetically forthright about living and loving.

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  • Culture Tease

    ...this book works for those who trust in companionship and can possible see Augusten Burroughs as their literary companion.

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