from The Number-one Bestselling Author Of running With Scissors And dry comes Augusten Burroughs's Most Eagerly Anticipated Collection Yet: True Stories That Give Voice To The Thoughts That We All Have But Dare Not Mention.

it Begins With A Tang Instant-breakfast Drink Television Commercial:

"yes, You, Augusten. You Were Great. We Want You." i Can Now Trace My Manic Adult Tendencies To This Moment. It Was The First Time I Felt Deeply Thrilled About Something Just A Fraction Of An Instant After Being Completely Crushed. I Believe Those Three Words "we Want You" Were Enough To Cause My Brain To Rewire Itself, And From Then On, I Would Require More than Other People....- From magical Thinking's "commercial Break"

a Contest Of Wills With A Deranged Cleaning Lady. The Execution Of A Rodent Carried Out With Military Precision And Utter Horror. Telemarketing Revenge. A Different Kind Of "roof Work." Dating An Undertaker Who Shows Up In A Minivan. This Is The Fabric Of Augusten Burroughs's Life: A Collection Of True Stories That Are Universal In Their Appeal Yet Unabashedly Intimate, Stories That Shine A Flashlight Into Both Dark And Hilarious Places. With magical Thinking, Augusten Burroughs Goes Where Other Memoirists Fear To Tread.