This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't, (Paperback)

from Amethyst26

Burroughs tells how to clench your teeth and move forward, tough as it may be. Some of his advice left me with a "well, duh" feeling; most was thoughtful. The inspiring chapters "How to Identify Love by What It's Not" and "How to LIve Unhappily Ever After." His wit, although searing at times, ent...

from michellebarton

The author's own take on self-help, negating many widely touted methods based on his own considerable experiences. Interesting, informative, intellectually appealing, his approach just plain makes sense. Often crass with blunt, no-holds-barred statements regarding very touching and tragic situati...

from shayrp76

Augusten Burroughs provides methods of overcoming numerous obstacles in our own psyches like: grief, shyness, lushery and spinsterhood to name a few. This advice coming from a realist is honest and darkly humorous at the same time. He covers every topic that is the bread and butter for psychologi...

from elmoelle

I like the author's straight forward style. A lot of his advice is things that you have read before in magazines or self-help books, but because he is so blatently honest, it causes you to really stop and think about the advice. Reminds me of He's Just not that into you

from bookwormteri

My favorite of Burroughs' books. A self help book from an admittedly screwed up man, but he provides some incredibly deep insights. This is going to be one of those books that I buy and let people "borrow" and buy again and "lend" again and over and over and over. Chapters Include, but are not li...