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The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life

by Eugene Mirman

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No one understands the complexities of modern life better than Eugene Mirman--claims Eugene Mirman--and anyone seeking guidance from a man who has lived through everything (except the Great Depression, the Spanish-American War, and Jerry Lee Lewis's sex scandal) won't resist this charmingly hysterical guidebook. Become ultra-popular in high school (without "putting out" -- whatever that is) Discover somewhere between four and two thousand ways to overcome social anxiety (closer to four) show more Start a band, become an artist, or disappoint your parents by getting on a reality television show! show less

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Genre: Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS: 818.602 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American miscellaneous writings in English 21st Century
LCC: PN6165 .M59 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Wit and humor By region or country
BISAC: FIC FICTION Humorous General

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Languages: English
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Published: 2009
Genre: Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS: 818.602
LCC: PN6165 .M59

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