Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs

nonfiction biography memoir funny reflective fast-paced

304 pages | first published 2002

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The true story of an outlaw childhood where rules were unheard of, the Christmas tree stayed up all year round, Valium was consumed like candy, and if things got dull an electroshock-therapy machine could provide entertainment.Running with Scissor...
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