The Harm in Asking

The Harm in Asking My Clumsy Encounters With the Human Race

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Publisher's Synopsis

Welcome to the perverse and hilarious mind of Sara Barron. In The Harm in Asking, she boldly addresses the bizarre indignities of everyday life: from invisible pets to mobster roommates, from a hatred of mayonnaise to an unrequited love of k.d. lang, from the ruinous side effect of broccoli to the sheer delight of a male catalogue model. In a voice that is incisive and entirely her own, Barron proves herself the master of the awkward, and she achieves something wonderful and rare: a book that makes you laugh out loud. Simply put: if you read it, you will never be the same.*

*That's not true. You'll probably stay the same. But you'll have laughed a lot. And you'll have learned a fun fact about Jessica Simpson's home spray. See? You didn't even know she had a home spray! The learning has already begun. 

Book information

ISBN: 9780307720702
Publisher: Crown
Imprint: Crown
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 792.7028092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 308
Weight: 227g
Height: 202mm
Width: 131mm
Spine width: 17mm