{"product_id":"running-with-scissors-paperback","title":"Running with Scissors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAugusten Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir from Augusten Burroughs, \u003ci\u003e Running with Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e, n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eow a Major Motion Picture!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning with Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in perfect squalor. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients, and a pedophile living in the backyard shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules, there was no school. The Christmas tree stayed up until summer, and Valium was eaten like Pez. And when things got dull, there was always the vintage electroshock therapy machine under the stairs.... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning with Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e is at turns foul and harrowing, compelling and maniacally funny. But above all, it chronicles an ordinary boy's survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugusten Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDry, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagical Thinking, \u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003ePossible Side Effects, \u003c\/i\u003e which were also \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. Augusten has been named one of the fifteen funniest people in America by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City and western Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.28 x 5.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685194174527,"sku":"9780312422271","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6a275a8bc2445c91103c1add10b0b4f2.webp?v=1764970193","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/running-with-scissors-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}