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My Less Than Secret Life: A Diary, Fiction, Essays

"Do you often wonder what the hell you're doing with your life? Do you feel separate from most people, like you don't belong anywhere? Do you black out when you drink alcohol? Do you worry that no one will ever love you because you're a bit freakish? Do you suffer private humiliations on the toilet? Do you feel like you'll never be able to take care of yourself financially?".

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"If you answered yes to any of these questions then this book just may be for you. So get out your money, sweetheart or kind sir, buy My Less Than Secret Life, and help the author who wrote the thing - after all, he got a perfect score on the above quiz and could really use your assisstance.".

"Here's another question: Do you like the work of Joseph Mitchell, Charles Bukowski, and Penthouse Forum? Again, if you answered yes, this collection of sex-drenched essays and fiction is probably right up your alley or down your pants or up your skirt, depending on your gender or what you're wearing. Well, that's our sales pitch! Hope it works!"—BOOK JACKET.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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