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The Best Advice in Six Words: Writers Famous and Obscure on Love, Sex, Money, Friendship, Family, Work, and Much More

The creator of the bestselling, short-form Six-Word Memoir series, Larry Smith, is back again with THE BEST ADVICE IN SIX WORDS, a poignant collection of universal wisdom, life lessons, and caution thrown to the wind. With 1,000 contributions from celebrities like Molly Ringwald, Whoopi Goldberg, Lemony Snicket, and Gary Shteyngart, as well as everyday people who've learned a thing or two about a thing or two during their time on the planet, readers will pulled into the sometimes hilarious, often serious, occasionally reflective experience of the book.

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"Never, ever refuse a breath mint." -Lemony Snicket

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"Be a doer, not a dreamer" -Shonda Rimes

"Sometimes on low, sometimes on high." - Mario Batali

"Can't say something nice? Try fiction." - David Baldacci

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 229 pages

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