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Broken (in the best possible way) / Jenny Lawson.

Lawson, Jenny, 1973- (author,, narrator.).

Summary:
"As Jenny Lawson's hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken (in the best possible way), she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation with brutal honesty. But also with brutal humor: "People do different things to distract themselves during each treatment. I embroider. It feels fitting. I'm being magnetically stabbed in the head thousands of times as I'm stabbing the embroidery myself. I don't embroider the same patterns my grandmother did. I embroider girls with octopus faces, David Bowie, a flowery bouquet with FUCK YES written in the middle. They let you do anything as long as it's 'positive.'" Jenny discusses the frustration of dealing with her insurance company in "An Open Letter to My Insurance Company," which should be an anthem for anyone who has ever had to call their insurance company to try and get a claim covered. On the lighter side, she tackles such timelessly debated questions as "How do dogs know they have penises?" We see how her vacuum cleaner almost set her house on fire, how she was attacked by three bears, business ideas she wants to pitch to Shark Tank, and why she can never go back to the post office. Of course, Jenny's long-suffering husband Victor-the Ricky to Jenny's Lucille Ball-is present throughout. A treat for Jenny Lawson's already existing fans, and destined to convert new ones, Broken is a beacon of hope and a wellspring of laughter."-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250790941
  • ISBN: 1250790948
  • Physical Description: 7 audio discs (8.5 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Macmillan Audio, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from disc surface.
A Macmillan audiobook from Henry Holt & Co.
Formatted Contents Note:
Jenny Lawson, full-grown mammal: an introduction -- I already forgot I wrote this -- Six times I've lost my shoes while wearing them: a list that shouldn't exist -- And then I bought condoms for my dog -- Rainbow fire -- All of the reasons why I'm not coming to your party -- Samuel L. Jackson is trying to kill me -- How do dogs know they have penises? -- These truisms leave out a lot of the truth -- An open letter to my health insurance company -- I'm not going outside anymore -- The things we do to quiet the monsters -- The golden (shower) years -- Awkwarding brings us together -- That time I got haunted by lizards with bike horns -- We are who we are until we aren't anymore -- Introverts unite! (But sweet baby Jesus, not in real life) -- My dentist hates me -- Am I even still alive? -- The secret to a long marriage -- So I'm paying to beat the shit out of myself? -- Anxiety is a lost watch I never saw -- The eight billionth argument I had with Victor this week -- Sometimes there is beauty in breaking -- No one wants your handwritten "Good for one free massage" coupons, Darryl -- I feel it in my bones -- Editing is hell, mostly for editors -- The first satanic ritual I ever saw -- Damaged good(s) -- My house is a garbage fire because I clean it -- And that's why I can never go back to the post office again -- I am a magpie -- Up divorce creek without a paddle (because the guide didn't trust me not to push Victor overboard with it) -- Eclipse (not the Twilight book, the other kind) -- Business ideas to pitch on Shark Tank -- Strange new weather patterns -- Souls.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by the author.
Subject: Lawson, Jenny, 1973-
Lawson, Jenny, 1973- > Mental health.
Journalists > United States > Biography.
Humorists, American > 21st century > Biography.
Mental illness > Humor.
Mental health > Humor.
Genre: Biographies.
Audiobooks.
Talking books.
Autobiographies.
Humor.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library TALKING BOOKS 92 LAWSON (Text) 50686015712396 Adult Audio Available -
Lower Macungie Library AUDIOCD BIO LAWSON (Text) 33400001522112 Adult Audiobook Biography Available -
Martin Library Adults B Lawson Audiobook (Text) 33454005063680 2nd Floor Available -
New Castle Public Library CD Biog. Lawson (UNABR) (Text) 31902005430749 NWCM Audiobooks Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library CDBook 920.72 L445 (Text) 30003009053511 Audiobooks Available -
Hughes Library CD 070.92 LAW (Text) 32378005012309 Adult Audiobook Available -


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