Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much

Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much

From comedian and journalist Faith Salie, of NPR's Wait Waitâ€¦Don't Tell Me! and CBS News Sunday Morning, a collection of daring, funny essays chronicling the author's adventures during her lifelong quest for approval
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Faith Salie has done it all in the name of validation. Whether sheâ€™s trying to impress her parents with a perfect GPA, undergoing an exorcismÂ to save her toxic marriage, or baking a 3D excavator cake for her sonâ€™s birthday, Salie is the ultimate approval seekerâ€”an â€œapprovalÂ junkie,â€ if you will.Â

In this collection of daring, honest essays, Salie shares stories from her lifelong quest for gold stars, recounting her strategy for winning (very Southern) high school beauty pageant; her struggle to pick the perfect outfit to wear to her divorce; and her difficulty falling in love again, and then conceiving, in the years following her motherâ€™s death.
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With thoughtful irreverence, Salie reflects on why she tries so hard to please others, and herself, highlighting a phenomenon that many peopleâ€”especially womenâ€”experience at home and in the workplace. Equal parts laugh-out loud funny and poignant,Â Approval JunkieÂ is one womanâ€™s journey to realizing that seeking approval from others is more than just getting them to like youâ€”it's challenging yourself to achieve, and survive, more than you ever thought you could.
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Crown Archetype
Binding Hardcover
Height 8.5
Length 5.8
Weight 0.83996121822
Width 0.9
ReleaseDate 2016-04-19

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Crown Archetype
Binding	Hardcover
Height	8.5
Length	5.8
Weight	0.83996121822
Width	0.9
ReleaseDate	2016-04-19

Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much

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