LEADER 00000pam 2200361 i 4500 003 DLC 005 20160601094849.0 008 150917s2016 nyu 000 0aeng 010 2015036040 020 9780553419931 (hardback) 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dNjBwBT|dGCmBT|dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 082 00 791.4302/8092|aB|223 092 BIO|bSALIE 100 1 Salie, Faith,|d1971- 245 10 Approval junkie :|badventures in caring too much /|cFaith Salie. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York :|bCrown Archetype,|c[2016] 300 viii, 256 pages ;|c22 cm 336 text|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|2rdamedia 338 volume|2rdacarrier 520 "In this hilarious collection of essays, comedian Faith Salie reflects on the absurd hoops she's jumped through in order to win approval. From running in place in a darkened shower in Africa at 4 am to lose weight, to agreeing to an exorcism at the behest of her crazy ex-husband, to eating pig organs with Harrison Ford's son after her producers told her it would "make good TV", Salie has done it all in the hopes of achieving positive reinforcement from colleagues, friends, and her aforementioned ex (or as she calls him, "was-band"). With thoughtfulness and sarcasm, Salie reflects on why it is she tries so hard to please others, highlighting a phenomenon that many people-- especially women-- experience at home and in the work place. Equal parts laugh-out loud funny and poignant, Approval Junkie is a humorous exploration into why it is that we so desperately try to please others at the expense of our own happiness"--|cProvided by publisher. 600 10 Salie, Faith,|d1971- 650 0 Actors|zUnited States|vBiography. 650 0 Social acceptance|vHumor.
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