Is there life after a crazed and outrageous childhood? The author of Running with Scissors proves that there is, in this hilarious, dark, and twisted memoir of becoming a man. As he tries to create a grown-up life in the world of advertising, his past continues to haunt him in ways he never expected. Funny, moving, and uplifting. "[His] telling of the tale alternates among hilarious, pathetic, existential, and hopeful... a fascinating listening experience."—Publishers Weekly