Furiously happy: a funny book about horrible things
(CD Audiobook)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(2)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(1)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Published:
New York :
Format:
CD Audiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Desc:
7 audio discs ; 12 cm
Status:
Description

"In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best. As Jenny says: "Some people might think that being 'furiously happy' is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your house without telling your husband first because you suspect he would say no since he's never particularly liked kangaroos. And that would be ridiculous because no one would invite a herd of kangaroos into their house. Two is the limit. I speak from personal experience. My husband says that none is the new limit. I say he should have been clearer about that before I rented all those kangaroos. "Most of my favorite people are dangerously fucked-up but you'd never guess because we've learned to bare it so honestly that it becomes the new normal. Like John Hughes wrote in The Breakfast Club, 'We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it.' Except go back and cross out the word 'hiding.'"Furiously Happy is about "taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they're the same moments we take into battle with us when our brains declare war on our very existence. It's the difference between "surviving life" and "living life". It's the difference between "taking a shower" and "teaching your monkey butler how to shampoo your hair." It's the difference between being "sane" and being "furiously happy."Lawson is beloved around the world for her inimitable humor and honesty, and in Furiously Happy, she is at her snort-inducing funniest. This is a book about embracing everything that makes us who we are - the beautiful and the flawed - and then using it to find joy in fantastic and outrageous ways. Because as Jenny's mom says, "Maybe 'crazy' isn't so bad after all." Sometimes crazy is just right"--

Also in This Series
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Meriden Adult Audiobook
AUDIO 070.92 LA
On Shelf
North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Books on CD
BOOK ON CD B LAWSON (APR 16)
On Shelf
Norwich/Otis Adult Audio Books
CDB BIO LAWSON
On Shelf
Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book on CD
CD B LAWSON LAWSON
Display
Orange/Case Adult Audiobook Nonfiction CD
Audiobook CD Biography LAWSON [Jenny] Lawson
On Shelf
Wallingford Adult Books on CD
CD BOOK B LAWSON JENNY LA
On Shelf
Woodbridge Adult Compact Disc
CD B LAWSON
On Shelf
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781427264787
UPC:
1427264783

Notes

Participants/Performers
Read by the author.
Description
"In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best. As Jenny says: "Some people might think that being 'furiously happy' is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your house without telling your husband first because you suspect he would say no since he's never particularly liked kangaroos. And that would be ridiculous because no one would invite a herd of kangaroos into their house. Two is the limit. I speak from personal experience. My husband says that none is the new limit. I say he should have been clearer about that before I rented all those kangaroos. "Most of my favorite people are dangerously fucked-up but you'd never guess because we've learned to bare it so honestly that it becomes the new normal. Like John Hughes wrote in The Breakfast Club, 'We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it.' Except go back and cross out the word 'hiding.'"Furiously Happy is about "taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they're the same moments we take into battle with us when our brains declare war on our very existence. It's the difference between "surviving life" and "living life". It's the difference between "taking a shower" and "teaching your monkey butler how to shampoo your hair." It's the difference between being "sane" and being "furiously happy."Lawson is beloved around the world for her inimitable humor and honesty, and in Furiously Happy, she is at her snort-inducing funniest. This is a book about embracing everything that makes us who we are - the beautiful and the flawed - and then using it to find joy in fantastic and outrageous ways. Because as Jenny's mom says, "Maybe 'crazy' isn't so bad after all." Sometimes crazy is just right"--,Provided by publisher.
System Details
Compact Disc.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Lawson, J. Furiously happy: a funny book about horrible things. Unabridged. New York.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lawson, Jenny, 1973-. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things. New York.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Lawson, Jenny, 1973-, Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things. New York.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Lawson, Jenny. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things. Unabridged. New York,

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
228d0d5f-0677-02ee-8e16-63d6ca451556
Go To GroupedWork

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeMar 26, 2024 10:39:39 AM
Last File Modification TimeMar 26, 2024 10:40:10 AM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeMar 27, 2024 10:22:24 PM

MARC Record

LEADER03870nim 2200409 i 4500
008150825s        nyu    e            eng d
020 |a 9781427264787
0240 |a 1427264783
035 |a 48
040 |a MvI-LONL|b eng|c MvI-LONL|d WBR
1001 |a Lawson, Jenny,|d 1973-|e author.
24510|a Furiously happy|b a funny book about horrible things /|c Jenny Lawson.
250 |a Unabridged.
264 |a New York :|b MacMillan Audio,|c c2015.
300 |a 7 audio discs ;|c 12 cm
336 |a spoken word|2 rdacontent
337 |a audio|2 rdamedia
338 |a audio disc|2 rdacarrier
5111 |a Read by the author.
520 |a "In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best. As Jenny says: "Some people might think that being 'furiously happy' is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your house without telling your husband first because you suspect he would say no since he's never particularly liked kangaroos. And that would be ridiculous because no one would invite a herd of kangaroos into their house. Two is the limit. I speak from personal experience. My husband says that none is the new limit. I say he should have been clearer about that before I rented all those kangaroos. "Most of my favorite people are dangerously fucked-up but you'd never guess because we've learned to bare it so honestly that it becomes the new normal. Like John Hughes wrote in The Breakfast Club, 'We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it.' Except go back and cross out the word 'hiding.'"Furiously Happy is about "taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they're the same moments we take into battle with us when our brains declare war on our very existence. It's the difference between "surviving life" and "living life". It's the difference between "taking a shower" and "teaching your monkey butler how to shampoo your hair." It's the difference between being "sane" and being "furiously happy."Lawson is beloved around the world for her inimitable humor and honesty, and in Furiously Happy, she is at her snort-inducing funniest. This is a book about embracing everything that makes us who we are - the beautiful and the flawed - and then using it to find joy in fantastic and outrageous ways. Because as Jenny's mom says, "Maybe 'crazy' isn't so bad after all." Sometimes crazy is just right"--|c Provided by publisher.
538 |a Compact Disc.
60010|a Lawson, Jenny,|d 1973-
60010|a Lawson, Jenny,|d 1973-|x Mental health.
650 0|a Journalists|z United States|v Biography.
650 0|a Humorists, American|y 21st century|v Biography.
650 0|a Mental illness|v Humor.
655 7|a Audiobooks.|2 lcgft
655 1|a Compact discs
907 |a .b24410597
945 |y .i5504458x|i 21203657199|l nwaab|s -|h |u 34|x 1|w 0|v 8|t 3|z 08-25-15|o -|a CDB BIO LAWSON
945 |y .i5527951x|i 21802418208|l wdac|s -|h |u 24|x 1|w 0|v 5|t 3|z 10-07-15|o -|a CD B LAWSON
945 |y .i55296543|i 33520001127842|l osabc|s y|h |u 18|x 0|w 0|v 17|t 3|z 10-09-15|o -|a CD B LAWSON LAWSON
945 |y .i55428009|i 32159002100432|l orabe|s -|h |u 20|x 0|w 0|v 2|t 3|z 11-03-15|o -|a Audiobook CD Biography LAWSON [Jenny] Lawson
945 |y .i56389073|i 21706804732|l waabc|s -|h |u 29|x 0|w 0|v 5|t 3|z 03-23-16|o -|a CD BOOK B LAWSON JENNY LA
945 |y .i64125002|i 20905649222|l meacb|s -|h |u 0|x 0|w 0|v 0|t 3|z 05-20-20|o -|a AUDIO 070.92 LA
945 |y .i66089967|i 35999000612400|l nsaab|s -|h |u 2|x 0|w 0|v 0|t 3|z 09-22-21|o -|a BOOK ON CD B LAWSON (APR 16)
998 |e -|d i |f eng|a me|a ns|a nw|a os|a or|a wa|a wd