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Rules for the Unruly: Living an Unconventional Life Paperback - 2001

by Marion Winik

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In the "anti-graduation" book of the year, NPR commentator Winik offers straightforward, pertinent advice for young people drawn to an unconventional life.

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Rules for the Unruly is a distillation of surprising life wisdom from National Public Radio commentator and writer Marion Winik -- a woman who has seen it all, done it all, and would never exchange her experiences for the security of a traditional life. Winik's amusing tales of outrageous mistakes, haunting uncertainty, and the never-ending struggle to stay true to her heart strike a powerful chord with creative, impassioned, independent-minded free spirits who know they're different -- and want to stay that way.
Winik's seven Rules for the Unruly are:
THE PATH IS NOT STRAIGHT - MISTAKES NEED NOT BE FATAL
PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ACHIEVEMENTS OR POSSESSIONS
BE GENTLE WITH YOUR PARENTS - NEVER STOP DOING WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT MOST
LEARN TO USE A SEMICOLON - YOU WILL FIND LOVE

Rules for the Unruly shows us how taking risks, living creatively, and cherishing our inner weirdness can become the secret of our happiness and success, not our downfall.

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Let's say there's a well-lit, limited-access, four-lane highway stretching straight and clear ahead of you, but the slow, funky back road with the doughnout shop and the cheap motels is calling your name.

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  • Title Rules for the Unruly: Living an Unconventional Life
  • Author Marion Winik
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone Books, New York, New York
  • Publication date 2001-04-01
  • ISBN 9780743216036 / 0743216032
  • Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.02 x 0.49 in (20.32 x 12.75 x 1.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Category Psychology
  • Library of Congress subjects Youth - Conduct of life
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2001018878
  • Dewey Decimal Code 170.44

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  • Booklist, 03/15/2001, Page 1389

About the author

Marion Winik is a longtime contributor to National Public Radio's All Things Considered and the author of Telling, First Comes Love, and The Lunch-Box Chronicles. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their children.
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