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      Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps

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      Kelly Williams Brown
      May 7, 2013
      Grand Central Publishing
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      NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIf you graduated from college but still feel like a student . . . if you wear a business suit to job interviews but pajamas to the grocery store . . . if you have your own apartment but no idea how to cook or clean . . . it's OK. But it doesn't have to be this way.
      Just because you don't feel like an adult doesn't mean you can't act like one. And it all begins with this funny, wise, and useful book. Based on Kelly Williams Brown's popular blog, ADULTING makes the scary, confusing "real world" approachable, manageable-and even conquerable. This guide will help you to navigate the stormy Sea of Adulthood so that you may find safe harbor in Not Running Out of Toilet Paper Bay, and along the way you will learn:
      • What to check for when renting a new apartment-Not just the nearby bars, but the faucets and stove, among other things.
      • When a busy person can find time to learn more about the world- It involves the intersection of NPR and hair-straightening.
      • How to avoid hooking up with anyone in your office -- Imagine your coworkers having plastic, featureless doll crotches. It helps.
      • The secret to finding a mechanic you love-Or, more realistically, one that will not rob you blind.
      From breaking up with frenemies to fixing your toilet, this way fun comprehensive handbook is the answer for aspiring grown-ups of all ages.

      Kelly Williams Brown

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      Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
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      Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
      Kelly Williams Brown May 7, 2013
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      NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIf you graduated from college but still feel like a student . . . if you wear a business suit to job interviews but pajamas to the grocery store . . . if you have your own apartment but no idea how to cook or clean . . . it's OK. But it doesn't have to be this way.
      Just because you don't feel like an adult doesn't mean you can't act like one. And it all begins with this funny, wise, and useful book. Based on Kelly Williams Brown's popular blog, ADULTING makes the scary, confusing "real world" approachable, manageable-and even conquerable. This guide will help you to navigate the stormy Sea of Adulthood so that you may find safe harbor in Not Running Out of Toilet Paper Bay, and along the way you will learn:
      What to check for when renting a new apartment-Not just the nearby bars, but the faucets and stove, among other things.When a busy person can find time to learn more about the world- It involves the intersection of NPR and hair-straightening.How to avoid hooking up with anyone in your office -- Imagine your coworkers having plastic, featureless doll crotches. It helps.The secret to finding a mechanic you love-Or, more realistically, one that will not rob you blind.From breaking up with frenemies to fixing your toilet, this way fun comprehensive handbook is the answer for aspiring grown-ups of all ages.

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      Adulting: Cómo convertirse en adulto en 465 facilisímos pasos
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      Adulting: Cómo convertirse en adulto en 465 facilisímos pasos
      Kelly Williams Brown January 31, 2014
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      Porque nadie nace sabiendo ser adulto...

      Definitivo. No hay un solo adulto que no haya experimentado la perturbadora sensación de que su vida es un desastre. No importa cuánto te esmeres, siempre creerás estar rodeado de personas que hacen todo bien, mientras tú eres incapaz de acordarte siquiera de pagar el alquiler...

      En Adulting, Kelly Williams Brown ofrece 468 «facilísimos» pasos para convertirte en un adulto independiente y funcional. ¡No temas! No le restará chispa a tu vida. Al contrario, este libro te ayudará a disminuir el estrés, la confusión y el caos, que en muchas ocasiones caracteriza tu existencia.

      ¿Domesticidad? Aprenderás desde cómo conseguir el depa ideal, hasta a cocinar, para no depender de pizza y tacos. ¿Trabajo? Networking, currículums, negociación de salarios, incluso, cuántos tragos puedes beber en una fiesta/reunión de la oficina. ¿Dinero? Conocerás los conceptos presupuesto (al que tendrás que apegarte) e interés (ese que generan las deudas bancarias). ¿Amistad? Por qué no hacer nuevos amigos, cuidar los buenos y... deshacerte de los venenosos. ¿Amor? Citas, exparejas, corazones rotos y mucho más...

      Ojalá hubiese conocido estos "pasos" antes de crecer. Espera: ¿qué estoy diciendo? ¡Estos son los pasos que utilizaré a partir de hoy! Los textos de Kelly Williams Brown son encantadores e histéricos, y muy útiles a la vez. ¡Hazte de este libro y madura!
      - J.J. Abrams – Escritor, director, productor

      Divertido, parlanchín y sorprendentemente informativo. Perfecto para veinteañeros, o treintañeros, o...
      - Publisher's Weekly

      Esta hilarante y práctica guía para actuar como un adulto... está lleno de momentos '"ahhhhh'".
      -Cosmo

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      72 total
      Amanda Pollock
      Every young 20 something should read So many valuable and helpful things in here we all have learned the hard way (or are still learning). And such a comical, easy relatable read.
      Haley Rauser
      This book had me hooked from the very first page. It's smart, funny, and full of advice. Bravo!
      Tanya S
      Added a new verb to my vocabulary Read this from the library. Common sense advice that needs to be practiced more often by more people.
      Elizabeth Shelton
      Epic read
      Amber Woods
      Applies to everyone! This book was full of useful advice that everyone can use. I loved the jokes and doodles, and not a single part of it made me feel immature or bad for myself.
      Robin Hill-Gray
      I love this book.! I only read the first couple pages and I'm hooked!

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      Amanda Pollock November 5, 2016
      Every young 20 something should read So many valuable and helpful things in here we all have learned the hard way (or are still learning). And such a comical, easy relatable read.
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      Haley Rauser May 19, 2015
      This book had me hooked from the very first page. It's smart, funny, and full of advice. Bravo!
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      Tanya S March 10, 2015
      Added a new verb to my vocabulary Read this from the library. Common sense advice that needs to be practiced more often by more people.
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      Elizabeth Shelton February 10, 2015
      Epic read
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      Amber Woods December 28, 2013
      Applies to everyone! This book was full of useful advice that everyone can use. I loved the jokes and doodles, and not a single part of it made me feel immature or bad for myself.
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      Robin Hill-Gray July 15, 2013
      I love this book.! I only read the first couple pages and I'm hooked!
      Full Review
      Nikki Sargent April 30, 2017
      Great Read Funny, effective advice for young adults, or those of us who aren't great being grown-up​.
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      mlake
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      LibraryThing Review This was fun. I wish I had a book like this when I was in my 20s.
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      regularguy5mb
      LibraryThing
      LibraryThing Review I received this book from the Harry Potter Alliance's Apparating Library book swap during VidCon 2014 (the exact date was June 26, 2014 according to the check-out card inside). Okay, where the devil ...
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      catfantastic
      LibraryThing
      LibraryThing Review I stumbled across this and felt such enormous relief that I was not the only person in their twenties filled with stupid questions about housekeeping, cooking and life in general. If you've ever ...
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      raselyem7
      LibraryThing
      LibraryThing Review A lot of the information in here is really helpful. Most aspects of middle class (ish) life are covered, with an emphasis on the 20-35 year old experience of trying to housekeep, balance work, friends ...
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      LibrarianMaven
      LibraryThing
      LibraryThing Review Are you stressed out by the facts of being an adult? Uncertain about what to look for in an apartment? Nagged by the feeling that you do not, in fact, know how to maintain your car? Brown's book is ...
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      sarahlouise
      LibraryThing
      LibraryThing Review When the author doesn't do the things she is telling you that "real grownups" do, it makes for a pretty unbelievable book about "becoming an adult." I tried to cram read this and it just made me more ...
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