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Jennifer Niesslein

    This author explores themes of adulthood through essays, framing this life stage as the other awkward age. Through their editorial work with literary publications, this author seeks to foster a space for deep and honest examinations of adult life.

    Practically Perfect in Every Way
    • 2008

      Practically Perfect in Every Way

      • 361 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.6(19)Add rating

      From Dr. Phil to the Fly Lady??A level-headed, laugh-out-loud tour of the loopy world of self-help.?( Ann Crittenden, author of The Price of Motherhood and If You?ve Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything) Jennifer Niesslein has an okay life. But, dogged by a sense of dissatisfaction and a yearning for something she can?t quite name, she embarks on a two-year experiment, taking all manner of self-help advice? from housecleaning to marital to spiritual?in an effort to become a better, happier person. What Niesslein learns is that the road to self-help Nirvana is fraught with peril. She also discovers that there is such a thing as the good life?it?s just a question of how perfect you have to be to get it.

      Practically Perfect in Every Way