{"product_id":"ive-tried-being-nice-essays-paperback","title":"I've Tried Being Nice: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Leary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a \"zany, relatable essay collection\" (Oprah Daily), told from the perspective of a recovering people pleaser. \"Ann Leary is a damn delight...Read this book!\" --Glennon DoyleHaving arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying--and often failing--to be nice. With \"humor and expert storytelling\" (Oprah Daily), Leary recounts the bedlam of home bat invasions, an obsession with online personality tests, and the mortification of taking ballroom dance lessons with her actor husband. She describes hilarious red-carpet fiascos and other observations from the sidelines of fame, while also touching upon her more poignant struggles with alcoholism, her love for her family, her dogs, and so much more. Prepare to laugh, cry, cringe, and revel in the comically relatable chaos of Ann Leary's life as revealed in this \"thoughtful, humorous, and brutally honest\" (The Boston Globe) collection of essays. \"As relatable and refreshing as a good talk with your wisest friend.\" --The Boston Globe, \"75 Books We're Most Excited to Read This Summer\" \"In funny and unpretentious essays...Leary shares stories from a lifetime of wanting to be liked.\" --The Washington Post, \"10 Noteworthy Books for June\" \"[A] winning essay collection...The humor lands and the lithe prose elevates Leary's musings on life's mundanities. This is a gem.\" --Publisher's Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Leary is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of a memoir and four novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Good House\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages, and she has written for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ploughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Her essay, \"Rallying to Keep the Game Alive,\" was adapted for Prime Video's television series, \u003ci\u003eModern Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Good House\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted as a motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. She lives with her husband in New York. Visit her online at AnnLeary.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44805358977126,"sku":"9781982120368","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/kCgyOW8L8q9781982120368.webp?v=1771430020","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/ive-tried-being-nice-essays-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}