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Feeling misunderstood and unappreciated by her owner, Emma the dog asks for advice from the local canine advice columnist.

A collection of offbeat, belligerent advice columns from The Believer is augmented by contributions by such comics and writers as Bob Saget, Amy Sedaris and Nick Hornby.

Slate's "Dear Prudence" is an advice column that promises a healthy dose of reality and good humor alongside its indispensable suggestions and life lessons. Lavery recounts his time as a Prudie columnist. His candid collection draws out the broader themes of his informative, unfailingly illuminating guidance. From guilt and blame to downright convusion, Dear Prudence has been a go-to guide for anyone who is just trying to figure it all out-- with...

Kim faces many changes her senior year in high school, including Nat's hasty wedding, childbirth, and ultimate decision about the baby, the first holidays without her mother, new problems for cousin Maya, and a significant surprise from her past.

"Thirteen-year-old Patricia, widely known as Sweet Pea, navigates her parents' unconventional divorce and finds herself in the unlikely role of her town's advice columnist"--

"Mia knows what she's talking about. Class schedules, significant others, existential life crises--you name it, she's talked someone through it. The problem? No one actually takes her advice. So when her latest round of . . . guidance is ignored, . . . Mia is done talking. Instead, she creates HereToHelp, an anonymous account to give advice. If her friends don't know it's her behind the account, maybe they'll finally listen for once. Throw in the...