{"product_id":"2940169979060","title":"Bad Advice: How to Survive and Thrive in an Age of Bullshit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver motivational messages? Sick AF of inspirational quotes? Done with the shiny happy bad advice that gets you nowhere? Well, heads up: you¿re about to get a shitload of Good Advice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBad Advice\u003c\/i\u003e, relationship expert Dr. Venus Nicolinoamp;mdash;a.k.a. Dr. Vamp;mdash;takes a blowtorch to the shrink-wrapped, ¿feel good¿ BS that passes for self-help these days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you¿re heartbroken, what do you hear? \u003ci\u003eYou can¿t love anyone until you love yourself.\u003c\/i\u003e When someone¿s hurt you? \u003ci\u003eNobody can make you feel bad without your permission.\u003c\/i\u003e When you¿re just a little too positive? \u003ci\u003eExpectations lead to disappointment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePop culture noise gives Bad Advice the varnish of truthiness and inspiration.  But it¿s not truth; it¿s not inspiration. It¿s bullshit. And at its root, all Bad Advice operates off the same lie: Emotions are optional. In \u003ci\u003eBad Advice\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. V delivers a bracing truth serum, in the form of Good Adviceamp;mdash;an antidote to the bullshit, from ¿Just Be Yourself¿ to ¿Live Each Day Like It¿s Your Last,¿ that teaches you to live your life in a way that honors who you are, what you need, and how you feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmart and irreverent, Dr. V fuses the brains and insight of a nerdy Ph.D. with the heart of a doting Italian Mother and the artful profanity of a Philly trucker. Dr. V¿s signature combination of humor, hard science, and heart make \u003ci\u003eBad Advice\u003c\/i\u003e an iconoclastic course-correction like no other. A fiercely sharp wake-up call that tackles some of self-help¿s most damaging truisms, \u003ci\u003eBad Advice\u003c\/i\u003e is a never shy guide to tapping into your full potential.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098157498608,"sku":"2940169979060","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169979060_p0.jpg?v=1763698564","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169979060","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}