{"product_id":"9781250051455","title":"ROOMMATES","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SECOND ENTRY IN THE PICADOR TRUE TALES SERIES: ONE OF LIFE'S TRICKIEST RITES OF PASSAGE COLLECTED INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE VOLUME OF STORIES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fraught relationship between roommates is a true cultural obsession. Shows like \u003ci\u003eFriends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Girl\u003c\/i\u003e have held us rapt for decades, simultaneously delighting and disconcerting us with their depictions of mismatched couples' cringe-worthy awkwardness and against-all-odds friendship. Maybe it's that uniquely unnatural experience of living with a total stranger that ignites our curiosity, or just that almost all of us, for better or worse, have had one of our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Stephanie Wu's \u003ci\u003eThe Roommates\u003c\/i\u003e, people of all ages reveal their disastrous, hilarious, and sometimes moving stories of making their best friend for life or lifelong nemesis. Learn what it's like to share a room in places as unusual as a thirty-person beach house, a billionaire's yacht, a reality show mansion, and a retirement hotel, and those as familiar as sleepaway camps, boarding schools, and college dorms. Put down your roommate's dirty dishes and passive-aggressive Post-it's for this eye-opening glimpse into how people live together in the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll meet: The Amateur Taxidermist · The Alcoholic Genius · The Kleptomaniac · The Rent Stiffer · The Naked Nanna · The Serial Roommate · The Top Chef · The Recovered Addict · The Russian Missionary · The Obsessive Lesbian · The Impersonator · The Party Poopers...and many more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49785714409712,"sku":"9781250051455","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250051455","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}