{"product_id":"9781501101458","title":"Available: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Hookups, Love and Brunch","description":"From “the most entertaining chronicler of nice guy romance since Nick Hornby” (A.J. Jacobs), a memoir about an unexpected break-up, one self-imposed year of being single, and how a “nice guy” survived dating in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatteson Perry is a Nice Guy. He remembers birthdays, politely averts his eyes on the subway, and enjoys backgammon. A serial monogamist, he’s never asked a stranger out. But when the girl he thought might be The One dumps him, he decides to turn his life around. He comes up with The Plan: 1. Be single for a year. 2. Date a lot of women. 3. Hurt no one’s feelings. He’s not out to get revenge, or to become a pickup artist; he just wants to disrupt his pattern, have some fun, and discover who he is. A quick-witted Everyman, Perry throws himself into the modern world of courtship and digital dating, only to discover that even the best-laid plans won’t necessarily get you laid. Over the course of a year he dated almost thirty different women, including a Swedish tourist, a former high school crush, a born-again virgin, a groupie, an actress, a lesbian, and a biter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAvailable\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning storyteller Matteson Perry “illuminates dating” (\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e) bringing us into the inner sanctum of failed pick-up lines, uncomfortable courtships, awkward texts, and self-discovery, charting the highs and lows of single life and the lessons he learned along the way. A charming and personal story about a guy and a girl—and twenty-nine other girls—\u003ci\u003eAvailable\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate real-life rom-com “a thoughtful, interesting, and most of all, funny memoir about relationships, filled with universal feelings but unique stories” (Justin Halpern, \u003ci\u003eSh*t My Dad Says\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181251215600,"sku":"9781501101458","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501101458_p0.jpg?v=1763707501","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501101458","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}