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The Library

Real Life, Handled

The parts of adult life nobody hands you a manual for

The parts of adult life nobody hands you a manual for

Three books on hosting without being drained by it, clearing possessions without destroying what mattered, and the relationship advice men are given that does not work.

Different subjects, one method: look at what is really happening instead of at what everybody says is happening.

The books

← All eleven series

What other books cover this ground?

Reviews of books on the practical parts of adult life, with what each one gets right and where it stops.

Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old

Treat Your Own Knee