{"product_id":"why-im-like-this-true-stories-9780061283963","title":"Why I'm Like This: True Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eCynthia Kaplan takes us on a hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking journey through her unique, uncensored world--her bungled romantic encounters and unsung theatrical experiences; her gadget-obsessed father, her pill-popping therapist, and her eccentric grandmothers; her fearless husband, whom she engages in an ongoing battle over which of them is the most popular person in their apartment; and, of course, her vengeful, power-hungry one-year-old son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaplan's voice is a lot like the one in our heads--the one that most of us are only willing to listen to late at night . . . maybe while locked in a closet. What a relief it is that someone finally admits that she is afraid of nearly everything; that she is jealous even of people whose lives are on the verge of collapse; and that she has, at times, tried to pass for a gentile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaplan, Cynthia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWriter and actress Cynthia Kaplan's essays have been published in many newspapers, magazines, and anthologies, and she is the author of the collection \u003cem\u003eWhy I'm Like This\u003c\/em\u003e. She has appeared in clubs, theaters, and on film, but never on \u003cem\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Order\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in New York City with her husband and children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51834618806546,"sku":"9780061283963","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_180ef5b3-c941-4b6b-9db1-f18de1788cc8.jpg?v=1767095313","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-im-like-this-true-stories-9780061283963","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}