{"product_id":"available-matteson-perry-9781501101441","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.Matteson 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. In Available, award-winning storyteller Matteson Perry \"illuminates dating\" (Bustle) 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--Available 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, Sh*t My Dad Says).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matteson Perry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501101447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501101441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Matteson Perry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124249096447,"sku":"9781501101441","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_357a4831-41bd-43df-a163-52cc415e78b4.jpg?v=1687435632","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/available-matteson-perry-9781501101441","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}