{"product_id":"bad-advice-dr-venus-nicolino-9780062570376","title":"Bad Advice: How to Survive and Thrive in an Age of Bullshit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/em\u003e#1 Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003eBestselling Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver motivational messages? Sick AF of inspirational quotes? Done with the shiny happy bad advice that gets you nowhere? Well, heads up: you're about to get a shitload of Good Advice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBad Advice\u003c\/em\u003e, relationship expert Dr. Venus Nicolino--a.k.a. Dr. V--takes a blowtorch to the shrink-wrapped, \"feel good\" BS that passes for self-help these days. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you're heartbroken, what do you hear? \u003cem\u003eYou can't love anyone until you love yourself\u003c\/em\u003e. When someone's hurt you? \u003cem\u003eNobody can make you feel bad without your permission. \u003c\/em\u003eWhen you're just a little \u003cem\u003etoo\u003c\/em\u003e positive? \u003cem\u003eExpectations lead to disappointment. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePop culture noise gives Bad Advice the varnish of truthiness and inspiration. But it's not truth; it's not inspiration. It's bullshit. And at its root, all Bad Advice operates off the same lie: Emotions are optional. In \u003cem\u003eBad Advice\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. V delivers a bracing truth serum, in the form of Good Advice--an antidote to the bullshit, from \"Just Be Yourself\" to \"Live Each Day Like It's Your Last,\" that teaches you to live your life in a way that honors who you are, what you need, and how you feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmart and irreverent, Dr. V fuses the brains and insight of a nerdy Ph.D. with the heart of a doting Italian Mother and the artful profanity of a Philly trucker. Dr. V's signature combination of humor, hard science, and heart\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003emake \u003cem\u003eBad Advice \u003c\/em\u003ean iconoclastic course-correction like no other. A fiercely sharp wake-up call that tackles some of self-help's most damaging truisms, \u003cem\u003eBad Advice\u003c\/em\u003e is a never shy guide to tapping into your full potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Venus Nicolino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062570374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062570376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Venus Nicolino","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987247005951,"sku":"9780062570376","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c035307-4bb1-4e97-bca5-bda1de387036.jpg?v=1683287840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bad-advice-dr-venus-nicolino-9780062570376","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}