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Authors: Lindy West
How to Be a Person
Copyright © 2012 by Lindy West, Dan Savage, Christopher Frizzelle, and Bethany Jean Clement
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form, or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Published by Sasquatch Books
Cover design, interior design, illustrations, and composition by Corianton Hale
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.
eISBN: 978-1-57061-835-2
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CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Just Calm Down, Don’t Freak Out, All Kinds of Things Are About to Happen to You
1. WHAT NO ONE ELSE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT COLLEGE
How to Get Along With People Who Are Different from You
How to Get Along With Roommates Who Are Different from You
On Making Friends
A Few Majors That You Should Not Major In
Everything There Is to Know About Whatever Major You Choose (Or, Who Needs Classes?)
Physics
Art
Psychology
Computer Science
Theater
Biology
Chemistry
Classical Music
Literature
Economics
Journalism
History
Philosophy
What No One Else Will Tell You About Dropping Out
The Pacific Northwest
The Midwest
California
The Southwest
The South
The Northeast
The Mountains
Alaska
Hawaii
3. WHAT NO ONE ELSE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT SEX AND DATING
How to Get With a Girl If You Are a Boy
How to Get With a Boy If You Are a Girl
How to Get With a Gay/Lesbian If You Are a Gay/Lesbian
How to Get With a Bi/Trans/Differently Sexual Person If You Are a Bi/Trans/Differently Sexual Person
How to Turn a Crush Into Something More
How to Ask Someone Out
How to Take Someone on a Romantic Date
How to Kiss
How to Successfully Put Your Parts in or on Another Person
Different Sexual Positions You Need to Try in College
How to Have a One-Night Stand
How to Have Casual Sex
How to Be in a Relationship
Honesty Actually Is the Best Policy
Cover Your Junk! How to Not Impregnate an Individual or Get Impregnated Yourself, and, Also Very Importantly, Not Get a Sexually Transmitted Infection (Because You Really Don’t Want That)
A Little More About STIs
How to Break Up With Someone
