{"product_id":"disappointing-affirmations","title":"Disappointing Affirmations","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDisappointing Affirmations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e hilariously counters the culture of relentless toxic positivity with a realistic take on a disappointing world where failure is always an option, but that’s okay. From the creator of the wildly popular Instagram account \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e@disappointingaffirmations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePairing lovely vacation photos taken by the author himself with sayings that are amusingly self-critical, encouraging, disillusioned, or all three at once, Tarnowski points to feelings commonly unacknowledged or hidden and spotlights them with humor, wit, and empathy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eYou can do it! But you probably won’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e But also: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBe kind to yourself, asshole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Transforming and re-envisioning the material for print while adding tons of new work, this is the funny-because-it’s-true, sneaky self-help gift book for anyone who isn’t happy all the time and doesn’t feel seen in the whole “positive mental attitude” culture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUnfollow your dreams!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike a non-disappointing gift with purchase, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe book's jacket folds out into a motivational poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, suitable for display anywhere disappointment may strike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42208041369703,"sku":"9781797226668","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/6867\/9783\/files\/disappointingaffirmations1.jpg?v=1771711920","url":"https:\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/products\/disappointing-affirmations","provider":"Indie Indie Bang! Bang!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}