30 Failures By Age 30

Everyone has that birthday. That one day we look in the mirror and ask ourselves: "How did I get here? Is this really the person I intended to be when I grew up? Am I grown up?" Author Katharine Miller presents her own self-assessment in the form of 30 Failures by Age 30, a compelling memoir, conversational in tone with hilarious and heartbreaking moments. Prior to her 30th birthday, Miller made a list of 30 common life experiences that she struggled to achieve due to physical shortcomings, social missteps, and squandered opportunities. The List: 1. Successfully drive a car 2. Develop an ample bosom 3. Master the art of conversation/small talk 4. Ride a bicycle 5. Failing to procreate 6. Stick to a fitness regimen 7. Join organized religion 8. Keep a best friend 9. Participate in public nudity 10. Join team sports 11. Attend overnight camp 12. Exercise patience 13. Move to NYC 14. Obtain healthy glow 15. Master nice penmanship 16. Learn/speak a second language 17. Develop drug addiction 18. Ride a roller coaster 19. Stay in hospital 20. Win a prestigious award 21. Run afoul of the law 22. Hold full-time employment 23. Contract chicken pox/measles 24. Get married 25. Visit a strip club 26. Defend myself 27. Own property 28. Perform in public 29. Leave North America 30. Be truly selfless Through each of the 30 chapters, Miller reflects on paths not taken and the events contributing to her overall failure to assimilate into normal society. Miller gives voice to the under-represented masses and encourages readers to reconsider the definition of "failure." 30 Failures by Age 30 resonates with anyone who's ever endured a life crisis or felt like a social misfit.

• • Author: Katharine Miller
• • Publisher: Sparkling Observationalist
• • Publication Date: Nov 22, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 96 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback/Humor
• • ISBN-10: 1449587429
• • ISBN-13: 9781449587420