A smart, funny, and essential survival guide that you didn't know you needed. But you do. As any current or former 20-something knows, adult life can get a bit weird because no one tells you what to expect. Many of us spend a decade or more figuring out how the world works, hoping that by age 30 our friends are too old to remember what happened. Unfortunately, Andy Boyle does not have it all figured out. But the funny and useful advice and observations...

"From an expert in adolescent psychology comes a groundbreaking, timely, and necessary guide for parents of the 2.2 million young adults in America who are struggling to find their way in the world"--

"Having tackled a far-reaching parenting crisis with her New York Times bestselling How to Raise an Adult, Lythcott-Haims is back with an equally powerful and persuasive book for the adult children of those hovering parents-and for everyone who struggles to be a grown-up in these challenging times"-- In the twentieth century, psychologists came up with five markers of adulthood: finish your education, get a job, leave home, marry, and have children....

"A New York Times-bestselling author looks for the meaning of a good life by seeking advice from the very young and the very old"-- "What's the best way to find the meaning of life? Ask the people who know. and listen to what they say. Brad Montague spent time with the very young and the very old to discover how he might become a better grownup both for other grownups and for the kids in his life. Their timeless, sometimes surprising advice touches...