Running with Scissors tells the story of a boy who was abandoned by his mother and later abandoned her.
The year he turns 14, the parents of Augusten Burroughs (1965- ) divorce, and his mother, who sees herself as a talented poet on the brink of fame, sends him to live with her psychiatrist, Dr. Finch.
During that year, Augusten skips school, keeps a journal, and learns cosmetology. His mother's mental health deteriorates, he has an older lover, befriends Finch's daughter, and receives gifts from an unexpected source.
Will he be able to survive and come of age amidst all the chaos?
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Running with Scissors
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Bossa Whistle
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Alessandro Alessandroni:
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Waltz for Debby
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Bill Evans:
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One Less Bell to Answer
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Spring
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Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
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The Things We Do for Love
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Bennie and the Jets
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Very Early
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O Tannenbaum
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Ernst Anschütz:
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Re: Person I Knew
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Pick Up the Pieces
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My Little Drum
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Poetry Man
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Another Day
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Year of the Cat
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Mr. Blue
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Blinded by the Light
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Blue Champagne
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Stardust
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Teach Your Children
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"Pick Up the Pieces" - Average White Band
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James S. Levine:
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"Blinded By the Light" - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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James S. Levine:
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"The Things We Do For Love" - 10cc
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James S. Levine:
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"Mr. Blue" - Catherine Feeny
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James S. Levine:
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"One Less Bell to Answer" - The 5th Dimension
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James S. Levine:
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"Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" - Nat King Cole
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James S. Levine:
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"Poetry Man" - Phoebe Snow
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James S. Levine:
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"Bennie and the Jets" - Elton John
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James S. Levine:
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"Year of the Cat" - Al Stewart
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James S. Levine:
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"O Tannenbaum" - Vince Guaraldi Trio
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James S. Levine:
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"A Great Ocean Liner" - James S. Levine
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James S. Levine:
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"Stardust" - Nat King Cole
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James S. Levine:
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"Teach Your Children" - Crosby, Stills & Nash
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James S. Levine:
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"Blinded By the Light" - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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James S. Levine:
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