Marion Winik is a longtime contributor to National Public Radio's All Things Considered and the author of Telling, First Comes Love, and The Lunch-Box Chronicles. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their children.

Introduction

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The Path is Not Straight

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Mistakes Need Not be Fatal

3.

People are More Important Than Achievements or Possessions

4.

Be Gentle With Your Parents

5.

Never Stop Doing What You Care About Most

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Learn to Use a SemiColon

7.

You Will Find Love

Afterword

Rules for the Unruly is a distillation of surprising life wisdom from National Public Radio commentator and writer Marion Winik -- a woman who has seen it all, done it all, and would never exchange her experiences for the security of a traditional life. Winik's amusing tales of outrageous mistakes, haunting uncertainty, and the never-ending struggle to stay true to her heart strike a powerful chord with creative, impassioned, independent-minded free spirits who know they're different -- and want to stay that way.

Winik's seven Rules for the Unruly are:

Rules for the Unruly shows us how taking risks, living creatively, and cherishing our inner weirdness can become the secret of our happiness and success, not our downfall.