Art of Quitting When Enough is Enough

back cover: The Art of Quittingis delicious food for thought for those bored with their jobs, or in a tired relationship, or simply overdue for a fresh breath of personal freedom. Mixing humor, cracker-barrel philosophy, and plain common sense, author Evan Harris offers realistic advice on more than twenty techniques for the easiest, most satisfying way to get out of virtually any nasty situation. Perhaps you long to renounce the cage of middle management for the free and easy life of a painter in Tahiti. (Quit your job.) It could be that all the classes you'd wanted to attend were full when you went to register. (Quit school.) Or maybe you've suddenly realized that if you don't break it off now, you'll end up like so and so. (Quit your lover.) Though it flies in the face of conventional wisdom, it is an undeniable truth: quitting can be the best decision you'll ever make. front flap copy The Art of Quitting When Enough Is Enough For anyone who's ever grown bored with a partner, tired of a job, or sick of an apartment,The Art of Quittingoffers wry wisdom on the unsung art of giving up. It's filled with advice and encouragement on cutting losses, pulling up stakes, and moving one, and instructs on techniques like Make a Scene, Achieve and Vanish and Burn a Bridge. Quitters take chances. Quitters decide for themselves when enough is enough. As author Evan Harris counsels, patience my be a virtue, but quitting is an art. "If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it." W.C. Fields back flap Evan Harris has written about the art of quitting forHarper'smagazine, theNew York Times, Utne Reader,and the radio programThis American Life.She was the coeditor with Shelley Ross ofQuitter Quarterlyfor two years, until they quit. She lives in East Hampton, New York, with her husband and son.Harris, Evan is the author of 'Art of Quitting When Enough is Enough', published 2004 under ISBN 9780764129612 and ISBN 0764129619.