The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer - Book Summary

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Title: The Art of Asking

Author: Amanda Palmer

Category: Memoirs & Life Stories, Motivation & Self-Improvement

What if the hardest person to ask for help is the one closest to you? Amanda Palmer spent years painted white on a Boston street corner, hat out, learning to ask strangers for money — and then couldn't ask her own husband for a hug.

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