How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide

How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide

<div><p>“Make eye contact with a tree.” “Do not practice cannibalism.” “Wear comfortable shoes." “Sing, every once in a while.” “In later life, become a mystic.” Offbeat, warm, and funny, Ron Padgett's prescriptions for human perfection springs to life in Jason Novak's cartoons—a delightful match-up of sensibilities. And remember: "Don’t give advice."<br></p><p>Ron Padgett's <I>How Long </I>was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in poetry and his <I>Collected Poems </I>won the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America and the <I>Los Angeles Times </I>Book Prize for the best poetry book of 2013. His work has been translated into eighteen languages.</p><p><B>Jason Novak </B>is a cartoonist whose work has appeared in the <I>New Yorker </I>the <I>Paris Review </I>and the <I>Believer </I>among other places. He lives in Oakland, California.</p><BR></div>