The One Book Every College Student Needs To Read

Know anyone who's heading off to college, leaving the nest or just ready to turn over a new leaf? There's one book they need to read, and you probably won't find it in the student book store. It's "Do Your Laundry Or You'll Die Alone," and it's filled with practical advice and humorous stories everyone living on their own for the first time needs to read.

Unlike a lot of cheesy self-help books, "Do Your Laundry Or You'll Die Alone" isn't preachy or condescending. With its conversational tone, it offers coming-of-age common sense wisdom on roommate etiquette, finances, healthy living and everything in between. It's the no-nonsense guide to being a grownup that offers the answers for all those questions they're probably too embarrassed to ask.

"Do Your Laundry Or You'll Die Alone" is a graduation gift or care-package essential that'll make its recipient laugh while discovering some newly out-of-the-nest truths. The title alone spells it out, and the pages are filled with well-meaning truth bombs you'll wish someone had dropped on you when you were younger.

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