The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

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Copyright © 2014 by Amanda Palmer

Cover design by Elizabeth Connor

Cover photographs © Allan Amato

Body painting by Jason Shawn Alexander

Spine/front flap photograph © Geoff Spear

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Ukulele photo by Natasha Moustache. Bride photo by Michael Volpe. Amanda Palmer photo by Pixie Vision. Brian Viglione photo by Pixie Vision. Crowdsurfing photo by David Aquilina. Kissing Tattoo photo by Hayley Rosenblum. Piano Ninja Gig photo by Lyndon Hood (scoop.co.nz). Naked Marker photo by Strangelfreak aka Luis Pedro de Castro. Naked Yana painting by Amanda Palmer. We Are the Media photo by Shervin Lainez. Blake photo by Shira Shaham. Bride with Children photo by Michael Volpe. Hermosa Ninja Gig photo by Lindsey Byrnes.

ISBN 978-1-4555-8107-8

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