<B> Introducing a new comedy voice in the tradition of Amy Sedaris and Chelsea Handles in a hilarious memoir about the humiliations we endure to find love-and the lessons that can be culled from the wreckage</B> <BR><BR> According to Julie Klausner, "what Sarah Vowell is to American history, I am to guys in their thirties who have never been married and really like Cat Power." Inspired by her <I>New York Times</I> "Modern Love" piece about getting the brush-off from an indie rock musician, <I>I Don't Care About Your Band</I> is the true story of Klausner's rocky road to romantic enlightenment, laced with tales from her "cartoonishly Jewish" upbringing and brimming with truisms to which any woman who's ever been on a date will relate. Such as: <BR><BR> ·<B>Find a Gay Best Friend, Immediately.</B> Nobody will be meaner when talking about the guy who broke your heart. <BR><BR> ·<B>A Friend with Benefits is Like a Unicorn that Craps Cupcakes.</B> Fun to imagine, but not real. <BR><BR> ·<B>It's a Great Idea to Have Coffee with a Married Man. </B> If you're doing research for your dissertation on narcissism. <BR><BR> ·<B>"Crazy" Is an STD.</B> And there are worse things you can catch from guys who aren't right for you. <BR><BR> By turns edgy and deeply personal, with rapid-fire humor throughout, <I>I Don't Care About Your Band</I> shows the evolution of a young woman who endured myriad encounters with some very twisted men-to emerge with real-world wisdom on matters of the heart.