The Art of Breaking Up

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s creative collaborative community HITRECORD looks at love from both sides in this ingenious flippable book.So you just got dumped huh? Or did you just dump someone? Doesn’t matter who ended it. Either way you’re sleeping alone tonight. But don’t worry you’re not really alone. HITRECORD’s global community of over 750000 active artists is here to help with The Art of Breaking Up a new book designed to get you through this trying time.That’s over 750000 people who know the soul-crushing pain of a broken heart. But instead of wallowing forever in vats of unproductive (but delicious) cookie dough they’ve channeled all that misery into an insightful funny and smart compendium of musings photography drawings collages puzzles recipes games and more—designed to explore (and distract from) the mind-numbing agony of a romantic breakup. You’ll laugh you’ll smile and you’ll probably cry. Everyone knows there are two sides to every break-up so this book features a double-sided flippable structure. One side eases the tortured consciences of the HEARTBREAKERS. Flip the book and the other side considers the plight of the BROKEN-HEARTED. Both sides are organized chronologically with chapters that correspond to the emotional trajectory of both the HEARTBREAKER and BROKEN-HEARTED. Chapters include: Early Warning Signs Exit Strategy The Break Up Acceptance Depression Bargaining Anger and Denial. Where the two sections meet in the middle there is a compelling heart-wrenching moment where the HEARTBREAKER and BROKEN-HEARTED connect again but we’re not giving that away.Inside this book you’ll find plenty of art stories comics and other amusements such as a Post-Break-Up Relationship Survey Denial Yoga Candy Hearts for Assholes Breakup Greeting Cards Hex Your Ex Voodoo Doll The Free Bird Word Search Game and a playlist or two including Right Back at Ya a collection of songs to stoke the burning rage in your heart. Everything you’ll find in this book was made collaboratively by people from around the world on HITRECORD–an online creative platform for collaborative art and media projects founded and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. With its universal all-inclusive approach to the subject The Art of Breaking Up is an acute observation of love and heartbreak in modern times and maybe–just maybe–a salve for anyone with a broken heart.

Hardcover: 208 pages

Publisher: Harper Design (February 4 2020)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0062896490

ISBN-13: 978-0062896490

Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds