The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead

The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9780141961651
ISBN-13 : 0141961651
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Book Synopsis The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead by : David Shields

Download or read book The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead written by David Shields and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mesmerized and somewhat unnerved by his 97-year-old father's vitality and optimism, David Shields undertakes an original investigation of our flesh-and-blood existence, our mortal being. Weaving together personal anecdote, biological fact, philosophical doubt, cultural criticism, and the wisdom of an eclectic range of writers and thinkers - from Lucretius to Woody Allen - Shields expertly renders both a hilarious family portrait and a truly resonant meditation on mortality.


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