The Thing About Life is That One Day You'll be Dead by David Shields

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The Thing About Life is That One Day You'll be Dead by David Shields

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.The Thing About Life provokes us to contemplate the brevity and radiance of our own sojourn on earth and challenges us to rearrange our thinking in crucial and unexpected ways.

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ISBN 13 9780307268044
ISBN 10 0307268047
Title The Thing About Life is That One Day You'll be Dead
Author David Shields
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2008-02-05
Number of pages 225
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.