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  The Thing About Life is That One Day You'll be Dead (Paperback) By (author) David Shields

  

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  Short Description for The Thing About Life is That One Day You'll be DeadWeaving 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, the author renders both a hilarious family portrait and a resonant meditation on mortality.
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  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Published: 03 March 2011
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: General | Memoirs
  • ISBN 13: 9780141049496 ISBN 10: 0141049499
  • Sales rank: 214,138

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Full description for The Thing About Life is That One Day You'll be Dead

• 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.