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

David Shields

Paperback (03 Jun 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

About the Publisher

Penguin Books

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Book information

ISBN:	9780241950296
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Books
Pub date:	03 Jun 2010
Number of pages:	256
Weight:	175g
Height:	198mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	16mm