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

“David Shields has accomplished something here so pure and wide in its implications that I almost think of it as a secular, unsentimental Kahlil... Comments: Speaking as a 49-year-old male, who is at the same stage of life as the author,... Initially, I was very excited about this book. While reading it, however, I... As a fan of creative non-fiction, and as someone who occasionally teaches... I have enormous respect for anyone who tackles a subject like this. It's hard... I really believe that everyone is afraid to die, whether or not they actually... Read More »

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