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

The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead Shields Unab AUDIO BOOK CD Type: Audio Book Platform: Audio CD (Ex-Library) Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group Released: 2008 Media: CD Synopsis Mesmerizedat times unnervedby his ninety-seven-year-old father's nearly superhuman vitality and optimism, David Shields undertakes an investigation of the human physical condition. The result is this exhilarating audiobook: both a personal meditation on mortality and an exploration of flesh-and-blood existence from crib to oblivionan exploration that paradoxically prompts a renewed and profound appreciation of life. Shields begins with the facts of birth and childhood, expertly weaving in anecdotal information about himself and his father. As the book proceeds through adolescence, middle age, old age, he juxtaposes biological details with bits of philosophical speculation, cultural history and criticism, and quotations from a wide range of writers and thinkersfrom Lucretius t