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Shields, David, 1956-
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Shields, David, 1956- -- Family.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships.
Fathers and sons -- United States.
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Shields, David, 1956-
Shields, David, 1956-
Shields, David, 1956- -- Family.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships.
Fathers and sons -- United States.
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Thing
about
life
is that
one
day
you'
ll
be
dead
[sound recording] / David Shields.
by
Shields, David, 1956-
Random House Audio, p2008.
Call #:
COMPACT DISC 921 S555t
Subjects
Shields, David, 1956-
Shields, David, 1956- -- Family.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships.
Fathers and sons -- United States.
ISBN:
9780739359280
Format:
[sound recording] /
Edition:
Unabridged.
Description:
6 compact sound discs (6:30 hrs.) : digital ; 12 cm.
Performers:
Read by Don Leslie.
Summary:
"Mesmerized—at times unnerved—by 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 book: both a personal meditation on mortality and an exploration of flesh-and-blood existence from crib to oblivion—an 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 thinkers—from Lucretius to Woody Allen—yielding a magical whole: the universal story of our bodily being, a tender and often hilarious portrait of
one
family. A book of extraordinary depth and resonance, The
Thing
About
Life
Is That
One
Day
You’ll Be
Dead
will move readers to contemplate the brevity and radiance of their own sojourn on earth and challenge them to rearrange their thinking in unexpected and crucial ways."--Publisher description.
Genre:
Biographies.
Adult books on CD.
Other authors:
Leslie, Don.
Random House Audio Publishing.
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Woodlawn Public Library
Adult Nonfiction on CD
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