{"product_id":"the-thing-about-life-is-that-one-day-youll-be-dead-paperback","title":"The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Shields\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Weaving together personal anecdote, biological fact, philosophical doubt, cultural criticism, and the wisdom of an eclectic range of writers and thinkers, a book that expertly renders both a hilarious family portrait and a truly resonant meditation on mortality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Shields is a sharp-eyed, self-deprecating, at times hilarious writer.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMesmerized 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Life\u003c\/i\u003e provokes us to contemplate the brevity and radiance of our own sojourn on earth and challenges us to rearrange our thinking in crucial and unexpected ways.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID SHIELDS is the author of eight previous books, including \u003ci\u003eBlack Planet: Facing Race during an NBA Season \u003c\/i\u003e(a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award), \u003ci\u003eRemote: Reflections on Life in the Shadow of Celebrity\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the PEN\/Revson Award), and \u003ci\u003eDead Languages: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of a PEN\/Syndicated Fiction award). A senior editor of \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, Shields has published essays and stories in dozens of periodicals, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBeliever\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at the University of Washington and lives in Seattle with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.05 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52466267423027,"sku":"9780307387967","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Z1vxYshZZn9780307387967.webp?v=1759315974","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-thing-about-life-is-that-one-day-youll-be-dead-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}