New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2012.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new, but with a remainder dot.). First printing. "The inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a "book club" that brings them together as her life comes to a close. Over the next two years, Will and Mary Anne carry on conversations that are both wide-ranging and deeply personal, prompted by an eclectic array of books and a shared passion for reading. Their list jumps from classic to popular, from poetry to mysteries, from fantastic to spiritual. The issues they discuss include questions of faith and courage as well as everyday topics such as expressing gratitude and learning to listen. Throughout, they are constantly reminded of the power of books to comfort us, astonish us, teach us, and tell us what we need to do with our lives and in the world. Reading isn't the opposite of doing; it's the opposite of dying." Includes an appendix listing the books and authors they read. 336 pp.

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WILL SCHWALBE has worked in publishing (most recently as senior vice president and editor-in-chief of Hyperion Books); new media, as founder of Cookstr.com; and as a journalist, writing for such publications as the New York Times and the South China Morning Post . He is on the board of Yale University Press and the Kingsborough Community College Foundation. He is the co-author with David Shipley of Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better . The author lives in New York, NY.

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Seller: Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 66293
Title: THE END OF YOUR LIFE BOOK CLUB.
Author: Schwalbe, Will
Format/Binding: Hardcover first edition -
Book Condition: New Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new, but with a remainder dot.)
Jacket Condition: fine
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0307594033
ISBN 13: 9780307594037
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: 2012.
Keywords: cancer, dying, reading, autobiography,
Bookseller catalogs: Books about books;

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