{"product_id":"the-thing-about-life-is-that-one-day-youll-be-dead-paperback-by-david-shields","title":"The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead Paperback by David Shields","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2009-02-10)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780307387967\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e249.48\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.27 x 13.39 x 1.47\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552685379745,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780307387967","price":28.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780307387967.jpg?v=1781712763","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-thing-about-life-is-that-one-day-youll-be-dead-paperback-by-david-shields","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}