A beginner's guide to dying / Simon Boas.
"In his mid-40s, aid worker Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer-it had been caught too late, and spread throughout his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live-optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritizing what really matters in life. Deemed "a funny, touching meditation on death" by the Sunday Times, this warm and wise book offers lessons for all of us in how to approach life. The advice includes: "Do get in touch, but don't just turn up unaccounted," and "Do listen, but don't minimize things." And just as wisely: "to exist is to have won the lottery of life."
Record details
- ISBN: 9798217007745
- Physical Description: 141 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Vintage, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "The kernel of this little book is three articles which I wrote for my local paper, the Jersey Evening Post, between being diagnosed with advanced throat cancer (in the summer of 2023) and dying of it (in the next few weeks)"--Foreword.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 616.99 BOA (Text) | 37810435836183 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 616.99 BOAS (Text) | 34208900258095 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | 616.994 BOA (Text) | 31781069178919 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Greene County Public Library | B BOAS (Text) | 39149008487498 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Pink Hill Public Library | B BOAS (Text) | 39149008487506 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Youngsville Branch | B/BOAS (Text) | 72350000131072 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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