The Thing About Life Is That One Day You

Mesmerized 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.
Weaving together personal anecdote biological fact philosophical doubt cultural criticism and the wisdom of an eclectic range of writers and thinkers - from Lucretius to Woody Allen - Shields expertly renders both a hilarious family portrait and a truly resonant meditation on mortality.