David Shields discusses and signs The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead March 2, 2008

Part autobiography, part biography of his dad, and part compendium of the brute facts of existence, Shields' book is a personal meditation on mortality that blends biological fact, family anecdotes, philosophical speculation, cultural history & criticism and quotations from a wide range of writers & thinkers.

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