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Every Third Thought: On Life, Death, and the Endgame
An uplifting and moving investigation into how we think about death, Every Third Thought is both guide and companion, always 'wise and humane' (Andrew Marr).
Book Details
- Publisher: Picador USA
- Publish Date: Jul 12nd, 2018
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.70in - 5.00in - 0.80in - 0.40lb
- EAN: 9781509815296
- Categories: • Literary Figures• Death & Dying• Memoirs
About the Author
Robert McCrum was Faber & Faber's editor-in-chief for nearly 20 years. He is associate editor of the Observer, author of Wodehouse: A Life, and co-author of The Story of English.
Praise for this book
"Thoughtful, subtle, elegantly clever and oddly joyous, Every Third Thought is beautiful." --Kate Mosse, author, Labyrinth
"Every Third Thought is an important book, and one that brings death into the light, uncovering both the losses we have to endure, as well as the gifts we can receive if we are open to it. Profoundly moving and fascinating. It is a gem." --Julia Samuel, author, Grief Works
"We have to think about death, and talk about it, perhaps rather more than we do. And if that's so, there can be no better guide than a wise, humane and battered-about writer like McCrum. He has thought deeply, talked widely, read voraciously and experienced much . . . by the time I had finished this book, I had a silly grin on my face. That was partly because it ends with a happy surprise, but more importantly because you cannot confront the meaning of death without a refreshed and more vivid understanding of the glory of being alive . . . As I closed it, having stared pretty steadily at extinction, I found myself encouraged and fortified. So, really, thank you, Robert." --Andrew Marr, Mail on Sunday
"Simply stunning: a brilliant, wise, compassionate and consoling account of death and dying in a secular age. McCrum moves seamlessly from personal testimonies to medical case studies to recent developments in neuroscience. He asks profound philosophical questions about mortality, finitude and the unknown. A uniquely beautiful and significant book." --Joanna Kavenna, author, The Ice Museum