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

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

Start: Sun, 03/02/2008 - 5:00pm

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Vroman's Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, California 91101

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.