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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic.
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy Pausch
A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author
“A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer with soul.”—Los Angeles Times
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“A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer with soul.”—Los Angeles Times
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *
"Stunning...heartrending...this year's When Breath Becomes Air." —Nora Krug, The Washington Post
"Beautiful and haunting." —Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TODAY
"Deeply affecting...simultaneously heartbreaking and funny." —People (Book of the Week)
"Vivid, immediate." —Laura Collins-Hughes, The...
"Stunning...heartrending...this year's When Breath Becomes Air." —Nora Krug, The Washington Post
"Beautiful and haunting." —Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TODAY
"Deeply affecting...simultaneously heartbreaking and funny." —People (Book of the Week)
"Vivid, immediate." —Laura Collins-Hughes, The...
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Language
English
Description
"We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we're so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look? Fueled by a childhood fascination with death, journalist Hayley Campbell searches for answers in the people who make a living by working with the dead. Along the way, she encounters mass fatality...
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