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Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived by Shames, Laurence; Barton, Peter
by Shames, Laurence; Barton, Peter | HC | VeryGood
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- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9781579546885
- Book Title
- Not Fade Away : a Short Life Well Lived
- Item Length
- 8.7 in
- Publisher
- Potter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
- Topic
- General, Business
- Item Width
- 5.7 in
- Item Weight
- 20 oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Some people are born to lead and destined to teach--not by precept, but by the example of living life to the fullest. Peter Barton was that kind of person. He protested at Columbia University in the 1960s, played soul music at Harlem's Apollo Theater, spent time as a ski bum and a craps dealer, and eventually emerged from Harvard Business School to become a central figure in the creation of cable television. In the prime of his life, happily married and the father of three young children, Peter came face to face with the biggest challenge in a life filled with risk-taking and direction-changing. Diagnosed with cancer, he began a journey both frightening and appalling, yet also full of wonder and discovery. Not Fade Away recreates that journey in the intimate and alternating voices of Peter and of Laurence Shames--two men close in age yet who've chosen vastly different lives. Together, in a spirit of deepening friendship, they relive the high points of years that embodied the hopes and strivings of an entire generation. With courage, candor, and even humor, they search for meaning in Peter's unflinching confrontation with mortality. In life, Peter was an overachieving Everyman, a vibrant spirit who showed his peers just how much is possible. In his dying, similarly, he redefines the quietly heroic tasks of seeking clarity in the midst of pain and loss; of breaking through to a highly personal, secular faith; and of achieving peace at last.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Potter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-10
1579546889
ISBN-13
9781579546885
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2365154
Product Key Features
Book Title
Not Fade Away : a Short Life Well Lived
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
General, Business
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Rc280.S8b377 2003
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
You couldn't know Peter Barton and not know he would face dying in the most adventurous and original way. . . . This is a book full of insight and comfort, wisdom and hope., "Peter Barton and Laurence Shames, the graceful writer he persuaded to help him tell this tale, have produced a worthy monument, a book about how to live, and how to die." --Ken Auletta "This is a wise, funny, and intensely true book--a generous gift from an amazing guy to those of us who are so busy getting through life that we sometimes forget why we're living. Sooner or later, we'll all make the journey Peter Barton took; now, thanks to him, it doesn't look so scary." --Dave Barry "A little masterpiece. . . a book to be read by everyone. . . . [It] may be the most honest book I have ever read. . . . Some of [the] phrases and sentences literally took my breath away. . . . [Not Fade Away] lit up my own mind and spirit--dare I include soul?--to consider my own life and purposes." --Jim Lehrer "You couldn't know Peter Barton and not know he would face dying in the most adventurous and original way. . . . This is a book full of insight and comfort, wisdom and hope." -- Barry Diller, "Peter Barton and Laurence Shames, the graceful writer he persuaded to help him tell this tale, have produced a worthy monument, a book about how to live, and how to die." --Ken Auletta "This is a wise, funny, and intensely true book--a generous gift from an amazing guy to those of us who are so busy getting through life that we sometimes forget why we're living. Sooner or later, we'll all make the journey Peter Barton took; now, thanks to him, it doesn't look so scary." --Dave Barry "A little masterpiece. . . a book to be read by everyone. . . . [It] may be the most honest book I have ever read. . . . Some of [the] phrases and sentences literally took my breath away. . . . [ Not Fade Away ] lit up my own mind and spirit--dare I include soul?--to consider my own life and purposes." --Jim Lehrer "You couldn't know Peter Barton and not know he would face dying in the most adventurous and original way. . . . This is a book full of insight and comfort, wisdom and hope." --Barry Diller, Peter Barton and Laurence Shames, the graceful writer he persuaded to help him tell this tale, have produced a worthy monument, a book about how to live, and how to die., "Peter Barton and Laurence Shames, the graceful writer he persuaded to help him tell this tale, have produced a worthy monument, a book about how to live, and how to die." --Ken Auletta "This is a wise, funny, and intensely true book--a generous gift from an amazing guy to those of us who are so busy getting through life that we sometimes forget why we're living. Sooner or later, we'll all make the journey Peter Barton took; now, thanks to him, it doesn't look so scary." --Dave Barry "A little masterpiece. . . a book to be read by everyone. . . . [It] may be the most honest book I have ever read. . . . Some of [the] phrases and sentences literally took my breath away. . . . [Not Fade Away] lit up my own mind and spirit--dare I include soul?--to consider my own life and purposes." --Jim Lehrer "You couldn't know Peter Barton and not know he would face dying in the most adventurous and original way. . . . This is a book full of insight and comfort, wisdom and hope." --Barry Diller, A little masterpiece. . . a book to be read by everyone. . . . [It] may be the most honest book I have ever read. . . . Some of [the] phrases and sentences literally took my breath away. . . . [Not Fade Away] lit up my own mind and spirit--dare I include soul?--to consider my own life and purposes., This is a wise, funny, and intensely true book--a generous gift from an amazing guy to those of us who are so busy getting through life that we sometimes forget why we're living. Sooner or later, we'll all make the journey Peter Barton took; now, thanks to him, it doesn't look so scary.
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-007420
Dewey Decimal
362.19699/433/0092 B
Dewey Edition
22
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