{"product_id":"heidegger-and-a-hippo-walk-through-those-pearly-gates-using-philosophy-and-jokes-to-explore-life-death-the-afterlife-and-everything-in-between-paperback","title":"Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates: Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explore Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in Between - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Cathcart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Klein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQ. Why are there almost as many jokes about death as there are about sex? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e A. Because they both scare the pants off us. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein first made a name for themselves with the outrageously funny \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003ePlato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...\u003c\/i\u003e. Now they turn their attention to the Big \"D\" and share the timeless wisdom of the great philosophers, theologians, psychotherapists, and wiseguys. From angels to zombies and everything in between, Cathcart and Klein offer a fearless and irreverent history of how we approach death, why we embrace life, and whether there really is a hereafter. As hilarious as it is enlightening, \u003ci\u003eHeidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone and everyone who ever expects to die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd now, you can read Daniel Klein's further musings on life and philosophy in \u003ci\u003eTravels with Epicurus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvery Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change it\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Cathcart and \u003cb\u003eDaniel Klein\u003c\/b\u003e studied philosophy together at Harvard in the last millennium. Since then Danny has written comedy for Lily Tomlin, Flip Wilson, and others, and published scores of fiction and nonfiction books-- from thrillers to entertaining philosophical books, such as his London \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eTravels with Epicurus \u003c\/i\u003eand his most recent book, \u003ci\u003eEvery Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in 1939, Danny persists in denying his mortality. He thinks it's a joke. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThomas Cathcart\u003c\/b\u003e studied theology and managed health care organi­zations before linking up with Danny to write \u003ci\u003ePlato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand I Think Therefore I Draw. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy Off the Bridge?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere is no God and Mary is His Mother: Rediscovering Religionless Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 6.99 x 5.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753730507040,"sku":"9780143118251","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e8d45178aa67abc0e9e7608f8f898fed.webp?v=1780026409","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/heidegger-and-a-hippo-walk-through-those-pearly-gates-using-philosophy-and-jokes-to-explore-life-death-the-afterlife-and-everything-in-between-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}