{"product_id":"how-to-die-a-book-about-being-alive-paperback","title":"How to Die: A Book about Being Alive - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRay Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA radical revaluation of how contemporary society perceives death--and an argument for how it can make us happy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"He who would teach men to die would teach them to live,\" writes Montaigne in \u003cem\u003eEssais\u003c\/em\u003e, and in \u003cem\u003eHow to Die: A Book about Being Alive\u003c\/em\u003e, Ray Robertson takes up the challenge. Though contemporary society avoids the subject and often values the mere continuation of existence over its quality, Robertson argues that the active and intentional consideration of death is neither morbid nor frivolous, but instead essential to our ability to fully value life. \u003cem\u003eHow to Die\u003c\/em\u003e is both an absorbing excursion through some of Western literature's most compelling works on the subject of death as well as an anecdote-driven argument for cultivating a better understanding of death in the belief that, if we do, we'll know more about what it means to live a meaningful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ray Robertson is the author of eight novels and three works of non-fiction. His work has been translated into several languages. Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, he lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770204455200,"sku":"9781771960946","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bd69a6ed18aab7fbfcd1d40db1920bc0.webp?v=1780366938","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-die-a-book-about-being-alive-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}