{"product_id":"the-end-of-your-life-book-club-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The End of Your Life Book Club: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Schwalbe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA profoundly moving memoir of caregiving, mourning, and love between a mother and her son--and about the joy of reading, and the ways that joy is multiplied when we share it with others. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A graceful, affecting testament to a mother and a life well lived.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Grade A\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring her treatment for cancer, Mary Anne Schwalbe and her son Will spent many hours sitting in waiting rooms together. To pass the time, they would talk about the books they were reading. Once, by chance, they read the same book at the same time--and an informal book club of two was born. Through their wide-ranging reading, Will and Mary Anne--and we, their fellow readers--are reminded how books can be comforting, astonishing, and illuminating, changing the way that we feel about and interact with the world around us. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWILL SCHWALBE has worked in publishing (most recently as senior vice president and editor in chief of Hyperion Books); digital media, as the founder and CEO of Cookstr.com; and as a journalist, writing for various publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He is on the board of the Kingsborough Community College Foundation. He is the coauthor, with David Shipley, of \u003ci\u003eSend: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e End of Your Life Book Club\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762654314784,"sku":"9780307739780","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1c04252aef95cf27386bb56659ba1c11.webp?v=1780222941","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-end-of-your-life-book-club-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}