{"product_id":"why-not-fifteen-reasons-to-live-paperback","title":"Why Not?: Fifteen Reasons to Live - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRay Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured on \u003ci\u003eThe Hour\u003c\/i\u003e with George Stroumboulopoulos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE $60,000 HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLonglisted for the $25,000 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClear-eyed ... Robertson is no stranger to confronting unsavoury truths.--Steven Beattie, \u003ci\u003eThat Shakespearean Rag\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of us sense that the world has too many moving parts and can become utterly defeated. Ray Robertson found a 'road back' in this splendid and intriguing book. --Jim Harrison \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly after completing his sixth novel, Ray Robertson suffered a depression of suicidal intensity. Soon after his recover, he decided to try and answer two of the biggest questions we can ask. What makes humans happy? And what makes a life worth living? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis answers aren't what you might expect from a mental illness memoir--but they're exactly what you'd expect from Ray Robertson. With the vitality of Nick Hornby and a brashness all his own, Robertson runs his hands over life, death, intoxication, and art. Unashamedly working-class and unabashedly literary, \u003ci\u003eWhy Not? \u003c\/i\u003eis a rolling, rocking, anti-Sisyphean odyssey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRay Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e is the celebrated author of eight books and six novels, including \u003ci\u003eWhat Happened Later\u003c\/i\u003e, about Jack Kerouac's last years. He lives and writes in Toronto, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Robertson: Ray Robertson is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eHome Movies, Heroes, Moody Food, Gently Down the Stream, What Happened Later \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as a collection of non-fiction, \u003ci\u003eMental Hygiene: Essays on Writers and Writing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765525479712,"sku":"9781926845272","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dc000d6921e0a39434c28643cde84a12.webp?v=1780272691","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/why-not-fifteen-reasons-to-live-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}