¿Qué estás leyendo? Ésa es la pregunta que le plantea Will Schwalbe a su madre, Mary Ann, mientras están sentados en la sala de espera del centro de atención a pacientes de cáncer del hospital Memorial Sloan-Kettering. En 2007, Mary Ann regresó de un viaje de ayuda humanitaria a Pakistán y Afganistán aquejada de lo que los médicos creyeron que era una clase de hepatitis muy poco común. Meses después le diagnosticaron un cáncer de páncreas en estado avanzado. Will y Mary Anne comparten sus esperanzas e inquietudes a través de sus libros preferidos. Cuando leen, no son una persona enferma y una persona sana, sino una madre y un hijo que viajan juntos.
From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity.
Why is it that we read? Is it to pass time? To learn something new? To escape from reality? For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, to become a better person, and to find the answers to the big (and small) questions about how to live his life. In this delightful celebration of reading, Schwalbe invites us along on his quest for books that speak to the specific challenges of living in our modern world, with all its noise and distractions. In each chapter, he discusses a particular book-what brought him to it (or vice versa), the people in his life he associates with it, and how it became a part of his understanding of himself in the world. These books span centuries and genres (from classic works of adult and children's literature to contemporary thrillers and even cookbooks), and each one relates to the questions and concerns we all share. Throughout, Schwalbe focuses on the way certain books can help us honor those we've loved and lost, and also figure out how to live each day more fully. Rich with stories and recommendations, Books for Living is a treasure for everyone who loves books and loves to hear the answer to the question: "What are you reading?"
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»Vad är det du läser?« Det är frågan Will ställer till sin mamma, Mary Anne, när de sitter i väntrummet på cancermottagningen. Det är november 2007, kort efter att hon diagnosticerats med långt framskriden cancer.
Detta är den sanna historien om en son och hans mamma, och om den bokklubb som under hennes sista tid i livet för dem närmare varandra. I takt med att sjukdomen sprider sig läggs bok efter bok till läslistan, och i de personliga samtalen kring böckerna får Will och Mary Anne en möjlighet att återupptäcka sina liv och lära känna varandra på ett nytt sätt. I bokklubbens sfär är de inte längre den sjuka och den friska, utan en mamma och en son som tillsammans upptäcker nya världar.
Bokklubben vid livets slut är en ömsint hyllning till en älskad mamma, och en inspirerande betraktelse över böckers förmåga att skapa mening och glädje ur kaos och förgängelse, att skänka oss tröst och vidga vår kunskap om oss själva och andra.
WILL SCHWALBE är en amerikansk journalist och författare, som bland annat har skrivit för The New York Times och varit chefredaktör på bokförlaget Hyperion. Will Schwalbe är bosatt i New York.
"What are you reading?"
That's the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering from what her doctors believed was a rare type of hepatitis. Months later she was diagnosed with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, often in six months or less.
This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a "book club" that brings them together as her life comes to a close. Over the next two years, Will and Mary Anne carry on conversations that are both wide-ranging and deeply personal, prompted by an eclectic array of books and a shared passion for reading. Their list jumps from classic to popular, from poetry to mysteries, from fantastic to spiritual. The issues they discuss include questions of faith and courage as well as everyday topics such as expressing gratitude and learning to listen. Throughout, they are constantly reminded of the power of books to comfort us, astonish us, teach us, and tell us what we need to do with our lives and in the world. Reading isn't the opposite of doing; it's the opposite of dying.
Will and Mary Anne share their hopes and concerns with each other-and rediscover their lives-through their favorite books. When they read, they aren't a sick person and a well person, but a mother and a son taking a journey together. The result is a profoundly moving tale of loss that is also a joyful, and often humorous, celebration of life: Will's love letter to his mother, and theirs to the printed page.
• When should you email, and when should you call, fax, or just show up?
• What is the crucial-and most often overlooked-line in an email?
• What is the best strategy when you send (in anger or error) a potentially career-ending electronic bombshell?
Enter Send. Whether you email just a little or never stop, here, at last, is an authoritative and delightful audiobook that shows how to write the perfect email anywhere. Send also points out the numerous (but not always obvious) times when email can be the worst option and might land you in hot water (or even jail!).
The secret is, of course, to think before you click. Send is nothing short of a survival guide for the digital age-wise, brimming with good humor, and filled with helpful lessons from the authors' own email experiences (and mistakes). In short: absolutely
e-ssential.
