Death Be Not Proud
Autor John J. Guntheren Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 apr 2007
Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780061230974
ISBN-10: 0061230979
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.17 kg
Ediția:New
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0061230979
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.17 kg
Ediția:New
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Locul publicării:United States
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.
Recenzii
"A heartbreaking tale, beautifully written." — The New Yorker
"If courage is the antidote to pain and grief, the disease and the cure are both in this book. . . . A story of great unselfishness and great heroism." — New York Times
"If courage is the antidote to pain and grief, the disease and the cure are both in this book. . . . A story of great unselfishness and great heroism." — New York Times
Notă biografică
John Gunther (1901-1970) was one of the best known and most admired journalists of his day. The author of the immensely popular Inside books?a series of profiles of major world powers, beginning with Inside Europe, published in 1936?he was born on the north side of Chicago and died on May 29, 1970.