Death Need Not Be Fatal
Autor Malachy McCourt, Brian McDonalden Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 mai 2018
Before he runs out of time, Irish bon vivant MALACHY MCCOURT shares his views on death - sometimes hilarious and often poignant - and on what will or won't happen after his last breath is drawn.
During
the
course
of
his
life,
Malachy
McCourt
practically
invented
the
single's
bar;
was
a
pioneer
in
talk
radio,
a
soap
opera
star,
a
best-selling
author;
a
gold
smuggler,
a
political
activist,
and
a
candidate
for
governor
of
the
state
of
New
York.
It seems that the only two things he hasn't done are stick his head into a lion's mouth and die. Since he is allergic to cats, he decided to write about the great hereafter and answer the question on most minds: What's so great about it anyhow?
In Death Need Not Be Fatal, McCourt also trains a sober eye on the tragedies that have shaped his life: the deaths of his sister and twin brothers; the real story behind Angela's famous ashes; and a poignant account of the death of the man who left his mother, brothers, and him to nearly die in squalor. McCourt writes with deep emotion of the staggering losses of all three of his brothers, Frank, Mike, and Alphie. In his inimitable way, McCourt takes the grim reaper by the lapels and shakes the truth out of him.
As he rides the final blocks on his Rascal scooter, he looks too at the prospect of his own demise with emotional clarity and insight. In this beautifully rendered memoir, McCourt shows us how to live life to its fullest, how to grow old without acting old, and how to die without regret.
It seems that the only two things he hasn't done are stick his head into a lion's mouth and die. Since he is allergic to cats, he decided to write about the great hereafter and answer the question on most minds: What's so great about it anyhow?
In Death Need Not Be Fatal, McCourt also trains a sober eye on the tragedies that have shaped his life: the deaths of his sister and twin brothers; the real story behind Angela's famous ashes; and a poignant account of the death of the man who left his mother, brothers, and him to nearly die in squalor. McCourt writes with deep emotion of the staggering losses of all three of his brothers, Frank, Mike, and Alphie. In his inimitable way, McCourt takes the grim reaper by the lapels and shakes the truth out of him.
As he rides the final blocks on his Rascal scooter, he looks too at the prospect of his own demise with emotional clarity and insight. In this beautifully rendered memoir, McCourt shows us how to live life to its fullest, how to grow old without acting old, and how to die without regret.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781478917045
ISBN-10: 1478917040
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Center Street
Colecția Center Street
ISBN-10: 1478917040
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Center Street
Colecția Center Street
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Notă biografică
MALACHY
MCCOURT
was
born
in
Brooklyn,
New
York
in
1931,
but
grew
up
in
Limerick,
Ireland.
He
returned
to
the
United
States
at
the
age
of
20
where
he
says
he
"did
a
bit
of
dishwashing,
long-shoring,
military
service,
bartending,
stage
acting,
and
saloon
owning."
His
greatest
achievement
of
all
is
his
51-year
marriage
to
his
wife,
Diana,
who
has
blessed
him
with
five
children
and
eight
grandchildren.
Recenzii
"The
idea
of
death
may
indeed
take
away
a
lot
of
things,
but
it
cannot
take
away
a
great
man's
sense
of
humour.
Malachy
McCourt,
as
always,
goes
to
the
coalface
and
manages
to
dig
out
a
tunnel
of
light."—Colum
McCann,
author
of
Let
the
Great
World
Spin
"A lovely 'wee' book with a huge questing soul. Written with a twinkle in one eye and a tear in the other. Mr. McCourt writes with an openness and rawness about a Dickensian childhood and a life richly lived thereafter, discovering along the way the liberation of true forgiveness and the healing quality of love. I couldn't put it down."—Liam Neeson
"Malachy McCourt's new book DEATH NEED NOT BE FATAL is one you must get and read and weep and laugh and sing over! A fabulous, funny, joyous journey. McCourt's own life and stories are hilarious and heartbreaking. Celebrate the laughter and the Irish humor that makes us all remember what it takes to do our time here, determined to live forever. DEATH NEED NOT BE FATAL will help you remember who you are and who you love. I loved it!"—Judy Collins
"Malachy McCourt is a born storyteller. The colorful reflections on his life and his musings about death are lyrical and bittersweet, and of course given the author, filled with humor."—Ed Burns
"McCourt returns to the twin balms the Irish have relied on forever: laughter and song. A wake in book form, his new memoir, written with Brian McDonald, is chock full of lyrics and verses from McCourt's favorite songs and poems as well as tales that may or may not be true, but are quite funny even when - maybe, especially when - they deal with death."—The Washington Post
"Much of his humor is near to tears."—Michael D. Langan, The Buffalo News
"Malachy McCourt's DEATH NEED NOT BE FATAL packs potent reflections on life."—New York Daily News
"A lyrical memoir."—AARP
"This is one of those books where you ration pages because you want it to last. [...] In a world at risk of drowning in memoirs, often by those who have not lived enough to pen so much as a substantial chapter, I beg you to read this by a man who lived ever so well and wrote about it lyrically."—Jacqueline Cutler, NJ Advance Media
"At 85, Malachy McCourt swears to one and all he's in the Departure Lounge of his life now, but there are few of his age filled with as much fire. Although he insists in his own words he will soon "expire, depart, ascend and vanish," the truth is he has more to say now - hilariously and heart-rendingly - than ever."—IrishCentral.com
"An unrepentant storyteller, he is back with a book on what is clearly on his mind these days, DEATH NEED NOT BE FATAL."—Publishers Weekly
"A lovely 'wee' book with a huge questing soul. Written with a twinkle in one eye and a tear in the other. Mr. McCourt writes with an openness and rawness about a Dickensian childhood and a life richly lived thereafter, discovering along the way the liberation of true forgiveness and the healing quality of love. I couldn't put it down."—Liam Neeson
"Malachy McCourt's new book DEATH NEED NOT BE FATAL is one you must get and read and weep and laugh and sing over! A fabulous, funny, joyous journey. McCourt's own life and stories are hilarious and heartbreaking. Celebrate the laughter and the Irish humor that makes us all remember what it takes to do our time here, determined to live forever. DEATH NEED NOT BE FATAL will help you remember who you are and who you love. I loved it!"—Judy Collins
"Malachy McCourt is a born storyteller. The colorful reflections on his life and his musings about death are lyrical and bittersweet, and of course given the author, filled with humor."—Ed Burns
"McCourt returns to the twin balms the Irish have relied on forever: laughter and song. A wake in book form, his new memoir, written with Brian McDonald, is chock full of lyrics and verses from McCourt's favorite songs and poems as well as tales that may or may not be true, but are quite funny even when - maybe, especially when - they deal with death."—The Washington Post
"Much of his humor is near to tears."—Michael D. Langan, The Buffalo News
"Malachy McCourt's DEATH NEED NOT BE FATAL packs potent reflections on life."—New York Daily News
"A lyrical memoir."—AARP
"This is one of those books where you ration pages because you want it to last. [...] In a world at risk of drowning in memoirs, often by those who have not lived enough to pen so much as a substantial chapter, I beg you to read this by a man who lived ever so well and wrote about it lyrically."—Jacqueline Cutler, NJ Advance Media
"At 85, Malachy McCourt swears to one and all he's in the Departure Lounge of his life now, but there are few of his age filled with as much fire. Although he insists in his own words he will soon "expire, depart, ascend and vanish," the truth is he has more to say now - hilariously and heart-rendingly - than ever."—IrishCentral.com
"An unrepentant storyteller, he is back with a book on what is clearly on his mind these days, DEATH NEED NOT BE FATAL."—Publishers Weekly
"DEATH
NEED
NOT
BE
FATAL
captures
80+
years
of
living,
from
growing
up
in
poverty
in
Limerick,
Ireland
to
escaping
back
to
New
York
where
he
was
born.
McCourt
has
seen
-
and
done
-
it
all,
except
die
of
course.
He
owned
a
popular
bar
in
the
city,
became
a
television
actor
and
wrote
some
best-selling
books.
He
even
ran
against
Elliot
Spitzer
in
2006
for
governor
of
New
York.
[...]
with
eight
decades
and
counting
under
his
belt,
he's
seen
his
share
of
tragedies,
too.
But
despite
it
all
he's
able
to
reflect
on
what
it
means
to
live
life."
—Turney
Duff,
CNBCDescriere
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Before he runs out of time, Irish bon vivant MALACHY MCCOURT shares his views on death - sometimes hilarious and often poignant - and on what will or won't happen after his last breath is drawn.
Before he runs out of time, Irish bon vivant MALACHY MCCOURT shares his views on death - sometimes hilarious and often poignant - and on what will or won't happen after his last breath is drawn.