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''A wonderful book about wonderful books and mothers and sons
and the enduring braid between them.'' - Mitch Albom, author of
Tuesdays With Morrie
''I was so moved by this marvellous book. Schwalbe has done
something extraordinary: made a personal journey public in the most
engaging, funny and revealing way possible. It is a true meditation
on what books can do.'' -- Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with
Amber Eyes ''Will Schwalbe gives us two love stories in one: That of
his relationship
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作者与身患绝症的母亲关于书、关于书背后的生命的对话
Mary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatments
when Will casually asks her what she''s reading. The conversation
they have grows into tradition: soon they are reading the same
books so they can have something to talk about in the hospital
waiting room. Their choices range from classic Howards End to
popular The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, from fantastic The
Hobbit to spiritual Jon Kabat-Zinn, with many in between. We
hear their passion for reading and their love for each other in
their intimate and searching discussions.
A profoundly moving testament to the power of love between a
child and parent, and the power of reading in our lives.
Mary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatments
when Will casually asks her what she''s reading. The conversation
they have grows into tradition: soon they are reading the same
books so they can have something to talk about in the hospital
waiting room. Their choices range from classic Howards End to
popular The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, from fantastic The
Hobbit to spiritual Jon Kabat-Zinn, with many in between. We
hear their passion for reading and their love for each other in
their intimate and searching discussions. A profoundly moving
testament to the power of love between a child and parent, and the
power of reading in our lives. ''A wonderful book about wonderful
books and mothers and sons and the enduring braid between them.'' -
Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays With Morrie ''a true meditation on
what books can do.'' - Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber
Eyes
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Will 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 The New York Times and
the South China Morning Post. He is on the boards of Yale
University Press and the Kingsborough Community College Foundation.
He is the coauthor, with David Shipley, of Send: Why People Email
So Badly and How to Do It Better.
Will 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 The New York Times and
the South China Morning Post. He is on the boards of Yale
University Press and the Kingsborough Community College Foundation.
He is the coauthor, with David Shipley, of Send: Why People Email
So Badly and How to Do It Better. Find out more about The End of
Your Life Book Club on www.theendofyourlifebookclub.com
Follow Will on Twitter at twitter.comwillsch Friend Will on
Facebook at facebook.comwill.schwalbe Follow Will on Pinterest at
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