{"product_id":"how-to-die-a-book-about-being-alive-9781771960946","title":"How to Die: A Book about Being Alive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA radical revaluation of how contemporary society perceives death--and an argument for how it can make us happy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"He who would teach men to die would teach them to live,\" writes Montaigne in \u003cem\u003eEssais\u003c\/em\u003e, and in \u003cem\u003eHow to Die: A Book about Being Alive\u003c\/em\u003e, Ray Robertson takes up the challenge. Though contemporary society avoids the subject and often values the mere continuation of existence over its quality, Robertson argues that the active and intentional consideration of death is neither morbid nor frivolous, but instead essential to our ability to fully value life. \u003cem\u003eHow to Die\u003c\/em\u003e is both an absorbing excursion through some of Western literature's most compelling works on the subject of death as well as an anecdote-driven argument for cultivating a better understanding of death in the belief that, if we do, we'll know more about what it means to live a meaningful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRay Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine novels, five collections of non-fiction, and a book of poetry. His work has been translated into several languages. He contributed the liner notes to two Grateful Dead archival releases: \u003cem\u003eDave's Picks #45\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eHere Comes Sunshine 1973\u003c\/em\u003e box set. Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, he lives in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50918219219218,"sku":"9781771960946","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_253229ee-b12c-49dc-bf23-e919bf85296b.jpg?v=1738880046","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-die-a-book-about-being-alive-9781771960946","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}