{"product_id":"a-beginners-guide-to-dying-simon-boas-9798217007745","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Dying","description":"\u003cb\u003eDeemed \"a funny, touching mediation on death\" by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, this warm and wise book offers lessons for all of us in how to approach life--from someone in the process of dying.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his mid-40s, aid worker Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer--it had been caught too late, and spread throughout his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live--optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritizing what really matters in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe advice isn't quite \"Don't buy any green bananas\"--but it's close to \"Don't start any long books.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis remarkable book, a runaway bestseller in the UK, is not just a meditation on dying, but also a hymn to the joy and preciousness of life. \u003ci\u003eA Beginner's Guide to Dying \u003c\/i\u003eis destined to become a modern classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Boas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217007745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Simon Boas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526713233663,"sku":"9798217007745","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce7f58c1-f2f3-4ed8-b6a3-06492664f840.jpg?v=1737556949","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-beginners-guide-to-dying-simon-boas-9798217007745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}