Death Be Not Proud Contributor(s): Gunther, John J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061230979 ISBN-13: 9780061230974 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Johnny Gunther was only 17 years old when he died of a brain tumor. This Perennial Modern Classic is a father's memoir of this brave, intelligent, and spirited boy. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients) - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
Dewey: B |
Series: P.S. |
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.34" W x 8.02" (0.38 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1940's - Topical - Death/Dying |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 529 Reading Level: 8.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gunther, John J.: - 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. |