| Abandon Foolish Scheme: Deathly encounters that you won't find in bestsellers about dying Contributor(s): Fry, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0578235064 ISBN-13: 9780578235066 Publisher: Leslie Fry OUR PRICE: $14.73 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Parapsychology - Near-death Experience |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.62 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An entertaining and philosophical book about death and dying . . . An editor who over eight decades has experienced a unique assortment of physical and intellectual confrontations with death writes about them: in rock climbing, skiing, shipwreck, bear attack, murder, suicide, in blind faith, hospice, as a topic in discussion groups, grieving, obituary writing, memorial services, the afterlife, and choices in confronting life's end. About the author: John Fry wrote the award-winning book, The Story of Modern Skiing. Among his other books is A Mind at Sea: Henry Fry and the Glorious Era of Quebec's Sailing Ships. He also wrote hundreds of published articles on skiing, travel, business, and religion. He was a dedicated environmentalist and the editorial director of a half-dozen outdoor magazines published by the New York Times Co. and Times Mirror Co. |