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HARPER PERENNIAL Not Fade Away by Laurence Shames , Peter Barton
Some people are born to lead and destined to teach by the example of living life to the fullest and facing death with uncommon honesty and courage. Peter Barton was that kind of person.
Driven by the ideals that sparked a generation he became an overachieving Everyman a risktaker who showed others what was possible. Then in the prime of his lifehugely successful happily married and the father of three childrenPeter faced the greatest of all challenges. Diagnosed with cancer he began a journey that was not only frightening and appalling but also full of wonder and discovery.
With unflinching candor and even surprising humor Not Fade Away finds meaning and solace in Peters confrontation with mortality. Celebrating life as it dares to stare down death Peters story addresses universal hopes and fears and redefines the quietly heroic tasks of seeking clarity in the midst of pain of breaking through to personal faith and of achieving peace after bold and sincere questioning.