MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014049994
003 DLC
005 20151020081345.0
008 150508s2015 nyua 000 0aeng
010 $a 2014049994
020 $a9781455556502 (hardback)
020 $z9781478903918 (audio download)
020 $z9781455530144 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBF575.D35$bM67 2015
082 00 $a818/.603$aB$223
084 $aBIO026000$aSOC036000$aHUM011000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMorris, Bob,$d1958-
245 10 $aBobby wonderful :$ban imperfect son buries his parents /$cBob Morris.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bTwelve,$c[2015]
300 $a177 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"His mother's last word was his name. His father's was "Wonderful." Together they inspired the title for this true story of love and redemption. Bob Morris was always the entertainer in his family, but not always a perfect son. When he finds his parents approaching the end of their lives, he begins to see his relationship to them in a whole new light and it changes his way of thinking. How does an adult child with flaws and limitations figure out how to do his best for his ailing parents while still carrying on and enjoying his own life? And when their final days on earth come, how can he give them the best possible end? In the tradition of bestselling memoirs by Christopher Buckley, Joan Didion, and with a dash of David Sedaris, BOBBY WONDERFUL recounts two poignant deaths and one family's struggle to find the silver lining in them. As accessible as he is insightful, Bob Morris infuses each moment of his profound emotional journey with dark comedy, spiritual inquiry and brutally honest self-examination. This is a little book. But it captures a big and universal experience"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aLoss (Psychology)
650 0 $aParent and child.
650 0 $aParents$xDeath$xPsychological aspects.
600 10 $aMorris, Bob,$d1958-