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A surgeon advocates for an approach to end-of-life care that emphasizes quality of life as the desired goal, rather than extending life at the cost of increased or extended suffering.

A surgeon advocates for an approach to end-of-life care that emphasizes quality of life as the desired goal, rather than extending life at the cost of increased or extended suffering.

Noah Calhoun, recently returned from World War II in 1946, buys an old plantation home in rural North Carolina, where he contents himself with memories of his first love, a girl he met fourteen years earlier, but then she unexpectedly arrives at his door.

Offers some two hundred and fifty pieces that illuminate the pleasures, pains, dreams, and triumphs of people as they strive to live out their days in a meaningful way. Fiction, poetry, memoirs, essays, children's stories, excerpts from the Koran and the Bible - the variety of witings is remarkable.

The noted comedian shares his tips on longevity and includes provocative anecdotes about his personal life, friends, career, and Gracie.