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A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. 'Mind blowingly brilliant' PHILIPPA PERRY

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'Mind blowingly brilliant … Makes you think. Makes you wonder. Still getting my head round it. I found it clever AND moving' Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Want Everyone You Love To Read ‘Stunning … A powerful book that comes as close as anything I’ve read in explaining what it means to be human. Sebastian Junger is one of the finest writers of our generation’ James Patterson, New York Times #1 bestselling author 'A riveting and resonant meditation on some of life’s biggest questions' Publishers Weekly 'Sebastian Junger, a virtuoso of narrative nonfiction, has conjured his most personal and yet universal book, a stunning account I didn’t so much read as inhale, awed and riveted and forever changed' Michael Finkel, New York Times bestselling author of The Art Thief ‘Sebastian Junger is known for standing on the front lines in places that scare the hell out of the rest of us. Nowhere is that truer than in In My Time of Dying, where he turns inward to examine his own mortality, the most frightening—yet fascinating—frontier there is’ Caitlin Doughty, author of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory 'With this soon-to-be classic, Junger has crafted an ode to the magical healing power of love and the wonder of life' David R. Dow, author of Things I’ve Learned from Dying: A Book About Life 'Combining elements of a heart-pounding medical thriller with brilliantly clear science-writing, Sebastian Junger has written a tour-de-force about the biggest mystery we all face. With stories from war, medicine, history, and everyday life woven throughout, this is an instant classic that filled me with wonder, gratitude, and awe' Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club

‘Stunning … A powerful book that comes as close as anything I’ve read in explaining what it means to be human. Sebastian Junger is one of the finest writers of our generation’ James Patterson, New York Times #1 bestselling author 'Sebastian Junger, a virtuoso of narrative nonfiction, has conjured his most personal and yet universal book, a stunning account I didn’t so much read as inhale, awed and riveted and forever changed' Michael Finkel, New York Times bestselling author of The Art Thief ‘Sebastian Junger is known for standing on the front lines in places that scare the hell out of the rest of us. Nowhere is that truer than in In My Time of Dying, where he turns inward to examine his own mortality, the most frightening—yet fascinating—frontier there is’ Caitlin Doughty, New York Times bestselling author of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

'Sebastian Junger, a virtuoso of narrative nonfiction, has conjured his most personal and yet universal book, a stunning account I didn’t so much read as inhale, awed and riveted and forever changed' Michael Finkel, New York Times bestselling author of The Art Thief

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Sebastian Junger grew up in New England and has worked as a tree-feller, Bosnian correspondent, journalist and adventurer. His first book, The Perfect Storm, has spent over four years on the bestseller lists and its film adaptation was a huge box-office success. Junger is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and winner of the National Magazine Award for Reporting. He has also written for magazines including Harper's, the New York Times Magazine, and National Geographic Adventure.

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