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]]> 486298 20 1321803 book 1949 Death Be Not Proud (Perennial Classics) total:1649|5:436|4:558|3:460|2:152|1:43| 1649 6139 2110 163 68809 3.72 1687 177 16725028 185835 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.74 1397 1949 3 3 false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 29 15:57:07 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 27 20:09:47 -0700 2008
My new take on the ...more...]]> 4350037 262202 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 5 2 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Aug 09 22:17:07 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:35:33 -0800 2009 The book was written by the boy's father after his death, and in many ways i...more...]]> 2790478 169192 206864 0061230979 9780061230974 10 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/20/864/206864-m-1256009594.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/20/864/206864-s-1256009594.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/206864.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.47 114 Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.

]]> 1949 1 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 06 22:26:10 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 22:33:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5288316 172798 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 2 2 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 08:15:55 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 08:22:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 13380595 531659 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 07:25:35 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 07:36:40 -0800 2008
for one thing, gunther references the intelligentsia of the 30s and 40s (somehow without seeming like he'...more...]]> 41190713 1335578 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 4 1 false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 10:59:35 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 06 12:01:40 -0800 2009 2
I was amazed that brain surgery was as advanced in 1946 as it was. There have clearly been great strides in treating cancers since then, but the type which Johnny Gunther...more...]]> 69304316 1013193 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 2 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Aug 28 23:56:48 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 23:56:48 -0700 2009 Death Be Not P...more...]]> 72335545 1394124 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 3 0 false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 08:13:54 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 08:17:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61202213 2313738 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 3 0 false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 12:12:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 12:13:22 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 64712523 2488160 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 2 0 false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 16:57:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 22:30:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 44915924 1977042 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 2 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 20:07:16 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 17:44:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 80378185 3024552 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 0 0 false Tue Dec 08 22:30:51 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 22:34:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 62236764 2490430 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 0 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 14:15:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 14:21:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 82126496 2562997 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 4 0 false Sat Dec 26 18:55:43 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 19:07:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 17445940 304545 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 4 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 11:58:32 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 12:17:16 -0700 2008
This one very dissimilar to my own grief, as it is about the death of a child (17 yrs). Nonetheless it impressed me in various things.
- Gunther himself says at the end that "the whys and wherefores of the celestial bookkeeping inv...more...]]> 362044 4825 206864 0061230979 9780061230974 10 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/20/864/206864-m-1256009594.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/20/864/206864-s-1256009594.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/206864.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.

]]> 1949 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Wed Mar 21 08:59:35 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 21 09:36:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 39128928 1624942 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 3 0 false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 12:50:39 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 11:15:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5939589 262344 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 3 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Sep 09 09:11:06 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 09:43:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 58026352 2372284 486298 0060929898 9780060929893 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137m/486298.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175158137s/486298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/486298.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.72 1649 1949 2 0 false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 22:37:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 13:12:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 79704096 2707781 1108931 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252822983m/1108931.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252822983s/1108931.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1108931.Death_Be_Not_Proud 3.61 31 1949 3 0 false Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 18:40:07 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 18:41:51 -0800 2009 1
Oddly enough the main story ends halfw...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=206864