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| LC control number |
2015940159 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780300217001 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardback) |
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(OCoLC)ocn920470004 |
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DWP |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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DWP |
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rda |
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lccopycat |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
128 |
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TAL |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Tallis, Raymond, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Black mirror : |
| Remainder of title |
looking at life through death / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Raymond Tallis. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New Haven : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Yale University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2015] |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
©2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
344 pages ; |
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25 cm |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (page 5). |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
In this beautifully written personal meditation on life and living, Raymond Tallis reflects on the fundamental fact of existence: that it is finite. Inspired by E. M. Forster’s thought that “Death destroys a man but the idea of it saves him,” Tallis invites readers to look back on their lives from a unique standpoint: one’s own future corpse. From this perspective, he shows, the world now vacated can be seen most clearly in all its richness and complexity.<br/> <br/>Tallis blends lyrical reflection, humor, and the occasional philosophical argument as he explores his own postmortem recollections. He considers the biological processes and the senses that opened up his late world and the million-nooked space in which he passed his life. His inert, dispossessed body highlights his ceaseless activity in life, the mind-boggling inventory of his possessions, and the togetherness and apartness that characterized his relationships in the material and social worlds. Tallis also touches on the idea of a posthumous life in the memories of those who outlive him. Readers who accompany Tallis as he considers his life through death will appreciate with new intensity the precariousness and preciousness of life, for here he succeeds in his endeavor to make “the shining hour” shine more brightly. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Life. |
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Death. |
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Mind and body. |
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Contributor biographical information |
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Publisher description |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
