Meet up with other book enthusiasts at Khe pri Kitchen + Coffee\, located at 106 S Emerson St. The library will provi de a round of appetizers for the group\; other food and beverages are avai lable for purchase.
\nBook summary:
\nBud Stanley is an obitua ry writer who is afraid to live. Yes\, his wife recently left him for a &l dquo\;far more interesting&rdquo\; man. Yes\, he goes on a particularly aw ful blind date with a woman who brings her ex. And yes\, he has too many g lasses of Scotch one night and proceeds to pen and publish his own obituar y. The newspaper wants to fire him. But now the company&rsquo\;s system ha s him listed as dead. And the company can&rsquo\;t fire a dead person. The ensuing fallout forces him to realize that life may be actually worth liv ing.
\nAs Bud awaits his fate at work\, his life hangs in the balanc e. Given another shot by his boss and encouraged by his best friend\, Tim\ , a worldly and wise former art dealer\, Bud starts to attend the wakes an d funerals of strangers to learn how to live.
\nFind available forma ts of the featured title in our catalog. We recommend placing a hold on the s elected title a month before the meeting for ample reading time. If you'd like to place a hold over the phone\, please call the Fiction/AV/Teen desk at 847-590-4070.
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