Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life
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Product details:
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education
- Date of Publication 16 October 2007
- ISBN 9780071499934
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages160 pages
- Size 210x142x15 mm
- Weight 259 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
?Eugene O?Kelly made a generous gift of this book. He left behind something wise and insightful; it?s something we all can use.? ?Paul Newman
Chasing Daylight is the inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O?Kelly, written in the three-and-a half months between his terminal diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Interweaving details of his illness with reflections on life, death, and success, this passionate, deeply insightful book provides an unforgettable account of O?Kelly?s final journey, and is a compelling reminder of the importance of living a balanced and meaningful life.
"Voicing universal truths not often found in business or how-to tracts...[O'Kelly] made a success out of his final mission."-The New York Times
?One of the most unexpected and touching books you're likely to read this year.?-Bloomberg News
"A moving memoir."-The Times (London)
MoreLong description:
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Chasing Daylight is the honest, touching, and ultimately inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelley, completed in the three-and-a-half months between his diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Its haunting yet extraordinarily hopeful voice reminds us to embrace the fragile, fleeting moments of our lives-the brief time we have with our family, our friends, and even ourselves. This paperback edition features a new foreword by his wife, Corinne O'Kelley and a readers' group guide and questions.
?Voicing universal truths . . . shared . . . simply and clearly.?-Janet Malin, New York Times
?Words to live by.?-Kerry Hannon, USA Today
?One of the most unexpected and touching books you're likely to read this year.?-Edward Nawotka, Bloomberg News
?An honest, thought-provoking memoir . . . O'Kelly has many lessons to teach us on how to live.?-Steve Powers, Houston Chronicle
?[A] well-written and moving book.?-TheEconomist.com
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Chasing Daylight is the honest, touching, and ultimately inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelley, completed in the three-and-a-half months between his diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Its haunting yet extraordinarily hopeful voice reminds us to embrace the fragile, fleeting moments of our lives-the brief time we have with our family, our friends, and even ourselves. This paperback edition features a new foreword by his wife, Corinne O'Kelley and a readers' group guide and questions.
?Voicing universal truths . . . shared . . . simply and clearly.?-Janet Malin, New York Times
?Words to live by.?-Kerry Hannon, USA Today
?One of the most unexpected and touching books you're likely to read this year.?-Edward Nawotka, Bloomberg News
?An honest, thought-provoking memoir . . . O'Kelly has many lessons to teach us on how to live.?-Steve Powers, Houston Chronicle
?[A] well-written and moving book.?-TheEconomist.com
MoreTable of Contents:
Foreword: A Gift
The Bottom Line
The Business of Dying is Hard
The Transition
The Good Goodbye
Afterword: Chasing Daylight
