Abandon Foolish Scheme

An entertaining and philosophical book about death and dying . . .An editor who over eight decades has experienced a unique assortment of physical and intellectual confrontations with death writes about them: in rock climbing skiing shipwreck bear attack murder suicide in blind faith hospice as a topic in discussion groups grieving obituary writing memorial services the afterlife and choices in confronting life's end.About the author: John Fry wrote the award-winning book The Story of Modern Skiing. Among his other books is A Mind at Sea: Henry Fry and the Glorious Era of Quebec's Sailing Ships. He also wrote hundreds of published articles on skiing travel business and religion. He was a dedicated environmentalist and the editorial director of a half-dozen outdoor magazines published by the New York Times Co. and Times Mirror Co.