The Stranger in the Lifeboat Condition:Very Good The result is a delightful

The result is a delightful and provocative collection that not only includes general reflections on euphemism and its history but also treats such specific categories as sex

And as their lives become further entwined

Maali Almeida

A fundamentally optimistic book

The Stranger in the Lifeboat Condition:Very Good The result is a delightfulAdrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, ten people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in. Thank the Lord we found you, a passenger says. I am the Lord, the man whispers. So begins Mitch Alboms most beguiling novel yet. Albom has written of heaven in the celebrated number one bestsellers "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" and "The First Phone Call