Not Fade away: A Short Life Well Lived Book

Peter Barton protested against the Vietnam War; jammed with Sha Na Na; spent time as a ski bum, a craps dealer, and a political consultant; and eventually emerged from Harvard Business School to become a central figure in the creation of the cable television industry. In the prime of his life, happily married and the father of three children, Peter came face to face with the greatest challenge in a life filled with risk-taking and direction-changing. Diagnosed with cancer, he began a journey that was frightening and appalling, yet also full of wonder and discovery. Not Fade Away re-creates that journey in the alternating voices ofPeter himself and Laurence Shames, two men close in age yet who've made vastly different choices in life. As friends and co-authors, they relive the high points of years that embody thehopes and strivings of an entire generation and find universal meaning in Peter's confrontation with his own mortality. In life, Peter was an overachieving Everyman, one of those vibrant spirits who, by example, reminded millions of his peers just how much is possible. In his dying, similarly, he redefines, for a his now-maturing generation, the quietly heroic tasks of seeking clarity in the midst of pain and loss; of breaking through to a highly personal, secular faith; and of achieving peace at last.Read More