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Instant New York Times BestsellerIn a return to the bighearted storytelling that made him a star NPR correspondent, Simon pays full tribute to the ex-showgirl who...taught her only son to be honest, kind, and entertaining. Be assured, tears will fall.--People Magazine In his poignant, funny, intimate memoir of his last days with his mother, Simon reflects on... the preciousness that death gives to life and the endless resonance of love.--Laura Hillenbrand, author of UNBROKENUNFORGETTABLE is a sons spirited, affecting, and inspiring tribute to his remarkable mother and the love between parent and child. When NPRs Scott Simon began tweeting from his mothers hospital room in July 2013, he didnt know that his missives would soon spread well beyond his 1.