Cressida Connolly

Throw away the Valium and start bragging instead

The Worm at the Core is too excited about overcoming the fear of death to bother with the enjoyment of life

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  • The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life

    Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski

    Allen Lane, pp. 229

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