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Cautiously Pessimistic - Ingram

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An intimate and enlightening no-holds-barred memoir that uncovers the many unexpected details of dying, Cautiously Pessimistic is one woman's personal account of her husband's death and what it means to die in the public eye.

Cautiously Pessimistic is both deeply moving and funny, as it recounts McGee's husband's diagnosis of brain cance...

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