Death Be Not Proud

In this classic memoir, a distinguished journalist chronicles his son's battle with brain cancer that ended with his death at seventeen.

"If courage is the antidote to pain and grief, the disease and the cure are both in this book. . . . A story of great unselfishness and great heroism." —New York Times

Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit ...