Good to the Last Drop is a vivid, unflinchingly honest story of one man’s struggle to stay awake in his life, and how missteps and losses helped him get closer to figuring out why—and how—he wanted to be in the world. By turns gritty, lyrical and quietly hilarious, Cooper’s memoir has inspired me to take stock of how I spend my own precious, fleeting days, and consider how to make my time on earth more meaningful.
Marian Sandmaier,
author of Original Kin:
The Search for Connection Among Adult Sisters and Brothers

It is rare to find essays that are wise, deep, and entertaining. Garry Cooper delivers these attributes and more in his meditations and narratives on the nature of love, loss, self-repair, mortality, and what we owe to one another. His essays are relatable but not simple. Unusually, he is also able to bring to life his delight in cities as well as in the indifferent silence of nature. By the end of the book, you will feel that you know him well, and know yourself better.
S.L. Wisenberg
author of The Adventures of Cancer Bitch

Most memoirs are simply that: an individual’s recollection of portions of their lives that they hope are interesting enough to share with others. But when an experienced psychotherapist, backpacker, and hitchhiker writes his memoir, he offers more than his own experiences and dramas. From the opening scene of a harrowing lost-in-the-wilderness-and-making-stupid-mistakes tale to a cancer diagnosis to simply facing the knowledge that you have fewer years ahead of you than behind, themes of mortality echo throughout Good to the Last Drop. Recognizing that “We have a unique challenge: figuring out how to live through our final days,” Cooper spins his tales and reflections with humor and insights gained over decades of fatherhood, therapy and, yes, his fair share of mistakes, seeking experiences in nature, hitchhiking, and sensory deprivation tanks. He shows some of the techniques he’s used to recover (often slowly) from break-ups and grief (“Aches and pains reminded me in a good way that I was alive—signs of repair going on, not the harbingers of worse things to come. I remembered when optimism was a gateway to the future, not a survival strategy for getting through the present.”) He asks, If you die tomorrow more than once. As we’re all facing death through climate change, aging, and accidents he counsels, “Ultimately the most important thing is how we will go through our end times.” Highly recommended for anyone seeking to approach their own times with grace, good humor, and deliberation.
Anara Guard,
author of Like a Complete Unknown and Kansas, Reimagined

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