During the course of his life, Malachy McCourt has been a pioneer in talk radio, a soap opera star, a best-selling author, a gold smuggler, and a candidate for governor of the state of New York. It seems that the only two things he hasn't done are stick his head into a lion's mouth and die. In considering the great hereafter, he wonders: What's so great about it anyhow? In this sly yet poignant memoir, McCourt shows us how to live life to its fullest, how to grow old without acting old, and how to die without regret.