"Told with a daughter's heart and a poet's ear, I loved every page, spending time with Chris again, smiling as I imagined the twinkle in his eyes, knowing he'd want Bradley Cooper to play him in the film adaptation." —Lisa Genova, New York bestselling author of Still Alice “Irishman dies from stubbornness, whiskey.” So began Christopher Clifford Connors’s obituary of a life that included hunting bears in Russia, inventing limo surfing, surviving a shipwreck, and training with Navy SEALs—for starters. At the end of 2016, Connors’s story captivated the world when the exploits of his sixty-seven years went viral. Irishman Dies from Stubbornness tells the story of a complex man from the multiple perspectives of people who knew him, especially his daughter Caitlin, whose complicated connection to him drew her close again during his last years. Loss comes to us all. What will we do with our time here, and how should we honor those who pass? Irishman Dies from Stubbornness testifies to the power of the moments that live on in the hearts of those who love us long after we are gone. "Chris Connors lived seven extraordinary lives in one, full of adventure and misadventure, Irish humor, friendship, and family. I knew him for just over a year, his last one. Told with a daughter's heart and a poet's ear, I loved every page, spending time with Chris again, smiling as I imagined the twinkle in his eyes, knowing he'd want Bradley Cooper to play him in the film adaption." — Lisa Genova, New York bestselling author of Still Alice "We all lose our parents. For some of us, it's already happened. For others, it's looming. Most of us avoid that reality and hide the pain. Irishman shows us that humor can not only help soothe our loss, it can also honor our loved ones. While most of our parents didn't lead the swashbuckling life of Chris Connors (I know I couldn't, and I won't; I'm afraid of heights, spiders, going outside, and too many other things), Connors's mythical feats of derring-do are really in service of a larger truth: that life and its loss can be taken lightly. Irishman reminds us that when our loved ones move on from this world, healing can come both from tears and laughter." — Danny Cevallos, MSNBC/NBC News Legal Analyst "This is a hilarious, honestly human novel about a wild Irishman. Caitlin Connors 's irreverent stories will make you laugh between the tears." — Dr. Joe MacInnis, author of Deep Leadership Caitlin Connors spent her formative years enduring the drudgery of East Coast winters. After earning degrees from both Villanova University and Johns Hopkins University, Caitlin relocated to the sunny Florida coast, where she now works in tech sales. Caitlin is a true creative who fuels her passion through writing, art curation, and interior design. Her favorite things include down comforters, oysters, small batch whiskey, and giving forehead kisses to her son and Shiba Inu. She is also a rescue scuba diver who makes a mean chicken parmigiana . This is Connors's first book.