Death category: 2756 books

Death is one of the only certain things in our lives, but we rarely talk or even think about it.Yet being able to think about death in a wise way is a critical life skill, as it could enable us to live fuller, better lives while we have the chance and, possibly, die better deaths. So, this booklet...

Many mystics know that there are ways to predict death. These ways or principles are all related. We can predict death with the analysis of auric fields, which are a manifestation of our emotions. But our emotions aren't just about how we feel. We tend to feel according to how we live, and we live...

What Do I Do Now? This statement has been said numerous times throughout time when a death has occurred. It is never easy to accept death. After hearing that a loved one has died, we may feel angry, confused or emotionally numb. Do you know who to call first? Have you thought about calling a mortuary,...

Read the story of a mother’s journey following the tragic death of her son. On October 22, 2006, Nancy Collins’ son Derek died. Her “normal” existence vanished. Her life’s direction abruptly changed. Ms. Collins gives a poignant memoir of her son’s tragic death and her own personal struggle...

At Death’s Door: End of Life Stories from the Bedside tells the powerful story of Sebastian Sepulveda’s experiences in working with patients at the end of their lives. In some cases, death came quickly, after the patient was first diagnosed with a terminal condition and entered the hospital. In...

The renowned oral historian interviews ordinary people about facing mortality: “It’s the unguarded voices he presents that stay with you.” —The New York Times In this book, the Pulitzer Prize winner and National Book Award finalist Studs Terkel, author of the New York Times bestseller...

My friend Jean told me when she lost her own child she felt so alone when there was no one was around to give her a hug or reassurance that she did not have to face her Grief on her own. This is exactly how I felt after my loss especially during the night or when others who knew me were busy getting...

Three of Joseph Bayly's seven children died at young ages. He was intimately acquainted with the pain of death and was all too familiar with what he once called this enemy's "grim violence." But he was even more intimately acquainted with the One who conquered that enemy forever. The...

"This is a very substantive book that encompasses the various aspects of advance care planning, both prior to and after a diagnosis of a life-limiting disease. The realistic case studies help readers understand the complexities of decision-making by the individual and the family."--Doody's...

When Jane, Skip Crayton’s wife of thirty-seven years, died he felt like he’d died with her. Skip knew that there would be life after death for Jane, but he never thought there would be life after her death for him. Stages of grief vary from person to person—many get angry and many focus that...

This book is based on a musical form. The theme is the death of an infant, child, or young adult, and the effects of that death on parents and other family. Its variations are considerations of the experiences and observations of the author, the mother of three. Her two sons both died in car accidents...

With DeadSocial™ one can create messages to be published to social networks after death. Facebook's "If I Die" enables users to create a video or text message for posthumous publication. Twitter _LIVESON accounts will keep tweeting even after the user is gone. There is no doubt that the digital...

*2016 Silver IPPY Award Winner for Aging/Death & Dying In Spiritual Perspectives on Death and Dying, the author gathers basic insights from five major sources: C. G. Jung, the LSD research of Stanislav Grof, the Hindu and Tibetan Buddhist traditions and the writings of Alice Bailey. The...

Joyce and her husband, Gordon, are celebrating their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with a trip to Tuscany. But as they watch the golden light touch the nearby hills on their second morning, Joyce is gripped by jolts of excruciating pain in her abdomen. She is rushed to the hospital by ambulance...