Death Dying category: 510 books
by Elsa Barker
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2008
Does life go on beyond the grave? With the recent surge in popularity of topics focused on life after death Letters from the Afterlife originally published in 1914 under another title takes up this age-old question from a unique perspective - that of a man who has undergone ''the great change''...
by Sean Davison
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Eighty-four years old and terminally ill with cancer, psychiatrist Pat Ferguson wants nothing more than for her life, which no longer brings her joy, to be over. But when her ailing body refuses to let go, she asks her son Sean to do the unthinkable: to help her to die. Before We Say Goodbye is Sean...
by Slocum, Joshua, Carlson
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
by Lauren Van Scoy, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
As a doctor at the end of a 24-hour shift in the intensive care unit, it’s usually easy for me to fall asleep. Exhaustion hits me like a rock and it doesn’t matter that the morning sun is pouring into my bedroom. After so many long hours of fighting for life and pushing back death, when I finally...
by Donald G. Kyle
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
The elaborate and inventive slaughter of humans and animals in the arena fed an insatiable desire for violent spectacle among the Roman people. Donald G. Kyle combines the words of ancient authors with current scholarly research and cross-cultural perspectives, as he explores
* the origins and historical...
Invisible Population
The Place of the Dead in East-Asian Megacities
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
The issue of population ageing in East-Asia has been extensively studied but we remain in the dark as to the fate of the region’s growing dead population, particularly in the largest metropolitan areas where there is bitter competition for space among the various human activities. From private cemetery...
When Parents Die
A Guide for Adults
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1997
The topics range from the psychological responses to a parent's death such as shock, depression, and guilt, to the practical consequences such as dealing with estates and funerals.
Father Loss
Daughters Discuss Life, Love, and Why Losing a Dad Means So Much
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
As Elyce Wakerman found in the scores of interviews she conducted, the loss of a father- through death, divorce, or abandonment-is the event that shapes a girl’s life and all her future relationships. In my fantasy,” one woman commented, he remains the perfect, all-giving man”-a difficult...
The Executioner's Toll, 2010
The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
The Executioner’s Toll, 2010 is a meticulous examination of every execution (and the details surrounding the execution) carried out in a single year—and a thought-provoking exploration into the minds of 46 killers as each plays the role of predator, quarry and condemned. The unsettling narratives...
What to Know Before You Go
An Insider's Answers to...Questions About Death, Grief and Funerals
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
Very often, when the subject of funerals comes up, the direction of the conversation tends to lead people to discuss what they would want for their own funeral. “I just want a big party,” “I’d really like Father Patrick to perform the Mass,” “I want to be buried in my Vikings jersey.” People...
by Katherine Fair Donnelly
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
An extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own families
The pain and shock when a child dies can seem unbearable. But expert-on-grief Katherine Fair Donnelly, who has suffered many personal losses, has gained wisdom...
Real Life Diaries
Through the Eyes of a Funeral Director
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Dead bodies. Crying families. Middle of the night calls. These are just a few of the things funeral directors deal with as part of life’s calling. What inspires someone to choose a career in the funeral profession? What do they love about their job? How do they really feel when handling dead bodies?
In...
by Ewen MacDonald
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
The man inside of this crepuscular husk is being methodically erased. Yet the rudiments are still glinting behind the frozen veneer of an impenetrable death mask.
Memories from the End of the World focuses on the present condition and past life of a mysterious, seemingly nameless man. Trapped...
Grief Diaries
Through the Eyes of Men
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Grief Diaries: Through the Eyes of Men offers a unique glimpse into the different styles of grieving as seen through the eyes of 14 men. From the very moment their lives were changed, real men share their hearts, their intimacy, and their families. The grief journey is followed all the way to where...