Death category: 2756 books
by David Balk, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
"Childrenís Encounters with Death, Bereavement, and Coping is a very well researched document and well written by an impressive cadre of scholars....The book is a must read for marriage and family therapists, clergy, and pediatric care givers whose work intersects the lives of children and the...
Bridging The Gap
Life Lessons from the Dying
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
Live vicariously through Kimberly C. Paul as she shares personal stories and the life lessons she has learned while working with hospice patients over the last 18 years. Each chapter will inspire you to design your own life and death around what matters most. The author, Kimberly C. Paul, will urge...
Death and Chronic Illness in the Family
Bowen Family Systems Theory Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2018
What does it mean to be ‘present and accounted for’ when a family member is facing chronic illness or death? How does one define a self in relation to the ill or dying member and the family? Rooted in Murray Bowen’s family systems theory, this edited volume provides conceptual ideas and applications...
DEATH BY JOY
An Escorted Journey
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
The true story of one woman’s choice to find joy in dying, and her unforgettable discoveries along the way.
DEATH BY JOY: An Escorted Journey is the companion book to James Cribb’s profoundly moving documentary film.
“This is an astonishing film which I think will set a precedent...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
From the ritual object which functions as a substitute for the dead - thus acting as a medium for communicating with the ’other world’ - to the representation of death, violence and suffering in media, or the use of online social networks as spaces of commemoration, media of various kinds are...
Deathing
An Intelligent Alternative for the Final Moments of Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 1989
Everyone who is born is someday going to die. Some of us will die peacefully in our sleep, some will die in accidents, and some as the result of diseases, cancer or AIDS. Because we do not usually know when we are going to die, most of us are frightened of death. We do not want to talk about it, do...
The Death of You
A Book for Anyone Who Might Not Live Forever
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2019
A yoga teacher, punk rock bassist, and Buddhist teaches from experience on how approaching death and grief with a little more compassion and a little less fear will make for a better life—and a better death, too.
DEATH.
Even the word itself probably makes you a little uncomfortable....
About Dying
How to live in the face of death
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
For most of us, dying is an unpleasant event that will happen in the distant future. For others, that future is now.
Dealing with dying, either when facing one’s own death or as a spectator, is an almost impossible task. Modern society has made death the ultimate failure. People are tormented...
With the End in Mind
Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
For readers of Atul Gawande and Paul Kalanithi, a palliative care doctor's breathtaking stories from 30 years spent caring for the dying.
Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and fuller lives than ever before. And for the most part, that is good news. But with changes in...
by Herbert C. Northcott, Donna M. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Dying and Death in Canada offers a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying, death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective.
The third edition includes two new chapters that highlight trends and provide assessments of end-of-life care in Canada. Several new topics are covered, including...
by Barbara Brodman
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2011
"The word death is not pronounced in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips. The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it, it is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love." Thus Octavio Paz describes...
The Near-Death Experiences of Suicide Survivors
Near-Death Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2015
All subject stories are straight from media interviews. We reviewed hundreds of hours of interviews and excerpted those that spoke most directly to the experience of an NDE from suicide.
Suicide Survivors Share the Stories of Their Near-death Experiences
Learn First-Hand What Happens...
Finding the Words
How to Talk with Children and Teens about Death, Suicide, Homicide, Funerals, Cremation, and other E
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
With this compassionate book by respected grief counselor and educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt, readers will find simplified and suitable methods for talking to children and teenagers about sensitive topics with an emphasis on the subject of death. Honest but child-appropriate language is advocated, and...
by David Balk, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
"Capturing from the start that 'Childhood is, and always has been, a vulnerable time,' we have a rich in gathering of contributed pieces that bring us into the raw, fragile arena of children traumatized by life events and behaviors..." --Illness, Crisis, and Loss
"Balk and Corr again have edited...