Death Dying category: 510 books
Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Contemporary Perspectives, Institutions, and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Delivers the collective wisdom of foremost scholars and practitioners in the death and dying movement from its inception to the present.
Written by luminaries who have shaped the field, this capstone book distills the collective wisdom of foremost scholars and practitioners who together have...
Dying, Death, and Grief in an Online Universe
For Counselors and Educators
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2012
"[This book] is an excellent resource for the diverse practitioners and educators who are involved in this nascent area."--Cruse Bereavement Care
"[This] book is innovative and timely, challengingthe reader to think 'out of the box.' Sofka,Cupit, and Gilbert provide a framework...
Death and Dying
An Annotated Bibliography of the Thanatological Literature
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2009
While it can be traced to the 1700s, the term thanatology has gained traction in recent decades to refer to the study of death. Because of the breadth of the published material and the challenges of discovery in large bibliographic databases and catalogs, finding and identifying monographic material...
The Good Death
An Exploration of Dying in America
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Following the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to examine what it means to die well in the United States.
When Ann Neumann’s father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, she left her job and moved back to her hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania....
The Art of Living and Dying
Celebrating Life and Celebrating Death
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Why are we afraid of death? What is acceptance in the face of cancer? How do I decide whose advice to take? How to relax in the certainty of death? Ought we to tell someone when they are dying or not? Is the theory of reincarnation true? What is happening around the dying? How best to support a dying...
by Bernice H. Hill
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
*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...
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...
Die Wise
A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two decades of working with dying people and their families, Stephen Jenkinson places...
Death, American Style
A Cultural History of Dying in America
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
The notion of one day disappearing from the earth forever is contrary to many of America’s defining cultural values, with death and dying viewed as “un-American” experiences. Arguing that death and dying may be our last major taboo, this book shows how death and dying became almost unmentionable...
What Dying People Want
Practical Wisdom For The End Of Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2003
Facing death results in more fear and anxiety than any other human experience. Though much has been done to address the physical pain suffered by those with a terminal illness, Western medicine has been slow to understand and alleviate the psychological and spiritual distress that comes with the knowledge...
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...
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Our Changing Journey to the End: Reshaping Death, Dying, and Grief in America [2 volumes]
Reshaping Death, Dying, and Grief in America
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
This novel, cross-disciplinary collection explains how dying, death, and grieving have changed in America, for better or worse, since the turn of the millennium.
• Shows how high health care costs; concern for the environment; and a diverse, aging population necessitate rethinking the care...
Modern Death
How Medicine Changed the End of Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who you are, it is certain that one day you will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today’s modern age. Dr. Haider Warraich is a young and brilliant new voice in the conversation about...
Beyond the Good Death
The Anthropology of Modern Dying
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
In November 1998, millions of television viewers watched as Thomas Youk died. Suffering from the late stages of Lou Gehrig's disease, Youk had called upon infamous Michigan pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian to help end his life on his own terms. After delivering the videotape to 60 Minutes, Kevorkian...