books: death and dying

books: death and dying

books:

Death and dying

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, David Kessler

Scribner, 2007

On Grief and Grieving
"Grief is the intense emotional response to the pain of a loss. It is the reflection of a connection that has been broken. Most important, grief is an emotional, spiritual, and psychological journey to healing." pg. 227 This book has been a tremendous help to me. I ...

A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)

Ernest J. Gaines

Vintage, 1997

Mockingbird II
Strong, powerful read... So strong and so powerful that you may almost put it down in the first chapter, the language used to described a black man, a fellow human, so strong and offensive that you just want to close the book, slam it to the ground, and have nothing ...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

MTV, 1999

One of my favorite books to re-read
The honesty of the character in this story is what makes it one of my favorites. He has a wonderful personality and it's always fun to hear what he had to say about his high school experience. I'd recommend this to anyone from 14-20 years old.

Dog Heaven

Cynthia Rylant

Blue Sky Press, 1995

Dog Heaven
Dog Heaven We have sent this book to several friends who have lost their much loved pets over the years. It seem to let them know someone else cares for thier loss and the book does this in a very up lifting way.

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

Vintage, 2007

"Let it go."
In "The Year of Magical Thinking," Joan Didion chronicles the death of her husband, author and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne. One evening, Dunne died of a severe heart attack while the couple ate dinner. The day had seemed like any other, aside from the fact that ...

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying

Maggie Callanan, Patricia Kelley

Bantam, 1997

A blessing
Final Gifts is a blessing for anyone going through the experience of sharing "nearing death" end of life with a loved one. This book was given to me by Hospice nurses and it opened my eyes and helped me to understand some of the communications that my mother was ...

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

Mitch Albom

Doubleday, 1997

A heartfelt reminder of the important things in life.
After reading so many spectacular reviews, I decided to give this book a whirl myself, and I'm so thankful I did. First of all, I hate to read. Well, let me rephrase that. I USED to hate to read. Doing so much reading in college leaves me with little energy outside of ...

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow

Hyperion, 2008

What an inspiration...
After seeing Randy Pausch's last interview with Diane Sawyer, I knew that I had to have this book. I have not had a chance to see the video of "The Last Lecture" but I'm sure that it is as compelling as the book. The legacy that he left for his children is one of ...

As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

Vintage, 1991

Homegoing
One of the most important writers of the twentieth century in any country, William Faulkner could tell a rousing tale. Check your collective memory. You're sitting around the campfire and the the storyteller begins. When it is Faulkner, expect the unexpected. As I ...

90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life

Don Piper, Cecil Murphey

Revell, 2004

90 Minutes in Heaven
Very quick and interesting read...I work at Hospicecare of Southeast Florida and I shared the book with 3 of our Pastors employed here and they also enjoyed the journey.

On Death and Dying

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Scribner, 1997

The Queen of Death
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross is undoubtedly the world's foremost expert on the subject of death and dying. I learned about her stages of grief as an undergraduate majoring in psychology some 20 years ago, and later was re-acquainted with her ideas when I did a ten-year stint ...

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller; Revised and Updated ...

Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick D. Gaffney, ...

HarperOne, 1994

Breaking down the barriers of mind
When I first read this book I found it "very" hard going. As I recognised fairly early on the path, the more difficult something is, the more you have to gain by facing it head on. This book was really the first book that taught me true compassion. Persevere with this ...

The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying

Lynne Ann DeSpelder, Albert Lee Strickland

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2004

This is a wonderfully written and organized text that students will hold on to and not sell after reading it!
I will be using The Last Dance for the third year in a course I teach on Death and Dying in Western Culture. This text does a marvelous job of addressing the socio-cultural aspects of death in America and the world. The chapter on suicide is both helpful and ...

How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter

Sherwin B. Nuland

Vintage, 1995

A sobering but compassionate look at the statistics
Nuland may have written one of the most poetic and philosophically sobering accounts of the process of dying. As a practicing physician, he is very much in command of his facts. He has a reverance for the human body and acknowledges the miracle of life. He also ...

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

HarperTeen, 2005

Bridge to Terabithia Recommmendation
Bridge to Teribithia is a great book! It is about friendship. Jesse, the main character lives with his four sisters, momma, and papa. When Leslie moves in next door, Jesse's life was changed. Jesse and Leslie started Teribithia, an imaginary kingdom where they rule as ...