Death & Dying 33

A terrible car accident has occurred and now a good man, a devoted husband and father, lies dying in a hospital bed with his wife at his side. In the last moments of his life, time seems suspended. ……続きを見る

When grief hits, it’s personal. It can shred your emotions, turn your world upside down, and you may struggle to cope. The sting is with those left behind, and when faced with this extremely persona……続きを見る

When someone you love is dying, there’s so much to think about. What’s the right thing to say? How do you know the right and wrong things to do? This little book is for you. Free of jargon, full of ……続きを見る

NEW STATESMAN, THE TIMES AND EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'The friend you need when you're grieving - full of heart and hope' PHILIPPA PERRY 'Honest, warm and funny' JULIA SAMUEL 'A game-changer' D……続きを見る

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 fun……続きを見る

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……続きを見る

When one loses a spouse, whether young or old, the emotional aftermath can take our breath away. The journey is sometimes a tumultuous one that challenges our fears, friendships, and even our future……続きを見る

Dianna lost her newborn daughter to trisomy 18. Linda lost her 8-week-old son to SIDS. Melissa’s 13-month-old son died from sepsis. Part of the award-winning Grief Diaries series, Surviving Loss of ……続きを見る

BULLSH*T TO BUTTERFLIES is the unfiltered story of Shane Burke, a simple man who broke the cycle of trauma and created a beautiful life from nothing. You will laugh, you will cry; you will feel hope……続きを見る

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 ……続きを見る

The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State is a groundbreaking history of death in Montana. It offers a unique, reflective, and sensitive perspective on the evolution of customs and burial groun……続きを見る

What leads us to respond politically to the deaths of some citizens and not others? This is one of the critical questions Heather Pool asks in Political Mourning. Born out of her personal experience……続きを見る

L'angoisse de la mort, la peur de souffrir, celle de ne plus se sentir respecté comme individu et celle de la perte de contrôle sont parmi les plus grandes préoccupations des malades en fin de vie. ……続きを見る

"Beundringsværdigt er det blevet sagt: Døden! Det er stadigvæk den alene, man må rådspørge om Livet, og ikke en ubestemmelig Fremtid og en eller anden Form for fortsat Liv, hvor vi ikke længer er ti……続きを見る

I tobindsværket "Om døden" beskriver den danske læge Oscar Bloch den menneskelige død og argumenterer for, at den døende slet ikke føler den dødskamp, der ellers så ofte beskrives i litteraturen. I ……続きを見る

"Sorgens følelser" handler om sorg hos voksne, der mister deres nærmeste. Inspireret af tabet af hustruen, Signe Ørum, undersøger forfatter Poul Ørum psykologien bag sorg og vrede og det samfundsmæs……続きを見る

I tobindsværket "Om døden" beskriver den danske læge Oscar Bloch den menneskelige død og argumenterer for, at den døende slet ikke føler den dødskamp, der ellers så ofte beskrives i litteraturen. I ……続きを見る

I Lisbeth Bendixens roman "Under gulvbrædderne" er den kvindelig jeg-fortæller død. Hun ligger i et hul under gulvbrædderne og følger sin egen fysiske opløsning, mens hun reflekterer over sit liv og……続きを見る

In April 1983, Upland High School senior Anna Marie Bachoc was brutally murdered by her boyfriend, sending waves of shock and disbelief through the quiet city that had branded itself "the city of gr……続きを見る

A philosopher refutes our culturally embedded acceptance of death, arguing instead for the desirability of anti-aging science and radical life extension. Ingemar Patrick Linden’s central claim is th……続きを見る

The philosopher Michel de Montaigne said that facing our mortality is the only way to learn the ‘art of living’. This book asks what we can learn from COVID-19, both as individuals and collectively ……続きを見る

A death occurs at home, in a hospital, on a street: why? As Jeffrey Jentzen reveals, we often never know. Why is the American system of death investigation so inconsistent and inadequate? What can t……続きを見る

"Det sker kun for naboen! Sådan siger vi, når ulykker rammer. Når man får et sygt barn, når et barn dør, når man får konstateret kræft, når trafikulykker ødelægger menneskeliv, kan vi ikke forstå, h……続きを見る

From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or “homegoing” ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. As entrepreneurs in a largely……続きを見る

Through an ethnohistorical chronicling of the emotionally-laden treatment of selected suicide media-events, this book offers a neo-Durkheimean account of suicide, addressing its social-moral threat ……続きを見る

本書所選編三百封書信來自東華三院文物館館藏檔案「東華義莊文獻」的書信類別，是東華三院於二十世紀上半葉協助全球華人原籍安葬的重要歷史檔案。信件的數碼圖像已上載於「珍藏．分享ー東華三院文物館檔案」（www.……続きを見る

When Evelyn Waugh wrote The Loved One (1948) as a satire of the elaborate preparations and memorialization of the dead taking place in his time, he had no way of knowing how technical and extraordin……続きを見る

"Ingen kan se døden i øjnene. Ingen kan være fuldstændig afklaret eller helt ligeglad med dødens realitet. Men fordi vi ikke kan se døden i øjnene, kan vi godt tale om den og tale lige ud om den – v……続きを見る

¿Te has preguntado quienes son los seres humanos más despiadados de toda la historia? ¿Quiénes han cometido los actos más crueles e innombrables hacia otros seres humanos? ¿Qué es lo que los convier……続きを見る

¿Te has preguntado qué es lo que ocurre en los cementerios cuando es de noche? ¿Qué misterios y tragedias ocultan las lápidas? ¿Porqué los cementerios están rodeados de temas tabú en muchas culturas……続きを見る