Death & Dying 45

First place winner, 2024 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award in Palliative Care and Hospice Hospice and palliative care professionals are experts at caring for individuals and familie……続きを見る

We all know the importance of life insurance to make certain our loved ones are financially secure after we pass on, but what can we do to ensure they are emotionally secure without us? Are You Read……続きを見る

'The Devil's Death is an indispensable guide for understanding death and dying, as well as grieving, from a Satanic perspective. Shiva Honey's work is a groundbreaking foray into the creation of non……続きを見る

Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction "If ever you’ve experienced grief, or if ever you expect to, you really need to read The Grief Cure… magnificent.” ーSusan Cain, au……続きを見る

Five short pieces of encouragement from the book "Traveling Together to a New America". 続きを見る

Quelle différence cela fait-il, l’absence ou la mort, si les corps s’évaporent de toute façon ? Cyril va faire de l’éternité des corps sa quête et son obsession. Et tant pis s’il omet de demander so……続きを見る

« Plus jamais ça ! » L’incantation est répétée à l’envi comme une formule magique contre le mauvais sort. Mais, de façon lucide et réaliste, comment faire pour que ce slogan donne lieu à une résista……続きを見る

This book provides a shortform definitive reference text on funerary practice in Poland. An overview of the important features of the Polish funeral law, funerals, cremations, cemeteries, and funera……続きを見る

In one of his most penetrating books, Kreeft ponders the meaning of a terminal illness we all have: death. The three vital questions of Life, Death, and God are approached through a variety of human……続きを見る

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, best-selling author and beloved spiritual teacher, writer, and psychologist, wrote this latest book for all those who have suffered great sorrow or catastrophe in their lives……続きを見る

Die wunderbare Insel ist ein Ort voller Magie, unglaublicher Tiere und prachtvoller Pflanzen. Was es hier nicht gibt, ist der Tod. Und das machte sie für Eva Schörkhuber als Kind zu einer tröstliche……続きを見る

This volume celebrates the career of John Martin Fischer, whose work on a wide range of topics over the past 40 years has been transformative and inspirational. Fischer’s semicompatibilist view of f……続きを見る

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the New Yorker. The complete last essays of acclaimed writer Peter Schjeldahl, the great New Yorker art critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist. "Sensitive and ……続きを見る

First published in 1984, Death, Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England traces how and why the modern reaction to death has come about by examining English attitudes to death since the Mid……続きを見る

¿De qué ha muerto la gente a lo largo de la historia? Con rigor y humor, este libro realiza un recorrido meticuloso por las causas de muerte más comunes en cada época ーdesde enfermedades infecciosa……続きを見る

Are we afraid of dying, or are we perhaps much more afraid of the process of dying, afraid of the shame we may feel? Indeed, is shame one of the most painful things we can feel? 続きを見る

What are the beliefs associated with death in India? How do final rites and rituals reveal the misogyny and caste-based discrimination that plague the country? Who are the people involved in managin……続きを見る

'Dr Chloe helped me understand how to grieve and keep living, how to find the light in the darkest of days. I know this book will be of great comfort to many.' Zoe Ball Nobody gets through life free……続きを見る

In 2017 Susie Kennaway asked her son Guy to kill her. 88 years old, with an older and infirm husband, Susie wanted to avoid sliding into infantilised catatonia. The son immediately started taking no……続きを見る

'Heartbreaking and inspiring in equal measure. A must-read.' Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester 'Nicola is a beautiful human being and her story is full of the joys and sorrows of humanity.' ……続きを見る

***The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller*** The heartwarming, inspiring final chapter in the life of Max the Miracle dog A dog can be more than just a best friend. Sometimes they can be our hero. Shortly……続きを見る

Este libro analiza las formas de sentir y experimentar la muerte en el contexto de la sociedad rioplatense tardo-colonial y post-revolucionaria, así como las transformaciones en las actitudes y sens……続きを見る

Para el creyente cristiano se ha impuesto hasta ahora sin discusión la prohibición de quitarse la vida. Sin embargo, argumenta Hans Küng, un tránsito feliz a la muerte está fundado en el respeto pro……続きを見る

This book presents Dr Syme's views on the plight of people with dementia, and his suggestion for further legislative change. The book's title reflects a life that has been long, and where all that w……続きを見る

La personne a certes un corps mais elle « est » aussi son corps. Le respect de son corps « donné » jusqu’au bout s’identifie au respect de sa personne. La somme des petits gestes pour alléger ses so……続きを見る

Humanism is a philosophy of life that asserts you can be an ethical person without belief in a god. Humanist thinkers have been around for centuries, promoting human rights, scientific thinking, and……続きを見る

The groundbreaking contribution made by this unique book draws on the experiences recorded by five people who are facing death – Jenny Diski, Philip Gould, Christopher Hitchens, Michael Mayne and Co……続きを見る

'A beautiful and moving reminder to appreciate life' Roxie Nafousi, author of Manifest 'This book may on first glance appear to be about death and regrets, but is in reality about life and choices. ……続きを見る

Ageing of the Oppressed: A Pandemic of Intersectional Injustice explores what it is like to grow older with accumulating and intersecting discrimination. It condemns ageism and other "isms." Despite……続きを見る

Este livro esclarece as dúvidas comuns sobre herança e partilha de bens. Com uma abordagem simples e direta (sem o "juridiquês" tão comum nos livros de direito), a obra pretende facilitar o entendim……続きを見る