On Death and Dying: What the Dying have to teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and their own Families, (Paperback)

from awomanonabike

I was recently at a talk given by Claire Tomalin, the biographer, who told us that the best advice her mother-in-Law had ever given her was to remember that our unconscious can't accept that we are mortal. This is at the heart of this book and how our conscious mind has to be allowed to navigate ...

from AlexPearson

This is a very thought provoking and thorough book on the subject of death. It helped me to stop thinking of death in terms of something to be avoided, and more in terms of something that will happen just as surely as birth happened. It is not just anecdotal, there is a lot of "data" to back up t...

from HadriantheBlind

A study of how people react towards death. The commonly known 'five-stages' model is outlined here, and many case studies and examples and described in depth. Morbid and necessary reading, to understand the psychology of our own grief and extinction.

from jmcdbooks

Rated: B Classic work becoming a little dated with the passage of time and shifts in social norms. Her research and writings were in the 60's. Today, the awareness or disinterest in dying and death make it less taboo; however, we all will face it in our own way someday. Experiencing the death of ...

from dbsovereign

A must read for therapists and others who counsel folk dealing with the grieving process. Takes us through the various stages in the process and exposes us to how different people react to death/dying in different ways.