The Denial of Death Lib/E (CD-Audio)

from D.C.Alexander

I have never read a book that so matched my own beliefs as to what drives "evil" deeds, great and small, in the world around us. Many will no doubt find Becker's work deeply troubling, as it essentially describes the pillars of modern civilization (religion, government, social movements, and near...

from HadriantheBlind

How do people deal with death? By wanting to do something which endures.

from dmsteyn

"Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed." - George Bernard Shaw This is an excellent psychology book, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1974, the same year that Becker died. You can view that as ironic or not, but it is also poignant. The book is concerned with dis...

from dono421846

Required reading for anyone who hopes to think meaningfully about the human condition, either philosophically or scientifically.

from dbsovereign

One of the most important books ever written about a subject no one wants to even think about - this is at once a classic and serially out of print. Becker would say it's because people do not want to read about death. And he's right.