Death & Dying
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
$23.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The award-winning book that inspired an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ – A landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Kat… [more below]
- Author: Fink, Sheri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: January 26 2016
- ISBN10: 0307718972
- Language: English
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On Grief & Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
$18.99 Add to cartA modern classic text on the crucial role of grieving in dealing with loss, by the author who first explored the now famous five stages of grief–On Grief and Grieving is an invaluable blend of Kubler… [more below]
- Author: Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: 12-Aug-14
- ISBN10: 1476775559
- Language: English
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Beyond the Dark Veil: Post Mortem & Mourning Photography from the Thanatos Archive
$39.95 Add to cartBeyond the Dark Veil: Post Mortem and Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive is a compilation of more than 120 extraordinary and haunting photographs and related ephemera documenting the pract… [more below]
- Author: Mord, Jack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: December 15 2014
- ISBN10: 086719796X
- Language: English
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Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
$18.00 Add to cartJournalist Greg Melville’s Over My Dead Body is an “astonishing . . . fascinating . . . powerful” (New York Times Book Review) tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and w
- Author: Melville, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 1419754866
- Language: English
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My Gift to You
$9.99 Add to cartThinking of losing someone you love can be unbearable. Understandably, it is hard at times and impossible to think that your loved one’s time here with you is ending. Professionally and personally, I
- Author: Bishop, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: November 21, 2023
- ISBN10: 1643181270
- Language: English
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
$16.99 Add to cartFascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty embarks on a global expedition to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Zoroastrian sky burials to wish-grantin
- Author: Doughty, Caitlin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 0393356280
- Language: English
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
$16.95 Add to cartArmed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life’s work. She cared for bodies of every color, sh
- Author: Doughty, Caitlin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 28 2015
- ISBN10: 393351904
- Language: English
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Cultivating the Doula Heart: Essentials of Compassionate Care
$10.95 Add to cartPart how-to guide, part hopeful manifesto, Cultivating the Doula Heart provides a clear framework for supporting those facing hardship, grief, and loss. Readers will feel empowered to move from sympat
- Author: Arnoldy, Francesca Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: September 23, 2018
- ISBN10: 1732780609
- Language: English
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
$18.99 Add to cartNamed a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, and Chicago Tribune, now in paperback with a new reading group guide
Medicine has triumphed in modern times,- Author: Gawande, Atul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 05, 2017
- ISBN10: 1250076226
- Language: English
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When Breath Becomes Air
$27.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST – This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attemp… [more below]
- Author: Kalanithi, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 081298840X
- Language: English
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Disconnected from Death: The Evolution of Funerary Customs and the Unmasking of Death in America
$16.00 Add to cartDISCONNECTED FROM DEATH
THE EVOLUTION OF FUNERARY CUSTOMS AND THE UNMAKING OF DEATH IN AMERICA
BY APRIL SLAUGHTER AND TROY TAYLORAmericans have a complicated history with death – that final darkness a
- Author: Taylor, Troy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: June 26, 2018
- ISBN10: 1732407908
- Language: English
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The Weird and the Eerie
$14.95 Add to cartA noted cultural critic unearths the weird, the eerie, and the horrific in 20th-century culture through a wide range of literature, film, and music references–from H.P. Lovecraft and Daphne Du Maurie… [more below]
- Author: Fisher, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 31 2017
- ISBN10: 1910924385
- Language: English
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Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
$29.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life–from the founder of The Iso… [more below]
- Author: Jaouad, Suleika
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0399588582
- Language: English
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Death and the Afterlife: A Chronological Journey, from Cremation to Quantum Resurrection
$22.99 Add to cartThroughout history, the nature and mystery of death has captivated artists, scientists, philosophers, physicians, and theologians. This eerie chronology ventures right to the borderlines of science an… [more below]
- Series: Sterling Chronologies
- Author: Pickover, Clifford A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 1454914343
- Language: English
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The Death Doula’s Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared: An Essential Workbook to Help You Reflect Back, Plan Ahead, and Find Peace on Your Journey
$24.95 Add to cartFind practical and emotional support for your journey with this immersive workbook.
If you are preparing for the end of life–or simply looking to bring more meaning to the here and now–The Death Doul
- Author: Arnoldy, Francesca Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1648481361
- Language: English
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Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
$21.95 Add to cartDie Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and … [more below]
- Author: Jenkinson, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 17 2015
- ISBN10: 1583949739
- Language: English
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Soul Companion: A Memoir
$20.00 Add to cartSoul Companion: A Memoir is the true adventures of Judy Hilyard, as she travels to the Afterlife in joyful service to others and education of self.
Judy recounts her experiences of living life as an A
- Author: Hilyard, Judy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: May 07, 2020
- ISBN10: 0578645785
- Language: English
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Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
$20.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life–from the founder of The Iso
- Author: Jaouad, Suleika
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 0399588604
- Language: English
