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  • On Death and Dying

    by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross ...
    Fifty years after its original publication, a commemorative edition with a new introduction and updated resources section of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s beloved, groundbreaking classic on the five stages of grief.One of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century, On Death and Dying grew out of Dr. Kübler-Ross’s famous interdisciplinary seminar on death, life, and ... Read more

    16,03 €

  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

    And Other Lessons from the Crematory

    by Caitlin Doughty ...
    In this "morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly) New York Times bestseller that launched the death positive movement, a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession.Armed 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, shape, ... Read more

    8,89 €

  • Benediction

    by Kent Haruf ...
    Series Book 3 - Plainsong
    Shortlisted for the Folio Prize'Unforgettable' – Anne Tyler'Stunningly original' – GuardianOne long last summer for Dad Lewis in his beloved town, Holt, Colorado. As old friends pass in and out to voice their farewells and good wishes, Dad's wife and daughter work to make his final days as comfortable as possible, knowing all is tainted by the heart-break of an absent son. Ne... ... Read more

    11,76 €

  • Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?

    And Other Questions About Dead Bodies

    by Caitlin Doughty ...
    Can we give Grandma a Viking funeral?Why don't animals dig up all the graves?Will my hair keep growing in my coffin after I'm buried?Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. Here she offers her factual, hilarious and candid answers to thirty-five of the most interesting, sharing the lore and science of what happens to, and inside, our bodies after we ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Op een andere planeet kunnen ze me redden

    by Lieke Marsman ...
    Samenleven met de dood veranderde Lieke Marsmans wereldbeeld: ze raakte geïnteresseerd in God en ufo's, in kwantummechanica en christelijke denkers. Dit boek is een filosofische trip tot in de diepten van de menselijke geest, afgewisseld met dagboekfragmenten die beschrijven hoe de dood haar op de hielen zit. Uiteindelijk staat het idee centraal dat doodgaan met hoop, hoe vergezocht en ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • The Whale / A Bright New Boise

    by Samuel D. Hunter ...
    Acclaimed for his gentle, complex characterizations, Samuel D. Hunter's bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale tells the story of a six hundred-pound shut-in's last chance at redemption and of discovering beauty in the most unexpected places when he reaches out to his long-estranged—and severely unhappy—daughter. Hunter's second ... Read more

    11,54 €

  • The Lyons

    by Nicky Silver ...
    "Comedy nirvana . . . satisfyingly mean and funny."-New York Post"Without sacrificing his mordant wit or bleak worldview, this distinctive dramatist shows a new maturity and empathy in."?The New York Times"Nicky Silver's terrific play is filled with moments when you can't stop laughing even though the circumstances indicate you really shouldn't. . . . A wonderful little riff on family dysfunction. ... Read more

    10,27 €

  • Overcoming Grief 2nd Edition

    A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques

    by Sue Morris ...
    Reassuring and helpful strategies to guide you through your griefGrief is a natural reaction to loss, but in some cases it can be devastating, causing a loss of direction which can impact our relationships and work.This practical guide will help you to regain a sense of control and offers tried and tested strategies for adjusting to life without your spouse, friend or family member.Relentless ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • The Weekend

    An unforgettable story of female friendship by the bestselling author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Stone Yard Devotional

    by Charlotte Wood ...
    'So great I am struggling to find the words to do it justice' Marian KeyesA Book of the Year for The Times, Observer, Independent and Good Housekeeping'A rare pleasure' Sunday Times'Riveting' Elizabeth Day'A perfect, funny, insightful, novel about women, friendship, and ageing' Nina Stibbe'A lovely, lively, intelligent, funny book' <st... ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • The Year of Magical Thinking

    by Joan Didion ...
    From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life – in good times and bad – that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion.Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ... Read more

    9,21 €

  • Notes on Grief

    by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...
    **DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out now!**A devastating essay on loss and the people we love from the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.'Grief is a cruel kind of education. You learn how ungentle mourning can be, how full of anger. You learn how glib condolences can feel. You learn how much grief is about language, the failure ... Read more

    4,87 €

  • Scribbling On Foucault's Walls

    The Girl Who Wasn't There

    by Elly Tams/Quiet Riot Girl ...
    Imagine of Michel Foucault, the great homosexual French Philosopher, had, in fact, have had a daughter... This is the story of the girl who wasn't there.  Being born into not only the life of a homosexual man but also into the world of social theory and cultural critics makes this girl rather unusual. The text of the book mirrors the incongruity of the premise.   ... Read more

    Free

  • Veronika Decides to Die

    by Paulo Coelho ...
    Translated by Margaret Jull Costa ...
    A novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho – a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying.Veronika has everything she could wish for. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet she is not happy; something is lacking in her life, and one morning ... Read more

    6,56 €

  • 10-Minute Philosophy: From Buddhism to Stoicism, Confucius and Aristotle - Bite-Sized Wisdom From Some of History’s Greatest Thinkers

    by Patrick King ...
    Classic ideas and ancient concepts broken down for the modern age. A non-academic approach to better living and greater happiness.Philosophy doesn’t have to be pointless and boring. If we can cut through the difficult language and roundabout reasoning, we’ll find a treasure trove of knowledge and enlightenment. But don’t worry, this is no textbook.Feeling lost or looking for more? Let's borrow ... Read more

    3,46 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Denial of Death

    by Ernest Becker ...
    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Denial of Death explores how people and cultures around the world have reacted to the concept of death from celebrated cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life’s work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker’s brilliant and impassioned answer to the “why” of human existence. In bold contrast to the ... Read more

    18,33 €

  • After

    A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond

    by Dr Bruce Greyson, MD ...
    After is a ground-breaking book for anyone curious about the scope of the human mind, the nature of consciousness, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.'Absorbing and convincing' Daily MailAn Independent book of the month___What happens when we die?Ten per cent of people whose hearts stop, and then restart, report near-death experiences. St... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Mogen zijn wie je bent

    Troost vinden en geven als het levenseinde nadert

    by Annemaaike Serlier-van den Bergh, Stella Braam ...
    Hoe vind je troost als je weet dat je nog maar kort te leven hebt? Hoe verwerk je zoveel verdriet en pijn en hoe geef je nog betekenis aan je leven? Voor zulke vragen staat Annemaaike Serlier-van den Bergh, klinisch neuropsycholoog. Ze vindt inspiratie in het werk van Anna Terruwe, psychiater en grondlegger van de bevestigingstheorie: je wordt pas gelukkig als mensen onvoorwaardelijk van je houden ... Read more

    11,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Suicide

    by Emile Durkheim ...
    Translated by Robin Buss ...
    Emile Durkheim's On Suicide (1897) was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology. Traditionally, suicide was thought to be a matter of purely individual despair but Durkheim recognized that the phenomenon had a social dimension. He believed that if anything can explain how individuals relate to society, then it is suicide: Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why do certain social, religious ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Early Cremation Ceremonies of the Luiseño and Diegueño Indians of Southern California

    by Edward H. Davis ...
    Edward Davis takes you on a journey to explore some of the most interesting traditions of the Native American people.In an attempt from the author to preserve the culture, he details the ancient practice of cremation held by two tribes. In this very short read, you'll discover the unusual intricacies of burying the dead among Native Americans, and how some men seemingly came back to life!Davis ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • Time and Death

    Heidegger's Analysis of Finitude

    by Carol J. White, edited by Mark Ralkowski ...
    Series series Intersections: Continental and Analytic Philosophy
    In Time and Death Carol White articulates a vision of Martin Heidegger's work which grows out of a new understanding of what he was trying to address in his discussion of death. Acknowledging that the discussion of this issue in Heidegger's major work Being and Time is often far from clear, White presents a new interpretation of Heidegger which short-circuits many of the traditional criticisms. ... Read more

    68,18 €

  • How Non-being Haunts Being

    On Possibilities, Morality, and Death Acceptance

    by Corey Anton ...
    Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Communication Studies
    How Non-being Haunts Being reveals how the human world is not reducible to “what is.” Human life is an open expanse of “what was” and “what will be,” “what might be” and “what should be.” It is a world of desires, dreams, fictions, historical figures, planned events, spatial and temporal distances, in a word, absent presences and present absences.Corey Anton draws upon and integrates thinkers such ... Read more

    30,52 €

  • Facing Death

    Confronting Mortality in the Holocaust and Ourselves

    Edited by Sarah K. Pinnock ...
    Series series Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies
    What do we learn about death from the Holocaust and how does it impact our responses to mortality today?Facing Death: Confronting Mortality in the Holocaust and Ourselves brings together the work of eleven Holocaust and genocide scholars who address these difficult questions, convinced of the urgency of further reflection on the Holocaust as the last survivors pass away. The volume is distinctive ... Read more

    28,19 €

  • Deathscapes

    Spaces for Death, Dying, Mourning and Remembrance

    by James D. Sidaway ...
    Death is at once a universal and everyday, but also an extraordinary experience in the lives of those affected. Death and bereavement are thereby intensified at (and frequently contained within) certain sites and regulated spaces, such as the hospital, the cemetery and the mortuary. However, death also affects and unfolds in many other spaces: the home, public spaces and places of worship, sites ... Read more

    66,96 €

  • Morir en Buenos Aires

    Sensibilidades y actitudes ante la muerte en el Río de la Plata (1770-1822)

    by Facundo Roca ...
    Series series Paradigma indicial
    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 sensibilidades religiosas a lo largo de ese período transicional.¿Qué representaba la muerte para un porteño de fines del siglo XVIII? ¿De qué forma se la percibía y se la experimentaba? ¿Cómo se preparaba ... Read more

    7,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus