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  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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

  • 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 €

  • 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 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • Death Activism

    Queer Death Studies and the Posthuman

    by Professor Patricia MacCormack ...
    Series series Posthumanism in Practice
    Traditional Western attitudes towards death deal with it as a painful inevitability, something that has to be navigated as a trauma and a taboo. They focus essentially on the 'management' of death, an anthropocentric practice prioritising the human life above every other type of existence.Patricia MacCormack explores how we can develop a 'death activism' – a variety of tactics and posthuman ... Read more

    20,34 €

  • Corpo morto e corpo vivo. Eluana Englaro e Silvio Berlusconi

    by Mozzi Giulio ...
    Series series Margini a fuoco
    In queste pagine lo scrittore Giulio Mozzi, che si autodefinisce un "cattolico tentato dal protestantismo", col pretesto narrativo di proporre alla Chiesa la beatificazione di Eluana Englaro, mostra l'errore nel quale è caduta la Chiesa stessa, prestatasi a essere "utilizzata" da chi ha il potere come si "utilizza" una prostituta. Scritto in pochi giorni in reazione a eventi di scottante attualità ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • The Death Penalty in Africa

    The Path Towards Abolition

    by Aimé Muyoboke Karimunda ...
    Human development is not simply about wealth and economic well-being, it is also dependent upon shared values that cherish the sanctity of human life. Using comparative methods, archival research and quantitative findings, this book explores the historical and cultural background of the death penalty in Africa, analysing the law and practice of the death penalty under European and Asian laws in ... Read more

    71,83 €

  • Death, Loss, and Grief in Literature for Youth

    A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K-12

    by Alice Crosetto, Rajinder Garcha ...
    Series Book 12 - Literature for Youth Series
    All human beings encounter loss and death, as well as the grief associated with these experiences. It is therefore important for children and adolescents to understand that such events are inevitable and to learn how to accept loss and cope with their emotions. In order to help children through their pain, parents and caregivers need access to the proper resources that will help them discuss these ... Read more

    92,42 €

  • Visitors at the End of Life

    Finding Meaning and Purpose in Near-Death Phenomena

    by Allan Kellehear ...
    About 30 percent of hospice patients report a “visitation” by someone who is not there, a phenomenon known in end-of-life care as a deathbed vision. These visions can be of dead friends or family members and occur on average three days before death. Strikingly, individuals from wildly diverse geographic regions and religions—from New York to Japan to Moldova to Papua New Guinea—report similar ... Read more

    19,28 €

  • By Himself

    The Older Man's Experience of Widowhood

    by Deborah van den Hoonaard ...
    What happens when older men become widowers? Popular books, movies, and television present widowers as lost and unable to cope or care for themselves. These stereotypes do not encapsulate the experiences of real widowers, how their daily lives change, and what being a widower means to individuals in both sociological and practical ways.By Himself is based on in-depth interviews with twenty-six ... Read more

    27,02 €