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Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave

My Cemetery Journeys

by Mariana Enriquez ...

Narrated by Annette Amelia Oliveira ...

Unabridged

13 hours 45 min

An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world—part travelogue, part memoir, part “excursions through death,” by the author of Our Share of Night and “queen of horror” (Los Angeles Times)**“Not a travelogue so much as a grave-a-logue, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave is an exuberant, witty wander among the dead. You could not have a better friend to take ... Read more

$24.99 USD

An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world—part travelogue, part memoir, part “excursions through death,” by the author of Our Share of Night and “queen of horror” (Los Angeles Times)**“Not a travelogue so much as a grave-a-logue, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave is an exuberant, witty wander among the dead. You could not have a better friend to take
... Read more
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Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

by Atul Gawande ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine ... Read more

$26.99 USD

**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine
... Read more
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American Afterlives

Reinventing Death in the Twenty-First Century

by Shannon Lee Dawdy ...

Narrated by Kelly Burke ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

This audiobook narrated by Kelly Burke takes listeners on a mesmerizing trip across America to investigate the changing face of death in contemporary lifeDeath in the United States is undergoing a quiet revolution. You can have your body frozen, dissected, composted, dissolved, or tanned. Your family can incorporate your remains into jewelry, shotgun shells, paperweights, and artwork. Cremations ... Read more

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This audiobook narrated by Kelly Burke takes listeners on a mesmerizing trip across America to investigate the changing face of death in contemporary lifeDeath in the United States is undergoing a quiet revolution. You can have your body frozen, dissected, composted, dissolved, or tanned. Your family can incorporate your remains into jewelry, shotgun shells, paperweights, and artwork. Cremations
... Read more
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When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi ...

Narrated by Sunil Malhotra, Lucy Kalanithi ...

Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLDThis inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?**“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The ... Read more

$20.00 USD

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLDThis inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?**“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The
... Read more
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Between Two Kingdoms

A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

by Suleika Jaouad ...

Narrated by Suleika Jaouad ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

**NEW 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 Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads, ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**NEW 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 Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads,
... Read more
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Die Wise

A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Narrated by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Unabridged

18 hours 43 min

A fierce, lyrical manifesto that dares readers to face death without sentimentality—and reveals dying well as one of the deepest acts of living, loving, and human responsibility.Die 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 stories from his two ... Read more

$44.99 USD

A fierce, lyrical manifesto that dares readers to face death without sentimentality—and reveals dying well as one of the deepest acts of living, loving, and human responsibility.Die 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 stories from his two
... Read more
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Dark Archives

A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

by Megan Rosenbloom ...

Narrated by Justis Bolding ...

Unabridged

6 hours 58 min

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering.
... Read more
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Unnatural Causes

Gripping true stories from the Sunday Times bestselling forensic pathologist

by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Narrated by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd, in the true crime book of the year - brought to you by Penguin.'The dead do not hide the truth and they never lie. Through me the dead can speak . . .'He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including investigating some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre, ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd, in the true crime book of the year - brought to you by Penguin.'The dead do not hide the truth and they never lie. Through me the dead can speak . . .'He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including investigating some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre,
... Read more
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Immortality, Inc.

Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions, and the Quest to Live Forever

by Chip Walter ...

Narrated by Graham Winton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

This gripping narrative explores today's scientific pursuit of immortality, with exclusive visits inside Silicon Valley labs and interviews with the visionaries who believe we will soon crack into the aging process and cure death. We live in an age when billionaires are betting their fortunes on laboratory advances to prove aging unnecessary and death a disease that can be cured. Researchers are ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This gripping narrative explores today's scientific pursuit of immortality, with exclusive visits inside Silicon Valley labs and interviews with the visionaries who believe we will soon crack into the aging process and cure death. We live in an age when billionaires are betting their fortunes on laboratory advances to prove aging unnecessary and death a disease that can be cured. Researchers are
... Read more
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AfterLife

What You Really Want to Know About Heaven and the Hereafter

by Hank Hanegraaff ...

Narrated by Jon Gauger ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

Are near-death experiences reliable?New York Times best-sellers on near-death experiences depict:• A 3-year-old who meets Jesus and his rainbow-colored horse• A neurosurgeon encountering Om and the Orb on the wing of a butterfly• A real estate broker descending to earth’s center to discover hell is 300 degrees and zero humidityDo such exotic experiences provide trustworthy information about the ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are near-death experiences reliable?New York Times best-sellers on near-death experiences depict:• A 3-year-old who meets Jesus and his rainbow-colored horse• A neurosurgeon encountering Om and the Orb on the wing of a butterfly• A real estate broker descending to earth’s center to discover hell is 300 degrees and zero humidityDo such exotic experiences provide trustworthy information about the
... Read more
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The Denial of Death

by Ernest Becker ...

Narrated by Raymond Todd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

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

$27.99 USD

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
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Heartwood

The Art of Living with the End in Mind

by Barbara Becker ...

Narrated by Gabra Zackman ...

Unabridged

4 hours 37 min

“We can do extraordinary things when we lead with love,” Barbara Becker reminds us in her debut memoir Heartwood.When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die?With a keen eye towards that which makes life worth living, interfaith ... Read more

$17.99 USD

“We can do extraordinary things when we lead with love,” Barbara Becker reminds us in her debut memoir Heartwood.When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die?With a keen eye towards that which makes life worth living, interfaith
... Read more
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The Coffin Confessor

by Bill Edgar ...

Narrated by Bill Edgar ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace. Now imagine there's a man who can take care of all that, who has no respect for the living, who will do anything for the dead.Bill Edgar is the Coffin Confessor - a one-of-a-kind professional, a man on a mission to ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace. Now imagine there's a man who can take care of all that, who has no respect for the living, who will do anything for the dead.Bill Edgar is the Coffin Confessor - a one-of-a-kind professional, a man on a mission to
... Read more
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Living into Death, Dying into Life: A Christian Theology of Life Eternal

by Peter C. Phan ...

Narrated by Peter C. Phan ...

Series series Learn25: Religion
Unabridged

5 hours 2 min

At the end our lives, we look forward to eternal life. Now you can take a fascinating journey through eschatology, the theology of the Last Things.In these twelve lectures, you will join renowned theologian Dr. Peter Phan in encountering De Novissimis—the “Last Things.” You will explore the realities that occur at the end of life (i.e., death and dying) as well as those that occur in the afterlife ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

At the end our lives, we look forward to eternal life. Now you can take a fascinating journey through eschatology, the theology of the Last Things.In these twelve lectures, you will join renowned theologian Dr. Peter Phan in encountering De Novissimis—the “Last Things.” You will explore the realities that occur at the end of life (i.e., death and dying) as well as those that occur in the afterlife
... Read more
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What Remains?

Life, Death and the Human Art of Undertaking

by Rupert Callender ...

Narrated by Rupert Callender ...

Unabridged

10 hours 22 min

When he became an undertaker, Rupert Callender undertook to deal with the dead for the sake of the living. This book is his brilliant, unforgettable story—the life and work of the world’s ﬁrst punk undertaker—but it's also about ordinary, everyday humanity and our capacity to face death with courage and compassion, to say goodbye to the people we love in our own way.In becoming the world’s first ... Read more

$24.99 USD

When he became an undertaker, Rupert Callender undertook to deal with the dead for the sake of the living. This book is his brilliant, unforgettable story—the life and work of the world’s ﬁrst punk undertaker—but it's also about ordinary, everyday humanity and our capacity to face death with courage and compassion, to say goodbye to the people we love in our own way.In becoming the world’s first
... Read more
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The Other Side of Sadness

What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss

by George A. Bonanno ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

In this thoroughly revised and updated classic, a renowned psychologist shows that mourning is far from predictable, and all of us share a surprising ability to be resilientThe conventional view of grieving--encapsulated by the famous five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance--is defined by a mourning process that we can only hope to accept and endure.In The Other ... Read more

$27.99 USD

In this thoroughly revised and updated classic, a renowned psychologist shows that mourning is far from predictable, and all of us share a surprising ability to be resilientThe conventional view of grieving--encapsulated by the famous five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance--is defined by a mourning process that we can only hope to accept and endure.In The Other
... Read more
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#7 O Sádico do Bairro Azul

by Joana Amaral Dias ...

Narrated by Joana Amaral Dias ...

Unabridged

24 min

Há casos que merecem uma excepção... O de Filipe Pereira é um deles. Este episódio é diferente - felizmente não resultou em nenhuma morte. Não deixa no entanto de ser cruel, estranho e digno de menção. Filipe, tomado de uma repentina psicose, convence-se de que a namorada de sete anos não só o está a trair, como faz parte de um culto religioso que quer o seu mal. Sob a influência do delírio, ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Há casos que merecem uma excepção... O de Filipe Pereira é um deles. Este episódio é diferente - felizmente não resultou em nenhuma morte. Não deixa no entanto de ser cruel, estranho e digno de menção. Filipe, tomado de uma repentina psicose, convence-se de que a namorada de sete anos não só o está a trair, como faz parte de um culto religioso que quer o seu mal. Sob a influência do delírio,
... Read more
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#4 Shakespeare e o Seminarista

by Joana Amaral Dias ...

Narrated by Joana Amaral Dias ...

Unabridged

35 min

Um crime que chocou a Lisboa do séc. XIX, levando ao último enforcamento da capital. Francisco Mattos Lobo era um jovem erudito, bem parecido e com tudo para ter uma vida brilhante após o seminário. Na sua vida havia apenas um problema… o seu ciúme incontrolável. Numa noite quente de 1840, tomado de uma raiva sem fim e certo de que a sua tia e parceira Adelaide Kierot o traía com outros homens, ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Um crime que chocou a Lisboa do séc. XIX, levando ao último enforcamento da capital. Francisco Mattos Lobo era um jovem erudito, bem parecido e com tudo para ter uma vida brilhante após o seminário. Na sua vida havia apenas um problema… o seu ciúme incontrolável. Numa noite quente de 1840, tomado de uma raiva sem fim e certo de que a sua tia e parceira Adelaide Kierot o traía com outros homens,
... Read more
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Rituals for Conscious Dying

by David Feinstein, PhD ...

Narrated by David Feinstein, PhD ...

Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

The work of David Feinstein has been recommended by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Stephen Levine, Jeanne Achterberg, and others. On Rituals for Conscious Dying, Feinstein combines traditional rituals, guided imagery, and spiritual insights to show how we can turn the fear of death into an affirmation of life.Features three guided meditations, and covers themes that include: exploring sacred time and ... Read more

$13.99 USD

The work of David Feinstein has been recommended by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Stephen Levine, Jeanne Achterberg, and others. On Rituals for Conscious Dying, Feinstein combines traditional rituals, guided imagery, and spiritual insights to show how we can turn the fear of death into an affirmation of life.Features three guided meditations, and covers themes that include: exploring sacred time and
... Read more
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Catholic’s Guide to the Spirituality of Death and Dying, A

by Darleen Pryds ...

Narrated by Darleen Pryds ...

Series series Learn25: Religion
Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

If you or someone you love is facing death, this deeply compassionate series offers hope and comfort.While conversations about dying and death have become more popular in recent years, a decidedly Catholic perspective is often missing. Now, this course offers a unique approach to these conversations grounded in the Franciscan tradition.Combining historical analysis and meditations for reflection, ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you or someone you love is facing death, this deeply compassionate series offers hope and comfort.While conversations about dying and death have become more popular in recent years, a decidedly Catholic perspective is often missing. Now, this course offers a unique approach to these conversations grounded in the Franciscan tradition.Combining historical analysis and meditations for reflection,
... Read more
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Sofia Neves Sobre Violência Doméstica

by Fumaça ...

Narrated by Fumaça, Sofia Neves ...

Unabridged

46 min

A violência doméstica é um fenómeno complexo, comum, mas acima de tudo, perigoso. Entrevistámos Sofia Neves, doutorada em psicologia social e presidente da Plano i, sobre violência doméstica, o desequilíbrio de poder nas relações, o impacto das crenças conservadoras nas relações sociais de género e as dificuldades de resposta das autoridades e instituições. ... Read more

$1.40 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A violência doméstica é um fenómeno complexo, comum, mas acima de tudo, perigoso. Entrevistámos Sofia Neves, doutorada em psicologia social e presidente da Plano i, sobre violência doméstica, o desequilíbrio de poder nas relações, o impacto das crenças conservadoras nas relações sociais de género e as dificuldades de resposta das autoridades e instituições.
... Read more
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Com tempo alma - ep.2

by Público ...

Narrated by Vários Autores ...

Unabridged

16 min

Um jornalista e especialistas convidados pela Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos conversam sobre temas relevantes da sociedade. ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Um jornalista e especialistas convidados pela Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos conversam sobre temas relevantes da sociedade.
... Read more
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Death of You, The

A Book for Anyone Who Might Not Live Forever

by Miguel Chen ...

Narrated by Miguel Chen ...

Unabridged

3 hours 12 min

A yoga teacher, punk rock bassist, and Buddhist teaches from experience on how approaching death and grief with a little more compassion and a little less fear will make for a better life—and a better death, too. DEATH. Even the word itself probably makes you a little uncomfortable. Just look at it, sitting there, demanding to be acknowledged. It might even make you a lot uncomfortable. We spend ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A yoga teacher, punk rock bassist, and Buddhist teaches from experience on how approaching death and grief with a little more compassion and a little less fear will make for a better life—and a better death, too. DEATH. Even the word itself probably makes you a little uncomfortable. Just look at it, sitting there, demanding to be acknowledged. It might even make you a lot uncomfortable. We spend
... Read more
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Com tempo alma - ep.30

by Público ...

Narrated by Vários Autores ...

Unabridged

15 min

Um jornalista e especialistas convidados pela Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos conversam sobre temas relevantes da sociedade. ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Um jornalista e especialistas convidados pela Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos conversam sobre temas relevantes da sociedade.
... Read more

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