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Briefly perfectly human : making an authentic life by getting real about the end / Cover Image Book

Briefly perfectly human : making an authentic life by getting real about the end / Alua Arthur.

Arthur, Alua, (author.).

Summary:

"A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America's preeminent death doula."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063240032
  • ISBN: 0063240033
  • ISBN: 9780063240063
  • ISBN: 0063240068
  • Physical Description: x, 256 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Mariner Books, [2024]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
A friend at the end -- The body always wins -- Death at our heels -- Peter -- Show up and shut up -- Teach me how to doula -- Stay black and die -- Finding your feet -- Fighting losing battles -- Hexagon-shaped peg -- Glimmer of freedom -- Stepping off the wheel -- Troubled legacies -- People who need people -- Breaking open -- Cuba te espera -- Epilogue: Glitter wave.

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Arthur, Alua.
Death.
Terminally ill > Care.
Conduct of life.
Terminally ill > Home care.
Genre:
Self-help publications.
Biographies.

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  • 37 of 38 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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  • 1 current hold with 38 total copies.
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