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Talking about death / Virginia Morris.

Morris, Virginia. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 1565124375
  • ISBN: 9781565124370
  • Physical Description: xii, 292 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: 1st pbk. edition
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Originally published as: Talking about death won't kill you. New York : Workman, c2001.
Formatted Contents Note:
A Word of Un-Warning: Reading About Death Won't Kill You 1 -- Jack: One Birth, One Death 11 -- I Dying today -- Unhappy Endings: Death Is Often Painful and Lonely 25 -- A Matter of Survival: Efforts at Reform Have Fallen Short 35 -- Mere Immortals: Death Has Become a Stranger 49 -- A Portrait of Death: A Look at Life's End 63 -- Ars Moriendi: In Search of the "Good Death" 77 -- II Down a new path -- Confronting Death: Addressing Our Fears and Beliefs 95 -- Talking About Dying: Conversations Bring Understanding and Intimacy 111 -- Choices in the End: A Look at Medical Issues and Options 127 -- Possibilities: Making the Passage Richer 141 -- Putting Ink to Paper: A Review of Legal Documents 161 -- Death Manners: Ill at Ease in the Presence of Death 169 -- Next Generation: Teaching Our Children About Death 183 -- III Avoiding common obstacles -- Spiral of Hope: When Hope Is Not Helpful 195 -- Where Is "There"?: By Waiting, We Often Miss the Boat 213 -- Taking the Blame: We Are Not the Cause of Death 227 -- In the Land of Doctors: Navigating the Medical Terrain 233 -- IV Brilliance in the shadow of death -- Ars Vivendi: The Art of Dying Teaches Us the Art of Living 251 -- Margaret: A Lesson on Living 259.
Subject:
Death > Psychological aspects.

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