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Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms
by David Kessler • 2010
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
4.20
1k+
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms Summary
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms 96%
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
by David Kessler 2010
4.20
1k+ ratings
Knocking on Heaven's Door
by Katy Butler • 2013
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
4.12
3k+
Knocking on Heaven's Door Summary
Knocking on Heaven's Door 95%
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
by Katy Butler 2013
4.12
3k+ ratings
In Love
by Amy Bloom • 2022
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
4.26
26k+
In Love Summary
In Love 95%
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
by Amy Bloom 2022
4.26
26k+ ratings
Briefly Perfectly Human
by Alua Arthur • 2024
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
4.19
6k+
Briefly Perfectly Human Summary
Briefly Perfectly Human 95%
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
by Alua Arthur 2024
4.19
6k+ ratings
On Death and Dying
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 1969
Dying follows an emotional sequence the living refuse to see. One doctor listened and mapped it.
4.16
28k+
On Death and Dying Summary
On Death and Dying 95%
Dying follows an emotional sequence the living refuse to see. One doctor listened and mapped it.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 1969
4.16
28k+ ratings
In My Time of Dying
by Sebastian Junger • 2024
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
3.82
9k+
In My Time of Dying Summary
In My Time of Dying 95%
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
by Sebastian Junger 2024
3.82
9k+ ratings
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death
by Aroop Mangalik • 2017
Write your advance directive before the hospital writes your death. A doctor shows how and why.
4.00
14
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death Summary
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death 95%
Write your advance directive before the hospital writes your death. A doctor shows how and why.
by Aroop Mangalik 2017
4.00
14 ratings
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them)
by Sallie Tisdale • 2018
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
4.14
2k+
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) Summary
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) 95%
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
by Sallie Tisdale 2018
4.14
2k+ ratings
Nothing to Fear
by Julie McFadden • 2024
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
4.41
3k+
Nothing to Fear Summary
Nothing to Fear 95%
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
by Julie McFadden 2024
4.41
3k+ ratings
How We Die
by Sherwin B. Nuland • 1994
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
4.07
9k+
How We Die Summary
How We Die 94%
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
by Sherwin B. Nuland 1994
4.07
9k+ ratings
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
4.41
820k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air 94%
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
by Paul Kalanithi 2016
4.41
820k+ ratings
Saved by the Light
by Dannion Brinkley • 1994
After a lightning strike killed him, thirteen Beings of Light revealed the future in twelve boxes.
4.10
3k+
Saved by the Light Summary
Saved by the Light 94%
After a lightning strike killed him, thirteen Beings of Light revealed the future in twelve boxes.
by Dannion Brinkley 1994
4.10
3k+ ratings
After
by Bruce Greyson • 2021
When your brain shuts down, you might still be there. A near-death researcher's fifty-year case.
4.18
6k+
After Summary
After 94%
When your brain shuts down, you might still be there. A near-death researcher's fifty-year case.
by Bruce Greyson 2021
4.18
6k+ ratings
Between Life and Death
by Kathryn Butler • 2019
Six to fifteen percent survive CPR to discharge. The numbers Christians need before the ICU crisis.
4.54
221
Between Life and Death Summary
Between Life and Death 93%
Six to fifteen percent survive CPR to discharge. The numbers Christians need before the ICU crisis.
by Kathryn Butler 2019
4.54
221 ratings
Chasing Daylight
by Eugene O'Kelly • 2005
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
3.94
4k+
Chasing Daylight Summary
Chasing Daylight 93%
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
by Eugene O'Kelly 2005
3.94
4k+ ratings
The Unwinding of the Miracle
by Julie Yip-Williams • 2019
Escaping infanticide in Vietnam, she became a Harvard lawyer. At thirty-seven, terminal cancer.
4.09
12k+
The Unwinding of the Miracle Summary
The Unwinding of the Miracle 93%
Escaping infanticide in Vietnam, she became a Harvard lawyer. At thirty-seven, terminal cancer.
by Julie Yip-Williams 2019
4.09
12k+ ratings
The Etiquette of Illness
by Susan P. Halpern • 2004
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
3.76
601
The Etiquette of Illness Summary
The Etiquette of Illness 93%
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
by Susan P. Halpern 2004
3.76
601 ratings
A Matter of Death and Life
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
4.40
10k+
A Matter of Death and Life Summary
A Matter of Death and Life 93%
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2021
4.40
10k+ ratings
Dying to Be Me
by Anita Moorjani • 2012
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
4.16
17k+
Dying to Be Me Summary
Dying to Be Me 93%
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
by Anita Moorjani 2012
4.16
17k+ ratings
Making Friends with Death
by Judith L. Lief • 2001
Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.
4.26
128
Making Friends with Death Summary
Making Friends with Death 93%
Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.
by Judith L. Lief 2001
4.26
128 ratings
The Shift
by Theresa Brown • 2015
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
3.87
8k+
The Shift Summary
The Shift 93%
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
by Theresa Brown 2015
3.87
8k+ ratings
The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe • 2012
She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.
3.81
56k+
The End of Your Life Book Club Summary
The End of Your Life Book Club 93%
She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.
by Will Schwalbe 2012
3.81
56k+ ratings
When the Air Hits Your Brain
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. • 1996
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
4.35
12k+
When the Air Hits Your Brain Summary
When the Air Hits Your Brain 93%
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996
4.35
12k+ ratings
What Seems to Be the Problem?
by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
4.18
299
What Seems to Be the Problem? Summary
What Seems to Be the Problem? 93%
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022
4.18
299 ratings
The Good Doctor
by Barron H. Lerner • 2014
One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.
3.86
189
The Good Doctor Summary
The Good Doctor 93%
One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.
by Barron H. Lerner 2014
3.86
189 ratings
Grace and Grit
by Ken Wilber • 1991
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
4.47
2k+
Grace and Grit Summary
Grace and Grit 93%
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
by Ken Wilber 1991
4.47
2k+ ratings
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche • 1992
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
4.21
33k+
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Summary
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying 92%
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
by Sogyal Rinpoche 1992
4.21
33k+ ratings
A Nurse's Story
by Louise Curtis • 2020
An A&E nurse thought she'd seen everything. Then COVID arrived, and she was afraid to go home.
3.93
1k+
A Nurse's Story Summary
A Nurse's Story 92%
An A&E nurse thought she'd seen everything. Then COVID arrived, and she was afraid to go home.
by Louise Curtis 2020
3.93
1k+ ratings
Still Here
by Ram Dass • 2000
Aging is your final spiritual practice. Learn to do it consciously and die awake.
4.21
2k+
Still Here Summary
Still Here 92%
Aging is your final spiritual practice. Learn to do it consciously and die awake.
by Ram Dass 2000
4.21
2k+ ratings
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
by Caitlin Doughty • 2014
A crematory trainee discovers the dead aren't the scary part; the funeral industry is.
4.22
110k+
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Summary
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory 92%
A crematory trainee discovers the dead aren't the scary part; the funeral industry is.
by Caitlin Doughty 2014
4.22
110k+ ratings
The Five Invitations
by Frank Ostaseski • 2017
What a hospice founder learned at the bedside: five shifts that make mortality a guide.
4.45
4k+
The Five Invitations Summary
The Five Invitations 92%
What a hospice founder learned at the bedside: five shifts that make mortality a guide.
by Frank Ostaseski 2017
4.45
4k+ ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 92%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
Talk To Me
by Allison DuBois • 2011
The dead don't speak; they send feelings, signs, and dreams. A medium shows how to listen.
4.10
174
Talk To Me Summary
Talk To Me 92%
The dead don't speak; they send feelings, signs, and dreams. A medium shows how to listen.
by Allison DuBois 2011
4.10
174 ratings
No Death, No Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2002
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
4.22
6k+
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear 92%
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2002
4.22
6k+ ratings
A Hole in the World
by Amanda Held Opelt • 2022
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
4.43
800
A Hole in the World Summary
A Hole in the World 92%
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
by Amanda Held Opelt 2022
4.43
800 ratings
Never Letting Go
by Mark Anthony • 2011
Heal grief through the afterlife: signs, forgiveness, and contact with those you've lost.
4.54
278
Never Letting Go Summary
Never Letting Go 92%
Heal grief through the afterlife: signs, forgiveness, and contact with those you've lost.
by Mark Anthony 2011
4.54
278 ratings
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
by Bronnie Ware • 2011
A palliative caregiver kept hearing identical deathbed regrets. She wrote them as a living warning.
3.76
14k+
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying Summary
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying 92%
A palliative caregiver kept hearing identical deathbed regrets. She wrote them as a living warning.
by Bronnie Ware 2011
3.76
14k+ ratings
Come of Age
by Stephen Jenkinson • 2018
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
4.25
173
Come of Age Summary
Come of Age 92%
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
by Stephen Jenkinson 2018
4.25
173 ratings
Somewhere Towards the End
by Diana Athill • 2008
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
3.72
3k+
Somewhere Towards the End Summary
Somewhere Towards the End 92%
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
by Diana Athill 2008
3.72
3k+ ratings
Dementia Reimagined
by Tia Powell • 2019
Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.
3.90
445
Dementia Reimagined Summary
Dementia Reimagined 92%
Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.
by Tia Powell 2019
3.90
445 ratings
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
by Wes Ely • 2021
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
4.35
2k+
Every Deep-Drawn Breath Summary
Every Deep-Drawn Breath 92%
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
by Wes Ely 2021
4.35
2k+ ratings
No Cure for Being Human
by Kate Bowler • 2021
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
4.12
24k+
No Cure for Being Human Summary
No Cure for Being Human 92%
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
by Kate Bowler 2021
4.12
24k+ ratings
Becoming Myself
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2017
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
4.19
9k+
Becoming Myself Summary
Becoming Myself 92%
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2017
4.19
9k+ ratings
Evidence of the Afterlife
by Jeffrey Long • 2010
Consciousness appears to survive the body: the largest study of near-death experience.
3.96
2k+
Evidence of the Afterlife Summary
Evidence of the Afterlife 92%
Consciousness appears to survive the body: the largest study of near-death experience.
by Jeffrey Long 2010
3.96
2k+ ratings
A Buddhist Grief Observed
by Guy Newland • 2016
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
3.96
130
A Buddhist Grief Observed Summary
A Buddhist Grief Observed 92%
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
by Guy Newland 2016
3.96
130 ratings
Do No Harm
by Henry Marsh • 2014
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
4.25
43k+
Do No Harm Summary
Do No Harm 92%
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
by Henry Marsh 2014
4.25
43k+ ratings
On Marriage
by Timothy J. Keller • 2020
Your marriage was never meant to complete you. It was designed to point beyond you.
4.40
732
On Marriage Summary
On Marriage 92%
Your marriage was never meant to complete you. It was designed to point beyond you.
by Timothy J. Keller 2020
4.40
732 ratings
7 Lessons from Heaven
by Mary C. Neal • 2017
She died, saw heaven, and came back with the secret to joy that nothing can shake.
4.15
2k+
7 Lessons from Heaven Summary
7 Lessons from Heaven 92%
She died, saw heaven, and came back with the secret to joy that nothing can shake.
by Mary C. Neal 2017
4.15
2k+ ratings
Consciousness Beyond Life
by Pim van Lommel • 2007
When the brain flatlines, consciousness doesn't: a cardiologist's case from near-death research.
4.07
1k+
Consciousness Beyond Life Summary
Consciousness Beyond Life 91%
When the brain flatlines, consciousness doesn't: a cardiologist's case from near-death research.
by Pim van Lommel 2007
4.07
1k+ ratings
Staring at the Sun
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2008
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
4.23
16k+
Staring at the Sun Summary
Staring at the Sun 91%
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2008
4.23
16k+ ratings
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