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How We Die
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Author : Sherwin B Nuland
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Books
Release Date : 1994
How We Die written by Sherwin B Nuland and has been published by Vintage Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Family & Relationships categories.
Attempting to demythologize the process of dying, Nuland explores how we shall die, each of us in a way that will be unique. Through particular stories of dying--of patients, and of his own family--he examines the seven most common roads to death: old age, cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, accidents, heart disease, and strokes, revealing the facets of death's multiplicity. "It's impossible to read How We Die without realizing how earnestly we have avoided this most unavoidable of subjects, how we have protected ourselves by building a cultural wall of myths and lies. I don't know of any writer or scientist who has shown us the face of death as clearly, honestly and compassionately as Sherwin Nuland does here."--James Gleick
How We Die
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Author : Sherwin B Nuland
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-11-16
How We Die written by Sherwin B Nuland and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-16 with Social Science categories.
What happens to us as we die? Discover the answers in this exclusive 25th anniversary edition of Sherwin B Nuland’s seminal book With a foreword by Paul Kalanithi, bestselling author of When Breath Becomes Air. There are many books intended to help people deal with the trauma of bereavement, but few which explore the reality of death itself. Sherwin B. Nuland - with over thirty years' experience as a surgeon - explains in detail the processes which take place in the body and strips away many illusions about death. The result is a unique and compelling book, addressing the one final fact that all of us must confront. 'I don't know of any writer or scientist who has shown us the face of death as clearly, honestly and compassionately as Sherwin Nuland does here' James Gleick, author of Chaos
The Way We Die Now
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Author : Seamus O'Mahony
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-05-05
The Way We Die Now written by Seamus O'Mahony and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-05 with Social Science categories.
We have lost the ability to deal with death. Most of our friends and beloved relations will die in a busy hospital in the care of strangers, doctors and nurses they have known at best for a couple of weeks. They may not even know they are dying, victims of the kindly lie that there is still hope. They are unlikely to see even their family doctor in their final hours, robbed of their dignity and fed through a tube after a long series of excessive and hopeless medical interventions. This is the starting point of Seamus O'Mahoney's thoughtful, moving and unforgettable book on the western way of death. Dying has never been more public, with celebrities writing detailed memoirs of their illness, but in private we have done our best to banish all thought of dying and made a good death increasingly difficult to achieve.
How We Die
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Author : Sherwin B Nuland
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Books
Release Date : 1995-01-15
How We Die written by Sherwin B Nuland and has been published by Vintage Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-15 with Family & Relationships categories.
Attempting to demythologize the process of dying, Nuland explores how we shall die, each of us in a way that will be unique. Through particular stories of dying--of patients, and of his own family--he examines the seven most common roads to death: old age, cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, accidents, heart disease, and strokes, revealing the facets of death's multiplicity. "It's impossible to read How We Die without realizing how earnestly we have avoided this most unavoidable of subjects, how we have protected ourselves by building a cultural wall of myths and lies. I don't know of any writer or scientist who has shown us the face of death as clearly, honestly and compassionately as Sherwin Nuland does here."--James Gleick
How To Die
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Author : Ray Robertson
language : en
Publisher: Biblioasis
Release Date : 2020-01-28
How To Die written by Ray Robertson and has been published by Biblioasis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-28 with Social Science categories.
A radical revaluation of how contemporary society perceives death—and an argument for how it can make us happy. “He who would teach men to die would teach them to live,” writes Montaigne in Essais, and in How to Die: A Book about Being Alive, Ray Robertson takes up the challenge. Though contemporary society avoids the subject and often values the mere continuation of existence over its quality, Robertson argues that the active and intentional consideration of death is neither morbid nor frivolous, but instead essential to our ability to fully value life. How to Die is both an absorbing excursion through some of Western literature’s most compelling works on the subject of death as well as an anecdote-driven argument for cultivating a better understanding of death in the belief that, if we do, we’ll know more about what it means to live a meaningful life.
Why We Die
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Author : Venki Ramakrishnan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette
Release Date : 2024-03-19
Why We Die written by Venki Ramakrishnan and has been published by Hachette this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-19 with Medical categories.
*As heard on BBC Radio 4 Start the Week* 'Spectacular. It changed my perspective on the whole living world but most of all myself.' - CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN 'Combines science, politics, memoir and medicine with ease, grace and lucidity. An incredible journey.' SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE 'Utterly fascinating. Clear, enthralling and packed with insights.' - BILL BRYSON 'A thrilling ride through the science of ageing and death. A must-read.' - STEPHEN FRY __________________ Would you want to live forever? Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan transforms our understanding of why we age and die - and whether there's anything we can do about it. We are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we age and die, and why some species live longer than others. Immortality, once a faint hope, has never been more within our grasp. Examining recent scientific breakthroughs, Ramakrishnan shows how cutting-edge efforts to extend lifespan by altering our natural biology raise profound questions. Although we might not like it, does death serve a necessary biological purpose? And how can we increase our chances of living long, healthy and fulfilled lives? As science advances, we have much to gain. But might we also have much to lose?
What Happens When We Die
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Author : Sam Parnia, M.D.
language : en
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Release Date : 2007-01-01
What Happens When We Die written by Sam Parnia, M.D. and has been published by Hay House, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Dr. Sam Parnia faces death every day. Through his work as a critical-care doctor in a hospital emergency room, he became very interested in some of his patients’ accounts of the experiences that they had while clinically dead. He started to collect these stories and read all the latest research on the subject, and then he conducted his own experiments. That work has culminated in this extraordinary book, which picks up where Raymond Moody’s Life After Life left off. Written in a scientific, balanced, and engaging style, this is powerful and compelling reading. This fascinating and controversial book will change the way you look at death and dying.
How We Live And Why We Die
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Author : Lewis Wolpert
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2009-04-02
How We Live And Why We Die written by Lewis Wolpert and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-02 with Science categories.
How do we move, think and remember? Why do we get ill, age and die? Distinguished biologist Lewis Wolpert explains how cells provide the answers to the fundamental questions about our lives. Cells are the basis of all life in the universe. Our bodies are made up of billions of them: an incredibly complex society that governs everything, from movement to memory and imagination. When we age, it is because our cells slow down; when we get ill, it is because our cells mutate or stop working. In How We Live and Why We Die, Wolpert provides a clear explanation of the science that underpins our lives. He explains how our bodies function and how we derive from a single cell - the egg. He examines the science behind the topics that are much discussed but rarely understood - stem-cell research, cloning, DNA - and explains how all life evolved from just one cell. Lively and passionate, How We Live and Why We Die is an accessible guide to understanding the human body and, essentially, life itself.
How We Die
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Author : Sherwin B. Nuland
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 1993
How We Die written by Sherwin B. Nuland and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Family & Relationships categories.
Presents a meditation and portrait of the experience of dying that elucidates the decisions that can be made to allow each person an understanding of death, as well as his or her own choice of death
How To Die
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Author : Seneca
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-02-27
How To Die written by Seneca and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-27 with Philosophy categories.
Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca "It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete work. How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's remarkable meditations on death and dying. Edited and translated by James S. Romm, How to Die reveals a provocative thinker and dazzling writer who speaks with a startling frankness about the need to accept death or even, under certain conditions, to seek it out. Seneca believed that life is only a journey toward death and that one must rehearse for death throughout life. Here, he tells us how to practice for death, how to die well, and how to understand the role of a good death in a good life. He stresses the universality of death, its importance as life's final rite of passage, and its ability to liberate us from pain, slavery, or political oppression. Featuring beautifully rendered new translations, How to Die also includes an enlightening introduction, notes, the original Latin texts, and an epilogue presenting Tacitus's description of Seneca's grim suicide.