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A Beginner's Guide to the End
- How to Live Life to the Full and Die a Good Death
- Narrated by: BJ Miller, Shoshana Berger
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
The end of a life can often feel like a traumatic, chaotic and inhuman experience. In this reassuring and inspiring book, palliative care physician Dr BJ Miller and writer Shoshana Berger provide a vision for rethinking and navigating this universal process.
There are plenty of self-help books for mourners, but nothing in the way of a modern, approachable and above all useful field guide for the living.
And all of us - young, old, sick and well - could use the help. After all, pregnant couples have ample resources available to them as they prepare to bring a new life into the world: Lamaze courses, elaborate birth plans, tons of manuals. Why don't we have a What to Expect When You're Expecting to Die book?
An accessible companion, A Beginner's Guide to the End offers a clear-eyed and compassionate survey of the most pressing issues that come up when one is dying, and will bring optimism and practical guidance to empower listeners with the knowledge, resources and tools they'll need to die better, maybe even with triumph.
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"I wish I'd had this book when I needed it. Death and dying are not subjects that many people are comfortable talking about, but it's hugely important to be as prepared as you can be - emotionally, physically, practically, financially, and spiritually. This book may be the most important guide you could have." (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love)
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- Anonymous User
- 10-03-20
Great read and very informative
As an emergency room nurse, i see a lot of deaths happen in the department. I see families of the deceased person in shock especially if their loved ones passed away so suddenly.... I always wonder what they have to go through after the death of a loved one... This book gives a lot of information and practical advice to people who have been given the opportunity to prepare for their deaths and come to terms with it.
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