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On Death and Dying
- What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy, and Their Own Family
- Narrated by: Carol Bilger, cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
The world-famous best seller that brought new insight, hope and understanding to millions now available on CD!
Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross created her classic seminal work, On Death and Dying, to offer us a new perspective on the terminally ill. It is not a psychoanalytic study, nor is it a "how-to" manual for managing death. Rather, it refocuses on the patient as a human being and a teacher, in the hope that we will learn from him or her about the final stages of life.
On Death and Dying examines the attitudes of the dying and the factors that contribute to society's anxiety over death. It closely looks at the five stages of death - denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance - and how the dying and living deal with them.
In addition, this program offers multi-voice readings of some of the most revealing interviews Dr. Kübler-Ross conducted with her patients. By hearing some of the most intimate and sensitive feelings expressed by those men and women, it is hoped that we may learn more about death and lessen our own anxieties about the natural course of our lives.
At its heart, On Death and Dying is a truly remarkable program about communication - offering insight on how to talk with and listen to the terminally ill, and truly hear their fears, hopes, angers, and anxieties.
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- Julie Love
- 18-07-22
Very helpful book about a loved one dying
This book is helping you understand better the death we all have to face one day. Losing a loved one is a paintful process and we also need help to go through it.
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- Mr. R. T. Garrod
- 06-06-23
Not as ground insightful as I was hoping
I would reflect what others have said. A book of its time, probably hasn’t aged well. Could have done without the annoying instrumental music between sections.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-07-19
Great
This audiobook helped me to connect with the reality of human suffering in an original way.
We live in a society that consciously avoid to talk about death and human suffering in a sensitive and natural way which is something vital for our development and personal growth.
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- S R CHAMBERLAIN
- 03-10-16
very interesting
Interesting personal stories throughout, the closing words are touching and poignant. Timeless.
Has given me some fresh understanding.
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- Lara
- 05-04-20
More niche than I thought
I know this is a classic on dying, which is the reason I got it, but I found it mostly useful for doctors and nurses who deal with terminal patients. The book is about how you should communicate with such patients, based on the author's experience and exemplifying with several interviews. It also mentions god and religion a lot, which I as an Atheist found unhelpful. It is still an interesting read, especially Chapter 2 which covers the 5 stages of acceptance, but not a high recommendation from me.
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- MR. G. ARVANITAKIS
- 07-07-24
Sombre but insightful reflection of dealing with dying
I found the delivery of the book’s theme very engaging, making use of a very skilful interview process. Having seen death a couple of years ago through my mother, I wish I could have read and better understood the signs that now made so munch sense. It is interesting to see the human condition of never thinking of death and assuming immortality while coming (mostly) to terms at the very end of life. I wish my kids get to the age to read/listen this book and be ready to go through the grief stages faster than I did.
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- ewa
- 20-07-20
good but very Christian
great listen but too much emphasis on Christianity. the book offers good insight into the dying person's needs
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- Anca
- 23-01-23
Great audiobook and even greater lesson
This has been referenced in Business Change Management and it is essential for all of us, be it to deal with changes at work, grieving the loss of a pet, relationship, dream, or any other thing or being dear to us.
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- Richard Boyne
- 07-03-21
not as insightful as for told
for a seminal work on doctor - terminal patient interactions this seems so rediculously skewed to a Christian audience. It is more a study on people's use of religion to help with a terminal illness than practical guidance on how a physician, family member or friend should behave around a terminal person. I understand this a book of its time, I just don't think it should be sold and/or used as a manual today.
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