346Book Review List 2014

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Death, Dying & End-of-Life Care Book Review List

Please review the list and choose 3 items to explore

further; you will sign up for one book only and since yourfirst choice may be taken by the time you sign up-you

should have a backup plan.


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Death, Dying & End-of-Life Care Book Review List

Review the list and familiarize your self with several of the books that interest you. For example, go online and look up the

books at Amazon of BN or go to the public library or a local bookstore. There are no guarantees that you will get any

particular book so please look up several. This list is not meant to be all inclusive. If you wish to read another book for this

assignment please bring it to me (or a printout of the info off of BN or Amazon. com) beforehand for approval. Only onestudent can review each book (no duplication please). Please do not email me with your request. By the 3rdweek of class each

of you will sign off a book to review from the list (which will be circulated during class next week and the week after) or you

will add a book that you have found to review after you run it by me for approval.

In lieu of reading and critiquing a book, you may choose to critique two poems (authors, and dates must be noted) related to

death and dying. You must provide the poems for approval first, and then submit them along with your critique.

Please print your name beside the book that you will be doing your book review on:

Albom, M. (2003). The five people you meet in heaven. ___________________________________

Albom, M. (2006). For one more day. _______________________________

Bauby, J. (1997). The diving bell and the butterfly. ____________________________________

Becker, E. (1973). The denial of death. _________________________________________

Blackman, S. (1997). Graceful exits: How great beings die, death stories of Hindu,Tibetan, Buddhist, and Zen Masters. _____________________________

Blackmore, S. (1993) Dying to live: Near death experiences.

Blank, R. H. & Merrick, J. C. (2005). End-of-life decision making: A cross national study. ______________________

Brook N. & Blair P. D. (2000). I wasn't ready to say goodbye: Surviving, coping

and healing after the sudden death of a loved one ________________________


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Bodine, E. (1999). Echoes of the soul: The souls journey beyond light

through life, death, and life after death. ______________________________

Boerstler, R. W., Kornfeld, H. S. (1995). Life to death: Harmonizing the transition, a holistic and

meditative approach for caregivers and the dying.

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Buckman, R. (1992). I don't know what to say : How to help and support someone who is dying. __________________

Callanan, M. & Kelley, P. (1992). Final gifts: Understanding the special awareness, ________________________________

needs, and communications of the dying.

Camus, A. A happy death. ____________________________________

Camus, A. (1988). The Stranger. __________________________________

Canine, J. D. (1996). The psychosocial aspects of death and dying. _______________________________________

Cantor, N. L. (1993). Advance directives and the pursuit of death with dignity (Medical Ethics). __________________

Cassel, C. K. (Ed.) (1997). Approaching death : Improving care at the end of life. ___________________________

Chamberlain, P. (2000). Final wishes: A cautionary tale on death, dignity,

and physician-assisted suicide. __________________________________

Cobb, N. (2002). In lieu of flowers. _______________________________________________________________

Coberly, M. (2003). Sacred passage: How to provide fearless, compassionate ___________________________________

care for the dying.

Coehlo, P. The Alchemist. _____________________________________


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Coehlo, P. (2000) Veronika decides to die. _____________________________________

Collett , M. (1999). At home with dying: A Zen hospice approach. ___________________________________

Colmer,R. S. & Thomas, T. M. ( 2006). Senior's guide to end of life issues:Living wills, funerals & cremation.____________________________

Corr, C. A., Nabe, C. M. & Corr, D. M. (2000). Death and dying, life and living (3rded.)._______________________

Corrigan, K. (2008). The middle place. ____________________________

Crenshaw, D. A. (1997). Bereavement: Counseling the grieving throughout the life cycle.________________________

Darling, D. (1995). Soul search: A scientist explores the afterlife. ___________________________________

Davies, B. (1995). Fading away: The experience of transition in families with terminal illness._____________________

de Hennezel, M. Intimate death: How the dying teach us how to live._______________________________

Didion, J. (2005). The year of magical thinking. _____________________________________

Fenwick, P. & Fenwick, E. (2008). The art of dying. ________________________________________

Ferrell, B. & Coyled, N. (2008).The nature of suffering and the goals of nursing._________________________

Fine, C. (1997). No time to say goodbye: Surviving the suicide of a loved one.__________________________

Finley, M. (1995). Whispers of love. ____________________________

Fitzgerald, H. (1995). The mourning handbook. _________________________________

Foos-Graber, A. (1989). Deathing: An intelligent alternative for the final moments of life._______________________
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Frankl, Viktor. Mans search for meaning. ____________________________________

Fried, N.J. (2007). The angel letters: Lessons that the dying can teach us about living. _________________

Furman, J. & McNabb, D. (Contributor). (1997). The dying time: Practical wisdom for the

dying and their caregivers. ______________________________

Guggenheim, B. & Guggenheim, J. (1995). Hello from heaven. ____________________________________

Gunther, J. (1949). Death be not proud: A memoir. ____________________________________

Harrold, J. K. (1998). A good dying: Shaping health care for the last months of life. _________________________

Hawkins,H.A. &Ballard,J.O. (Eds.) (1995). Time to go: Three plays on death and

dying, with commentary on end-of-life issues. ___________________

Hickman,M. W. (1999). Healing after loss: Daily meditations for working through grief.__________________

Hoffman, A. (2005). The ice queen. __________________________

Jamison, K.R. (2009). Nothing was the same: A memoir. ______________________________________

Johnson, C. J. (1998). How different religions view death and afterlife. _________________________________

Kessler, D. (2000). The needs of the dying: A guide for bringing hope, comfort and love _______________________

to lifes final chapter.

Kidd, Sue Monk. (2002). The secret life of bees. ________________________________

Klein, A. (1998). The courage to laugh: Humor, hope & healing in the face of death and dying.___________________
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?z=y&ath=Anne+Hunsaker+Hawkinshttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?z=y&ath=James+O%2E+Ballardhttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?z=y&ath=Martha+Whitmore+Hickmanhttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?z=y&ath=Martha+Whitmore+Hickmanhttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?z=y&ath=James+O%2E+Ballardhttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?z=y&ath=Anne+Hunsaker+Hawkins


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Kluger-Bell, K. (1998). Unspeakable losses: Understanding the experience of pregnancy

loss, miscarriage, and abortion. ________________________

Kramer, K. P. (1988). The sacred art of dying: How world religions understand death. __________________________

Kubler-Ross, E. (1969). On death and dying. _____________________________________

Kubler-Ross, E. (1975). Death: The final stage of growth. _____________________________________

Kubler-Ross, E. (1995). Death is of vital importance: On life, death and life after death. ______________________

Kubler-Ross, E. (1998). The wheel of life: A memoir of living and dying. ___________________________________

Kubler-Ross, E. & Kessler, D. (2000). Life lessons: Two experts on death and dying teach us

about the mysteries of life and living. ________________________________

LaGrand, L. (1997). After-death communication: Final farewells. _____________________________________

LaGrand, L. (1999). Messages and miracles: Extraordinary experiences of the bereaved ________________________

Lattanzi-Licht, M. et al. (1998). The hospice choice: In pursuit of a peaceful death. __________________________

Lawson,N. (2002). Final farewell: Your personal guide to end of life issues. _____________________________

Lewis, C.S. A grief observed. _________________________________

Linquist, U.-C. (2004). Rowing without oars, a memoir of living and dying. ________________________

Lynn, J. (ed.) (1999). Handbook for mortals: Guidance for people facing serious illness. ________________________

Martin, J. & Romanowski, P. (1997).Love beyond life: The healing power of after-death

communications. _________________________
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McNees, P. (Ed.) (1998). Dying: A book of comfort. ____________________________________

Miller, S. & Lipsett, S. (1998). After death: How people around the world map the journey

after we die. _________________________________

Monroe, M.A. The butterflys daughter. _______________________________________

Moody, R. A. (1975). Life after life: The investigation of a phenomenonsurvival

of bodily death. ____________________________________

Moody, R. A. (1999). The last laugh: A new philosophy of near-death experiences, _____________________________

apparitions and the paranormal.

Morris, M.(2004). Live like you were dying: A story about living. ________________________________

Morrison, T. (1970). The Bluest Eye. _________________________

Morse, M. & Perry, P. (2000). Where God lives: The science of the paranormal and

how our brains are linked to the universe. ____________________________________

Nairn, R. (2004). Living, dreaming, dying: Practical wisdom from

the Tibetan book of the dead. _______________________________

Olson, M. (2001). Healing the dying (2ndEd). ____________________________

Parkes, C. M. (1996). Death and bereavement across cultures. ____________________________________

Pausch, R. (2008). The last lecture. ____________________________

Plato. The trial and death of Socrates (I suggest only the philosophically inclined pick this!)

Cooper, JM translator 3rded. 2001; but any translation will do). ___________________________________


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Quill , T. E. (1994). Death and dignity : Making choices and taking charge. _________________________________

Rando, T. A. (1988). How to go on living when someone you love dies. ____________________________________

Ring, K. (1980). Life at death. _____________________________________

Ring, K. & Valarino, E. E. (1998). Lessons from the light: What we can learn from the

near-death experience. _____________________________________

Rinpoche, S. & Gaffney, F. The Tibetan book of living and dying ______________________________________

Roach, M. (2003). Stiff: The curious lives of human cadavers. _________________________________________________

Rothman, S. M. (1995). Living in the shadow of death: Tuberculosis and the social

experience of illness in American history. _______________________________________

Rowling, J. K. (2007). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. ________________________________

Sanders, C. M. (1999). Grief: The mourning after (2nded.). _______________________________________

Schechter, H. (2009). The whole death catalogue: A lively guide to the bitter end.

Schwartz, G. E. (2002). The afterlife experiments: Breakthroughscientific evidence of life after death. __________________________________

Sebold, A. (2002). The lovely bones. _______________________________

Siddons, A. R. Off season. ____________________________________________________

Singh, K. D. (2000). The grace in dying: How we are transformed spiritually as we die. _________________________


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Spiro, H, M. (Ed.). (1998). Facing death: Where culture, religion, and medicine meet. _________________________

Spragg, M. (2004). An unfinished life. ____________________________________

Stoddard, S. The hospice movement: A better way of caring for the dying. __________________________________

Storm, H. (2005). My Descent into Death: A Second Chance at Life.

Trozzi, M. (1999). Talking with children about loss. _____________________________________

Tan, A. (1995). The hundred secret senses. ____________________________________

Tatelbaum, J. (1980). The courage to grief: Creative living,

recovery and growth through grief. ____________________________________

Tolstoy, L. The death of Ivan Ilych. ____________________________________

Ufema, J. (2007). Insights on death and dying. _____________________________________

Van Liere, D. (2001). The Christmas shoes. ______________________________________

Webb, M. (1999). The good death : The new American search to reshape the end of life ________________________

Werth,J. L. (Ed) & (Blevins, D.( Ed) (2006). Psychosocial issues near the end of life:

A resource for professional care providers. __________________

Zerwekh, J. V. (2006). Nursing care at the end of life: Palliative care

for patients and families. __________________________

If you choose another book for this assignment please run it by me first and then write the author, publication date and title

below.
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Ibn Alawial-Haddad, I. A. (1991). The lives of man. Louisville: Fons Vitae.

Zevin, G. (2005). Elsewhere. New York, NY: Macmillan.

Lindquist, U.C. (2004) Rowing Without Oars. New York, New York. Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Camus, A., & Ward, M. (1988). The stranger. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

"Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

John Green, Looking for Alaska

Remarque, E.M. (1961). Heaven Has No Favorites. New York: First Crest Printing.

Gootman, M. (1994) When A Friend Dies.Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing Inc.

Schwalbe, Will. (2003) The End of Your Life Book Club.Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Dancing on Broken Glass, By: Ka Hancock

Rowing without oars.

Elsewhere

Handbook for mortals

John Green, The fault in our stars


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In lieu of a book, you can choose to critique two applicable poems. Please let me know what you want to do before you

choose to do it!

Select POEMS

Dickinson, Emily. Because I Could Not Stop For Death. _____________________________

Dickinson, Emily. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died. _____________________________________

Thomas, Dylan. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. _____________________________________

Diamant, A. (1999). Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew

Mattingly, C. (2011). The Paradox of Hope: Journey through a Clinical Borderland. Berkeley,

CA: University of California Press.

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