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001 2015023526
003 DLC
005 20151229080445.0
008 150622s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015023526
020 $a9781633881129 (paperback)
020 $z9781633881136 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHQ1073$b.G67 2015
082 00 $a306.9$223
084 $aSEL010000$aFAM014000$aSOC036000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aGordon, Steve,$d1956-
245 10 $aLet's talk about death :$basking the questions that profoundly change the way we live and die /$cSteve Gordon and Irene Kacandes.
264 1 $aAmherst, New York :$bPrometheus Books,$c2015.
300 $a252 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Experts in end-of-life care tell us that we should talk about death and dying with relatives and friends, but how do we get such conversations off the ground in a society that historically has avoided the topic? This book provides one example of such a conversation. The coauthors take up challenging questions about pain, caregiving, grief, and what comes after death. Their unlikely collaboration is itself connected to death: the murders of two of Irene's closest friends and Steve's support in perpetuating memories of those friends' lives and not just their violent ends. The authors share the results of a no-holds-barred discussion they conducted for several years over email. Readers can consider a range of views on complicated issues to which there are no right answers. Letting ourselves pose certain questions has the potential to profoundly change the way we think about death, how we choose to die, and, just as importantly, the way we live. Honest, probing, sensitive, and even humorous at times, the completely open discussions in this book will help readers deal with a topic that most of us try to avoid but that everyone will face eventually"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 229-237) and index.
650 0 $aDeath.
650 0 $aGrief.
600 10 $aGordon, Steve,$d1956-$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aKacandes, Irene,$d1958-$vCorrespondence.
650 7 $aSELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aKacandes, Irene,$d1958-
856 42 $3Cover image$u9781633881129.jpg