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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
by Margareta Magnusson • 2017
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
3.42
34k+
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Summary
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning 95%
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
by Margareta Magnusson 2017
3.42
34k+ ratings
Grief Works
by Julia Samuel • 2018
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
3.98
2k+
Grief Works Summary
Grief Works 94%
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
by Julia Samuel 2018
3.98
2k+ ratings
On Grief and Grieving
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 2005
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
4.32
5k+
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving 94%
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2005
4.32
5k+ ratings
Finding Meaning
by David Kessler • 2019
Five stages of grief aren't the whole map. The missing sixth that turns pain into purpose.
4.43
3k+
Finding Meaning Summary
Finding Meaning 94%
Five stages of grief aren't the whole map. The missing sixth that turns pain into purpose.
by David Kessler 2019
4.43
3k+ ratings
Nothing to Fear
by Julie McFadden • 2024
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
4.41
3k+
Nothing to Fear Summary
Nothing to Fear 94%
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
by Julie McFadden 2024
4.41
3k+ ratings
The Beauty of What Remains
by Steve Leder • 2021
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
4.44
3k+
The Beauty of What Remains Summary
The Beauty of What Remains 94%
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
by Steve Leder 2021
4.44
3k+ ratings
Getting Grief Right
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. • 2017
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
4.45
182
Getting Grief Right Summary
Getting Grief Right 94%
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. 2017
4.45
182 ratings
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff
by Matt Paxton • 2022
Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.
3.73
5k+
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff Summary
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff 94%
Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.
by Matt Paxton 2022
3.73
5k+ ratings
Stuff Happens!
by Emma Gleeson • 2021
Why you keep things you never use, and how to let go without the guilt.
Stuff Happens! Summary
Stuff Happens! 93%
Why you keep things you never use, and how to let go without the guilt.
by Emma Gleeson 2021
Staring at the Sun
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2008
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
4.23
16k+
Staring at the Sun Summary
Staring at the Sun 93%
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2008
4.23
16k+ ratings
Briefly Perfectly Human
by Alua Arthur • 2024
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
4.19
6k+
Briefly Perfectly Human Summary
Briefly Perfectly Human 93%
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
by Alua Arthur 2024
4.19
6k+ ratings
The Etiquette of Illness
by Susan P. Halpern • 2004
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
3.76
601
The Etiquette of Illness Summary
The Etiquette of Illness 93%
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
by Susan P. Halpern 2004
3.76
601 ratings
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them)
by Sallie Tisdale • 2018
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
4.14
2k+
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) Summary
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) 93%
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
by Sallie Tisdale 2018
4.14
2k+ ratings
The Psychology of Grief
by Richard Gross • 2018
Grief has no stages, no timeline, no closure. What actually shapes how we adapt to loss.
3.66
38
The Psychology of Grief Summary
The Psychology of Grief 93%
Grief has no stages, no timeline, no closure. What actually shapes how we adapt to loss.
by Richard Gross 2018
3.66
38 ratings
Grief Is Love
by Marisa Renee Lee • 2022
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
4.15
3k+
Grief Is Love Summary
Grief Is Love 93%
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
by Marisa Renee Lee 2022
4.15
3k+ ratings
New Minimalism
by Cary Telander Fortin • 2018
Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.
3.87
1k+
New Minimalism Summary
New Minimalism 93%
Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.
by Cary Telander Fortin 2018
3.87
1k+ ratings
Recovering from Losses in Life
by H. Norman Wright • 1991
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
4.25
197
Recovering from Losses in Life Summary
Recovering from Losses in Life 93%
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
by H. Norman Wright 1991
4.25
197 ratings
Life After Suicide
by Jennifer Ashton • 2019
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
3.83
934
Life After Suicide Summary
Life After Suicide 93%
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
by Jennifer Ashton 2019
3.83
934 ratings
And Never Stop Dancing
by Gordon Livingston • 2006
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
3.75
505
And Never Stop Dancing Summary
And Never Stop Dancing 93%
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
by Gordon Livingston 2006
3.75
505 ratings
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience
by Pauline G. Boss • 2006
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
4.27
99
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience Summary
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience 93%
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
by Pauline G. Boss 2006
4.27
99 ratings
It's OK That You're Not OK
by Megan Devine • 2017
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
4.35
15k+
It's OK That You're Not OK Summary
It's OK That You're Not OK 93%
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
by Megan Devine 2017
4.35
15k+ ratings
A Matter of Death and Life
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
4.40
10k+
A Matter of Death and Life Summary
A Matter of Death and Life 93%
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2021
4.40
10k+ ratings
The Lessons of Love
by Melody Beattie • 2013
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
4.02
257
The Lessons of Love Summary
The Lessons of Love 93%
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
by Melody Beattie 2013
4.02
257 ratings
Grief Is a Journey
by Kenneth J. Doka • 2015
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
4.04
174
Grief Is a Journey Summary
Grief Is a Journey 93%
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
by Kenneth J. Doka 2015
4.04
174 ratings
A Hole in the World
by Amanda Held Opelt • 2022
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
4.43
800
A Hole in the World Summary
A Hole in the World 93%
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
by Amanda Held Opelt 2022
4.43
800 ratings
Good Grief
by Theresa Caputo • 2017
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
4.12
943
Good Grief Summary
Good Grief 93%
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
by Theresa Caputo 2017
4.12
943 ratings
Necessary Losses
by Judith Viorst • 1986
From your mother's arms to your own mortality, every step of growth requires a loss.
4.07
4k+
Necessary Losses Summary
Necessary Losses 93%
From your mother's arms to your own mortality, every step of growth requires a loss.
by Judith Viorst 1986
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Wild Edge of Sorrow
by Francis Weller • 2015
Grief avoided deadens us; met with ritual, it opens a door to aliveness.
4.36
4k+
The Wild Edge of Sorrow Summary
The Wild Edge of Sorrow 92%
Grief avoided deadens us; met with ritual, it opens a door to aliveness.
by Francis Weller 2015
4.36
4k+ ratings
Grief One Day at a Time
by Alan D. Wolfelt • 2016
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
4.61
203
Grief One Day at a Time Summary
Grief One Day at a Time 92%
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
by Alan D. Wolfelt 2016
4.61
203 ratings
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death
by Aroop Mangalik • 2017
Write your advance directive before the hospital writes your death. A doctor shows how and why.
4.00
14
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death Summary
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death 92%
Write your advance directive before the hospital writes your death. A doctor shows how and why.
by Aroop Mangalik 2017
4.00
14 ratings
On Death and Dying
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 1969
Dying follows an emotional sequence the living refuse to see. One doctor listened and mapped it.
4.16
28k+
On Death and Dying Summary
On Death and Dying 92%
Dying follows an emotional sequence the living refuse to see. One doctor listened and mapped it.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 1969
4.16
28k+ ratings
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
by Nina Sankovitch • 2011
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
3.48
7k+
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair Summary
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 92%
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
by Nina Sankovitch 2011
3.48
7k+ ratings
Unstuff Your Life!
by Andrew Mellen • 2010
One home per object, like items together: find anything in thirty seconds, forever.
3.67
1k+
Unstuff Your Life! Summary
Unstuff Your Life! 92%
One home per object, like items together: find anything in thirty seconds, forever.
by Andrew Mellen 2010
3.67
1k+ ratings
The Reality Slap
by Russ Harris • 2011
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
4.08
2k+
The Reality Slap Summary
The Reality Slap 92%
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
by Russ Harris 2011
4.08
2k+ ratings
Tidy Up Your Life
by Tyler Moore • 2025
Four steps, one order: declutter, organize, tidy, clean. Your head clears when your home does.
3.59
1k+
Tidy Up Your Life Summary
Tidy Up Your Life 92%
Four steps, one order: declutter, organize, tidy, clean. Your head clears when your home does.
by Tyler Moore 2025
3.59
1k+ ratings
Organizing Your Home With Sort and Succeed
by Darla DeMorrow • 2018
A decluttering method that works without motivation, and the four-hour cap that prevents burnout.
3.91
299
Organizing Your Home With Sort and Succeed Summary
Organizing Your Home With Sort and Succeed 92%
A decluttering method that works without motivation, and the four-hour cap that prevents burnout.
by Darla DeMorrow 2018
3.91
299 ratings
The Minimalist Home
by Joshua Becker • 2018
Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.
3.69
9k+
The Minimalist Home Summary
The Minimalist Home 92%
Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.
by Joshua Becker 2018
3.69
9k+ ratings
One Year to an Organized Life
by Regina Leeds • 2007
Twelve months, twelve rooms, and a week-by-week plan that finally makes staying organized possible.
3.45
2k+
One Year to an Organized Life Summary
One Year to an Organized Life 92%
Twelve months, twelve rooms, and a week-by-week plan that finally makes staying organized possible.
by Regina Leeds 2007
3.45
2k+ ratings
A Buddhist Grief Observed
by Guy Newland • 2016
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
3.96
130
A Buddhist Grief Observed Summary
A Buddhist Grief Observed 92%
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
by Guy Newland 2016
3.96
130 ratings
The Grieving Brain
by Mary-Frances O'Connor • 2022
Your brain's maps for finding loved ones never stop looking after they die.
4.17
4k+
The Grieving Brain Summary
The Grieving Brain 92%
Your brain's maps for finding loved ones never stop looking after they die.
by Mary-Frances O'Connor 2022
4.17
4k+ ratings
Things in Nature Merely Grow
by Yiyun Li • 2025
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
4.34
15k+
Things in Nature Merely Grow Summary
Things in Nature Merely Grow 92%
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
by Yiyun Li 2025
4.34
15k+ ratings
The Minimalist Way
by Erica Layne • 2019
Forget buying more bins. A whole-life minimalism that starts with your values, not your closet.
3.84
2k+
The Minimalist Way Summary
The Minimalist Way 92%
Forget buying more bins. A whole-life minimalism that starts with your values, not your closet.
by Erica Layne 2019
3.84
2k+ ratings
Let's Talk About Hard Things
by Anna Sale • 2021
The five conversations you keep dodging, and the skills that finally get you through.
3.65
4k+
Let's Talk About Hard Things Summary
Let's Talk About Hard Things 92%
The five conversations you keep dodging, and the skills that finally get you through.
by Anna Sale 2021
3.65
4k+ ratings
Never Letting Go
by Mark Anthony • 2011
Heal grief through the afterlife: signs, forgiveness, and contact with those you've lost.
4.54
278
Never Letting Go Summary
Never Letting Go 92%
Heal grief through the afterlife: signs, forgiveness, and contact with those you've lost.
by Mark Anthony 2011
4.54
278 ratings
Spark Joy
by Marie Kondō • 2012
Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.
3.89
44k+
Spark Joy Summary
Spark Joy 92%
Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.
by Marie Kondō 2012
3.89
44k+ ratings
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms
by David Kessler • 2010
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
4.20
1k+
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms Summary
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms 92%
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
by David Kessler 2010
4.20
1k+ ratings
From Clutter to Clarity
by Kerri Richardson • 2020
Your clutter is trying to tell you something. Here's what it's saying and how to answer.
3.92
367
From Clutter to Clarity Summary
From Clutter to Clarity 92%
Your clutter is trying to tell you something. Here's what it's saying and how to answer.
by Kerri Richardson 2020
3.92
367 ratings
In Love
by Amy Bloom • 2022
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
4.26
26k+
In Love Summary
In Love 92%
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
by Amy Bloom 2022
4.26
26k+ ratings
Come of Age
by Stephen Jenkinson • 2018
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
4.25
173
Come of Age Summary
Come of Age 92%
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
by Stephen Jenkinson 2018
4.25
173 ratings
Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight
by Peter Walsh • 2015
A six-week program that turns decluttering into a workout and your home into a weight-loss tool.
3.55
1k+
Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight Summary
Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight 92%
A six-week program that turns decluttering into a workout and your home into a weight-loss tool.
by Peter Walsh 2015
3.55
1k+ ratings
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