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Knocking on Heaven's Door
by Katy Butler • 2013
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
4.12
3k+
Knocking on Heaven's Door Summary
Knocking on Heaven's Door 96%
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
by Katy Butler 2013
4.12
3k+ 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 96%
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
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 96%
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
by Julie McFadden 2024
4.41
3k+ 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 95%
Write your advance directive before the hospital writes your death. A doctor shows how and why.
by Aroop Mangalik 2017
4.00
14 ratings
My Father's Brain
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2023
A cardiologist watches his father forget how to use a fork. His medical training offers nothing.
4.14
2k+
My Father's Brain Summary
My Father's Brain 95%
A cardiologist watches his father forget how to use a fork. His medical training offers nothing.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2023
4.14
2k+ 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 95%
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
by Alua Arthur 2024
4.19
6k+ ratings
The In-Between
by Hadley Vlahos • 2023
A patient asks for a slice of cake. A hospice nurse learns the secret the dying know.
4.49
51k+
The In-Between Summary
The In-Between 95%
A patient asks for a slice of cake. A hospice nurse learns the secret the dying know.
by Hadley Vlahos 2023
4.49
51k+ ratings
Dementia Reimagined
by Tia Powell • 2019
Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.
3.90
445
Dementia Reimagined Summary
Dementia Reimagined 95%
Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.
by Tia Powell 2019
3.90
445 ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 95%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ 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 95%
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) 95%
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
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
4.41
820k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air 94%
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
by Paul Kalanithi 2016
4.41
820k+ ratings
The Geography of Memory
by Jeanne Murray Walker • 2013
She came home to care for her mother and found her own lost childhood waiting.
3.98
117
The Geography of Memory Summary
The Geography of Memory 94%
She came home to care for her mother and found her own lost childhood waiting.
by Jeanne Murray Walker 2013
3.98
117 ratings
The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe • 2012
She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.
3.81
56k+
The End of Your Life Book Club Summary
The End of Your Life Book Club 94%
She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.
by Will Schwalbe 2012
3.81
56k+ ratings
The Unwinding of the Miracle
by Julie Yip-Williams • 2019
Escaping infanticide in Vietnam, she became a Harvard lawyer. At thirty-seven, terminal cancer.
4.09
12k+
The Unwinding of the Miracle Summary
The Unwinding of the Miracle 94%
Escaping infanticide in Vietnam, she became a Harvard lawyer. At thirty-seven, terminal cancer.
by Julie Yip-Williams 2019
4.09
12k+ 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 94%
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
Grace and Grit
by Ken Wilber • 1991
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
4.47
2k+
Grace and Grit Summary
Grace and Grit 94%
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
by Ken Wilber 1991
4.47
2k+ 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 94%
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
by David Kessler 2010
4.20
1k+ ratings
Passages in Caregiving
by Gail Sheehy • 2010
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
4.13
287
Passages in Caregiving Summary
Passages in Caregiving 94%
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
by Gail Sheehy 2010
4.13
287 ratings
What We Carry
by Maya Shanbhag Lang • 2020
Alzheimer's erases her mother, and a daughter learns the family stories she carried were fictions.
4.32
4k+
What We Carry Summary
What We Carry 94%
Alzheimer's erases her mother, and a daughter learns the family stories she carried were fictions.
by Maya Shanbhag Lang 2020
4.32
4k+ ratings
How We Die
by Sherwin B. Nuland • 1994
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
4.07
9k+
How We Die Summary
How We Die 93%
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
by Sherwin B. Nuland 1994
4.07
9k+ ratings
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia
by Wendy Mitchell • 2022
The mind fades, the senses scramble, but the emotions stay. A guide from inside dementia.
4.22
1k+
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia Summary
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia 93%
The mind fades, the senses scramble, but the emotions stay. A guide from inside dementia.
by Wendy Mitchell 2022
4.22
1k+ ratings
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion • 2005
Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.
3.93
308k+
The Year of Magical Thinking Summary
The Year of Magical Thinking 93%
Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.
by Joan Didion 2005
3.93
308k+ ratings
Chasing Daylight
by Eugene O'Kelly • 2005
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
3.94
4k+
Chasing Daylight Summary
Chasing Daylight 93%
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
by Eugene O'Kelly 2005
3.94
4k+ 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 93%
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
by Guy Newland 2016
3.96
130 ratings
Somewhere Towards the End
by Diana Athill • 2008
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
3.72
3k+
Somewhere Towards the End Summary
Somewhere Towards the End 93%
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
by Diana Athill 2008
3.72
3k+ ratings
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
by Wes Ely • 2021
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
4.35
2k+
Every Deep-Drawn Breath Summary
Every Deep-Drawn Breath 93%
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
by Wes Ely 2021
4.35
2k+ ratings
A Widow's Story
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2011
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
3.76
4k+
A Widow's Story Summary
A Widow's Story 93%
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2011
3.76
4k+ ratings
Before I Forget
by B. Smith • 2016
She forgot her husband's name at 64: a couple's fight against Alzheimer's and racial inequity.
4.20
1k+
Before I Forget Summary
Before I Forget 93%
She forgot her husband's name at 64: a couple's fight against Alzheimer's and racial inequity.
by B. Smith 2016
4.20
1k+ ratings
Between Two Kingdoms
by Suleika Jaouad • 2021
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
4.42
130k+
Between Two Kingdoms Summary
Between Two Kingdoms 93%
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
by Suleika Jaouad 2021
4.42
130k+ ratings
The Good Doctor
by Barron H. Lerner • 2014
One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.
3.86
189
The Good Doctor Summary
The Good Doctor 93%
One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.
by Barron H. Lerner 2014
3.86
189 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 93%
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
by Yiyun Li 2025
4.34
15k+ 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
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 93%
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
by Nina Sankovitch 2011
3.48
7k+ ratings
Becoming Myself
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2017
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
4.19
9k+
Becoming Myself Summary
Becoming Myself 92%
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2017
4.19
9k+ ratings
In Search of Silence
by Poorna Bell • 2019
A widow quit the life script. In silence, she found what she actually wanted.
4.03
425
In Search of Silence Summary
In Search of Silence 92%
A widow quit the life script. In silence, she found what she actually wanted.
by Poorna Bell 2019
4.03
425 ratings
Dead Mom Walking
by Rachel Matlow • 2020
Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.
4.14
687
Dead Mom Walking Summary
Dead Mom Walking 92%
Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.
by Rachel Matlow 2020
4.14
687 ratings
In My Time of Dying
by Sebastian Junger • 2024
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
3.82
9k+
In My Time of Dying Summary
In My Time of Dying 92%
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
by Sebastian Junger 2024
3.82
9k+ 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 92%
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
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 92%
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
by Julia Samuel 2018
3.98
2k+ ratings
Did I Ever Tell You?
by Genevieve Kingston • 2024
Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.
4.29
6k+
Did I Ever Tell You? Summary
Did I Ever Tell You? 92%
Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.
by Genevieve Kingston 2024
4.29
6k+ 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 92%
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
What Seems to Be the Problem?
by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
4.18
299
What Seems to Be the Problem? Summary
What Seems to Be the Problem? 92%
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022
4.18
299 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 92%
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
Little Earthquakes
by Sarah Mandel • 2023
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
4.17
500
Little Earthquakes Summary
Little Earthquakes 92%
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023
4.17
500 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 92%
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
by Steve Leder 2021
4.44
3k+ ratings
In the Land of Pain
by Alphonse Daudet • 1929
Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.
3.68
597
In the Land of Pain Summary
In the Land of Pain 92%
Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.
by Alphonse Daudet 1929
3.68
597 ratings
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog
by Emily Dean • 2019
Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.
4.23
3k+
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog Summary
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog 92%
Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.
by Emily Dean 2019
4.23
3k+ ratings
Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time
by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz • 2019
What to do with everything they left behind: a guide to sorting, sharing, and letting go.
4.60
20
Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time Summary
Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time 92%
What to do with everything they left behind: a guide to sorting, sharing, and letting go.
by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz 2019
4.60
20 ratings
Dying to Be Me
by Anita Moorjani • 2012
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
4.16
17k+
Dying to Be Me Summary
Dying to Be Me 92%
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
by Anita Moorjani 2012
4.16
17k+ ratings
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