Best of
Death

1978

The Faith of a Heretic


Walter Kaufmann - 1978
    

To Live Until We Say Good-Bye


Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - 1978
    Kubler-Ross, the world-renowned psychiatrist and authority on death, are revealed in this exploration of her counseling work with terminal patients to help them come to an acceptance of death.

A Reckoning


May Sarton - 1978
    The heart of the story is Laura's realization that for her the real connections have been with women: her brilliant and devastating mother, a difficult daughter, and most of all a woman she knew when she was young.

The Bereaved Parent


Harriet Sarnoff Schiff - 1978
    Practical supportive advice for bereaved parents and the professionals who work with them, based on the experiences of psychiatric and religious counselors.

The Harlem Book of the Dead


James Van Der Zee - 1978
    "The Harlem Book of the Dead is a beautiful, disturbing volume from the 1920s through the 1960s the funerary photographer James Van Der Zee shot the Harlem dead."Synopsis by Ron Grimes

Black Medicine: The Dark Art of Death


N. Mashiro - 1978
    Mashiro, is a replication of a book originally published before 1978. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature.

Beloved of My Heart: A Darshan Diary


Osho - 1978
    Talks given from 3/5/76 to 28/5/761 The Other is never Responsible2 Let Love be your Life-style3 Life is in Movement4 Become Part of my Family5 Man has to Live in Yes6 Self-Improvement is a Way to Hell7 The First Door is Acceptance8 If You Love Me, You are Caught!9 I Give You a Capacity to Know10 Don't be Limited by Religion11 Innocence is the Base of Spirituality12 Love out of Freedom13 The Religious Attitude is Alchemical14 The Courage of a Madman is Needed 15 Life Should be a Passion16 A Sannyasin has no Future17 Put Yourself Aside18 Love Yourself19 Learn to Become a Void20 Pain is a Great Awakener21 Here and Now is not a Goal22 The Ultimate Criterion is Your Heart23 You are the Master24 Love is the Best Drug25 Simply Rejoice Because you Are26 Celebrate Simplicity

A Death of One's Own


Gerda Lerner - 1978
    This is a story out of ordinary life, about love and endurance and loyalty."-Elizabeth Janeway, author"This is a deeply moving and exquisitely sensitive account."-Daniel Schorr, journalist and author"A great book.unflinchingly revelatory of its writer, a man, a marriage-reflective of the passionate richness the last passage of life can have."-Honor Moore, author and poet"In her deeply moving document, Lerner copes with the moral questions of the patient's right to know, his right to choose, his right to die. Though intensely personal, Lerner's story speaks with a universal quality."-Wilma Salisbury, "Cleveland Plain Dealer""This book gives one hope-that marriage, in the very real sense of the word, is still possible."-Eleanor Perry, screenwriter