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Titles related to planning for and accepting death.
 

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1. The art of dying well: a practical guide to a good end of life

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Author:
Butler, Katy, 1949-
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5 stars
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"A layperson's guide for positive end of life self care"--

2. Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end

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Author:
Gawande, Atul
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4.2 stars
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Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families of the terminally ill.

3. In case you get hit by a bus: how to organize your life now for when you're not around later

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Author:
Schneiderman, Abby
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"A step-by-step program for getting your life in order, so you're prepared for the unexpected. The odds of getting hit by a bus are 495,000 to 1. But the odds that you're going to die some day? Exactly. Even the most disorganized among us can take control of our on- and off-line details so our loved ones won't have to scramble later. The experts at Everplans, a leading company in digital life planning, make it possible in this essential and easy-to-follow...

4. When breath becomes air

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Author:
Kalanithi, Paul
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4.1 stars
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?

“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
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