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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy
By Sheryl Sandberg
After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build.
When Someone Dies: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death
By Scott Taylor Smith
A lawyer and venture capitalist provides a complete, practical guide for dealing with the concrete details surrounding the death of a loved one, from funeral and estate planning to navigating the complexities of online identities.
The Conversation
By Angelo E Volandes MD
There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine--keeping patients alive at any price. Dr. Angelo E. Volandes believes that a life well lived deserves a good ending.
Gratitude
By Oliver Sacks
A deeply moving testimony and celebration of how to embrace life. In January 2015, Oliver Sacks was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer, "I cannot pretend I am without fear. But my predominant feeling is one of gratitude.
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant
By Roz Chast
In her first memoir, Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents.
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Can't We Talk
The End Of Your Life Book Club
By Will Schwalbe
"What are you reading?" That's the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Traveling Mercies
By Anne Lamott
From the bestselling author of Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird comes a chronicle of faith and spirituality that is at once tough, personal, affectionate, wise and very funny.
The Light of the World
By Elizabeth Alexander
In The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband.
Awake at the Bedside
By Koshin Paley Ellison & Matt Weingast
This book isn't about dying. It's about life and what life has to teach us. It's about caring and what giving care really means
Where Do They Go?
By Alvarez & Field
Julia Alvarez's new picture book is a beautifully crafted poem for children that gently addresses the emotional side of death.
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Where Do They Go?
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory
By Caitlin Doughty
Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty-a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre-took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life's work.
When Breath Becomes Air
By Paul Kalanithi
A profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?
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When Breath Becomes Air
The Long Goodbye
By Meghan O'Rourke
What does it mean to mourn today, in a culture that has largely set aside rituals that acknowledge grief? After her mother died of cancer at the age of fifty-five, Meghan O'Rourke found that nothing had prepared her for the intensity of her sorrow.
The Last Lecture
By Randy Pausch
Based on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch, given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer.
