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Happier endings : a meditation on life and death
Title:
Happier endings : a meditation on life and death
Author:
Brown, Erica, 1966-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Physical Description:
viii, 340 pages ; 24 cm
Summary:
The author of the National Jewish Book Award finalist, Inspired Jewish Leadership, presents an affirming meditation on living fully and preparing for death that guides readers on an emotional journey that draws on the wisdom of myriad spiritual traditions, covering a range of practical issues while sharing compassionate, illustrative stories.
Language:
English
Contents:
Overcoming the fear of death -- The business of death -- Pondering the afterlife -- Sanctifying the body in death -- Death as an escape -- Denial, resignation, and inspiration -- A different bucket list -- Closing words -- The last apology -- Learning from grief -- Using death to change your life -- Writing an ethical will.
ISBN:
9781451649222

9781451649239
Format :
Book