BOOK CLUB
I LOVE BOOKS!
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If you do too, plug these dates in your calendar and we can keep chatting about death.
We'll meet on zoom for an hour and share our perspectives.
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THE NEXT BOOK:​
Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living
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by Elisabeth Kubler Ross and David Kessler
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UPCOMING DATES & SELECTIONS:
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ON DECK FOR 2025:
Briefly Perfectly Human by Alua Arthur Wednesday, January 22nd 5:00 - 6:00 PM (PT)
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Wednesday, February 19 5:00 - 6:00 PM (PT)
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Normal Broken by Kelly Cervantes (With the author) Wednesday, March 19th 5:00 - 6:00 PM (PT)
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After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond by Bruce Greyson. Wednesday, June 11th 5:00 - 6:00 PM (PT)
Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig Wednesday, July 9th 5:00 - 6:00 PM (PT)
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Stay tuned dates for these books:
Fifty-Seven Fridays: Losing Our Daughter, Finding Our Way by Myra Sack
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
Living Beautifully by Pema Chodron Sitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary Resilient
Nothing to Fear by Julie McFadden (Hospice Nurse Julie)
Conscious Aging by Ram Dass
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
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PREVIOUS BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS:
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Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them) - by Sallie Tisdale **
It's one of the best books I've read on this topic (and I've read a lot of books on death and dying)
** Required purchase for Course.
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On the Brink of Everything - by Parker J. Palmer
Grace, Gravity, and Getting Older
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Bearing the Unbearable - by Joanne Cacciatore
Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
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The Wild Edge of Sorrow - by Francis Weller
Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
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Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
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The Art of Dying Well - by Katy Butler
A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life
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Black Widow - by Leslie Gray Streeter
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The Five Invitations - by Frank Ostaseski
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Notes on Grief - by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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It's Ok That You're Not Ok - by Megan Devine
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The Four Things That Matter Most: A Book About Living - by Ira Byock
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies - by Caitlin Doughty
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