On dying
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We've made space over the years for books and discussion around grief, and for loss, always from our perspective as those left behind. This list is a little different. Reflections on death, and on dying from those approaching the end of their own lives or those people up close to such death.
Looking into these books and seeking other recommendations it is clear most of what has been published comes from a western perspective, and much of it is written by men. If you have read and loved books that have offered other experiences and insight we'd love to hear of them.
With love & solidarity, the Lighthouse keepers x
Linked Books
![Image for With the End in Mind : How to Live and Die Well](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97800082/9780008210915.jpg)
- title
- With the End in Mind : How to Live and Die Well
- author
- Mannix, Kathryn
![Image for Being Mortal : Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97818466/9781846685828.jpg)
- title
- Being Mortal : Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End
- author
- Gawande, Atul
![Image for When Breath Becomes Air](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817847/9781784701994.jpg)
- title
- When Breath Becomes Air
- author
- Kalanithi, Paul
![Image for How We Die](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97800994/9780099476412.jpg)
- title
- How We Die
- author
- Sherwin B Nuland
![Image for CHASING DAYLIGHT](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97800771/9780077118471.jpg)
- title
- CHASING DAYLIGHT
- author
- Eugene O'Kelly
![Image for 33 Meditations on Death : Notes from the Wrong End of Medicine](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97817841/9781784165116.jpg)
- title
- 33 Meditations on Death : Notes from the Wrong End of Medicine
- author
- dAVID jARRETT
![Image for A Matter of Death and Life : Love, Loss and What Matters in the End](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97803494/9780349428550.jpg)
- title
- A Matter of Death and Life : Love, Loss and What Matters in the End
- author
- Yalom, Irvin, Yalom, Marilyn
![Image for Staring At The Sun : Being at peace with your own mortality](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97803494/9780349426075.jpg)
- title
- Staring At The Sun : Being at peace with your own mortality
- author
- Yalom, Irvin
![Image for Holding Tight, Letting Go : My Life, Death and All the Madness In Between](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97817887/9781788705080.jpg)
- title
- Holding Tight, Letting Go : My Life, Death and All the Madness In Between
- author
- Sarah Hughes
![Image for The End of Your Life Book Club](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97814447/9781444706383.jpg)
- title
- The End of Your Life Book Club
- author
- Will Schwalbe
![Image for The Death Doula's Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared : An Essential Workbook to Help You Reflect Back, Plan Ahead, and Find Peace on Your Journey](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97816484/9781648481369.jpg)
- title
- The Death Doula's Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared : An Essential Workbook to Help You Reflect Back, Plan Ahead, and Find Peace on Your Journey
- author
- Francesca Arnoldy
![Image for Cheri](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97818008/9781800817852.jpg)
- title
- Cheri
- author
- Beard, Jo Ann
![Image for Death Nesting : The Heart-Centered Practices of a Death Doula](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97815914/9781591434825.jpg)
- title
- Death Nesting : The Heart-Centered Practices of a Death Doula
- author
- Anne-Marie Keppel