Bibliography: Books on Death and Dying

The following selected references have been provided by the Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care in Utah. They are arranged alphabetically by author.

Albom, Mitch
Tuesdays With Morrie
NY: Doubleday, 1997

Ahronheim, Judith and Doron Weber
Final Passages: Positive Choices for the Dying and Their Loved Ones
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1992

Babcock, E.
When Life Becomes Precious: A Guide for Loved Ones and Friends of Cancer Patients
NY: Bantam Books, 1997

Becker, Marilyn
Last Touch: Preparing for a Parent's Death
CA: New Harbinger Press, 1992

Beresford, Larry
The Hospice Handbook
Boston: Little Brown, 1993

Boerstler & Kornfeld
Life to Death: Harmonizing the Transition: A Holistic and Meditative Approach for Caregivers and the Dying
Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 1995.

Bolen, J.
Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness and the Search for Meaning
NY: Touchstone, 1996

Bommel, Harry Van
Choices: For People Who Have a Terminal Illness, Their Families and Their Caregivers
Ontario: N.C. Press, 1990

Byock, I., M.D.
Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life.
N.Y. Riverhead Books, 1997

Callanan, Maggie & Kelley, Patricia.
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communication of the Dying
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992

Cason-Reiser, Gail, Michael J. Demoratz,, & Richard J.Reiser
Dying 101: A Short Course On Living For The Terminally Ill
CA: Pushing the Envelope Publications, 1996

DeHennezel, Marie
Intimate Death: How the Dying Teach Us How to Live
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997

Doka, Kenneth J. and Joyce Davidson
Living With Grief When Illness is Prolonged
PA: Taylor & Francis, 1997

Feinstein, David and Peg Elliott Mayo
Rituals for Living & Dying: How We Can Turn Loss & the Fear of Death Into an Affirmation of Life
CA: Harper, 1990

Foos-Graber Anya.
Deathing: An Intelligent Alternative for the Final Moments of Life
ME: Nicolas-Hays, Inc., 1989

Froehlich, Mary Ann
An Early Journey Home: Helping Dying Children and Grieving Families
MI: Baker Book House, 1992

Groopman, Jerome
The Measure Of Our Days: A Spiritual Exploration of Illness
NY: Penguin Books, 1997

Irish, D., Lundquist, Kl, and Nelson, V.J. (Eds.)
Ethnic Variations in Dying, Death and Grief
Bristol, PA: Taylor & Francis, 1993

Johnson, Christoher Jay, Marsha G. McGee
How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife
Second Edition: PA.: The Charles Press, 1998

Kessler, David
The Rights of the Dying
NY: Bantam Books, 1999

The Needs of the Dying: A Guide for Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter
NY: HarperCollins, 2000

Klein, Allen
The Courage To Laugh: Humor, Hope and Healing In The Face Of Death And Dying
NY: Tarcher/Putnam, 1998

Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
Death is of Vital Importance
NY: Station Hill 1995

Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us about the Mysteries of Life and Living
NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000

On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nursers, Clergy and Their Own Families
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1997

Questions & Answers on Death and Dying
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1997

To Live until We Say Good-Bye
NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000

Levine, Stephen
A Year To Live: How To Live This Year As If It Were Your Last
NY: Bell Tower, 1997

Lewis, C.S.
A Grief Observed
NY: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1976

McNees, Pat (Ed.)
Dying: a Book of Comfort: Healing Words on Loss and Grief
NY: Guild America Books, 1996

Menton, T.
Gentle Closings: How to Say Goodbye to Someone You Love
PA: Running Press. 1991

Miller, James E.
When You Know You're Dying: 12 Thoughts to Guide You Through the Days Ahead
IN: Willowgreen Publishing, 1997

Miller, James E.
One You Love Is Dying: 12 Thoughts to Guide You On the Journey
IN: Willowgreen Publishing, 1997

Moreno, Jonathan
Arguing Euthanasia: The Controversy Over Mercy Killing, Assisted Suicide, and the "Right to Die."
NY: Touchtone, 1995

Nuland. Sherwin
How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
NY: Alfred Knopf, 1994

Thomas A. Preston
Final Victory: Taking Charge of the Last Stage of Life, Facing Death on Your Own Terms
NY: Prima Communications, Inc., 2000

Radey, Charles
Choosing Wisely: How Patients and Their Families Can Make the Right Decisions About Life and Death
NY: Bantam, 1992

M. Catherine Ray
I'm Here to Help: A Guide for Caregivers, Hospice Workers, and Volunteers
NY: Bantam Books, 1997

Betty Rollin
Last Wish
NY: PublicAffairs, LLC, 1998

Rinpoche. Sogya1
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
NY: Harper, 1992

Schneider, Miriam
Midwives to the Dying.
OR: Angel's Work 1992

Schwartz, Morrie
Letting Go: Morrie's Reflections on Living While Dying
NY: Delta Books, 1996

Segal, Jeanne
Living Beyond Fear: Coping With The Emotional Aspects of Life-Threatening Illness
NY: Ballantine, 1989

Sharp, Joseph
Living Our Dying: A Way To The Sacred In Everyday Life
NY: Hyperion, 1996

Tada, Joni Eareckson
When Is It Right To Die? Suicide, Euthanasia, Suffering, Mercy
San Francisco: Harper, 1992

Tobin, Daniel R.
Peaceful Dying
MA: Perseus Books, 1999

Watson, George and Emily
The Calling - A Journey on the Path of Parent Care
Agreka Books, 1998

Marilyn Webb
The Good Death: The New American Search to Reshape the End of Life
NY: Bantam Books, Inc., 1999

Wilber, Ken
Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber
MA: Shambala, 1993

Bibliography of selected references compiled by: © Shirley Rossa, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., 1998, 1999, 2000.