Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470401818 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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real nice, solid book sk real nice, solid book. I had to read it for my Death and Dying class.I dont regret buying this book at all.Insightful book.Highly recommend for those with loved ones that sick or ill.Also a must read for pre-meds or those thinking about going into medicine. Someone else overly self absobed journey M. Monahan I like to at least think the author wrote the book with his readers in mind; this one made me feel like I had better agree with what he had to say or else.. The Subject We Prefer to Ignore This is a more difficult read than most of Yalom's other books. His books are lucid and often inspirational. Death is not an easy subject. I kept putting it down. But something he does in most books is include very personal and meaningful anecdotes. One of the best parts is his inclusion of encounters close to death with 3 of his mentors. Those stories and his impression
Drawing on literature and film, as well as conversations with his patients, Yalom demonstrates how the fear of retirement, concerns about changing jobs or moving to another city, or changes in family status (such as the empty nest) are rooted in our deepest, most inescapable fear: of death. Through such experiences we can transcend our sense of finiteness and transiency and live in the here and now. From Publishers Weekly The philosopher Martin Heidegger once remarked that we can live intensely only if we stare death in th
Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety. Such recognition is often catalyzed by an "awakening experience"—a dream, or loss (the death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job or home), illness, trauma, or aging. Once we confront our own mortality, Dr. Yalom writes, we are inspired to rearrange our priorities, communicate more deeply with those we love, appreciate more keenly the beauty of life, and increase our willingness to take the risks necessary for personal fulfillment.. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr