A Detroit sportswriter conveys the wisdom and life lessons of his late mentor, professor Morrie Schwartz.

A discussion of the process of death and dying, covering fear of death, cultural views, accepting death, and preparing for one's own death.

Offers advice on how to assuage the grief of a friend or relative with grace and understanding, whether by word, letter, or deed.

At the age of 20, a soldier died in an army hospital. Nine minutes later he returned to life. What he experienced would change his life, and millions more, forever. In this classic, riveting true story, Dr. George Ritchie shares some of the most stunning and detailed descriptions of life after death. You'll encounter other nonphysical beings, travel through different dimensions of time and space, and discover a series of worlds, some hellish in their...

An encyclopedic reference to the social, emotional, philosophical and practical problems concerning death and burial of loved ones.

"An exquisitely written, expertly reported memoir and expose; of modern medicine that leads the way to more humane, less invasive end-of-life care based on the author's acclaimed New York Times Magazine piece. This is the story of one daughter's struggle to allow her parents the peaceful, natural deaths they wanted and to investigate the larger forces in medicine that stood in the way. When doctors refused to disable the pacemaker that caused her...

As his family reminisces after his beloved grandfather's death, a boy realizes that his grandfather is still with him in all the special places they shared.