mortality

Examines how Americans deal with death, with a particular focus on the highly charged political and moral issues of living wills, life-sustaining treatments, end-of-life care funding, and physician assisted suicide.

A collection of twelve essays that examines viewpoints on death and dying, discussing end-of-life care, physician-assisted suicide, hospice care, and more.

George Hall is ready to settle down to a comfortable retirement, until his tempestuous daughter, Katie, announces she is marrying someone George disapproves of, and George is diagnosed with a devastating illness.

A memoir on mortality that touches on faith and science and asks the question: "If the fear of death is the most rational thing in the world, how does one contend with it?" Described as a personal reminiscence, family history, literary criticism, and philosophical speculation, this book manages to be serious yet humorous at the same time.

George Hall is ready to settle down to a comfortable retirement, until his tempestuous daughter, Katie, announces she is marrying someone George disapproves of, and George is diagnosed with a devastating illness.

Surveys twenty-five major causes of death in the United States, discussing symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

A collection of twenty-three essays that examines viewpoints on death and dying from around the world, discussing causes of death, end-of-life care, religion, and funeral practices.