Sociology: Death & Dying

Comfort Words for Loss, Grief and BereavementHere is a book of exquisite honesty and profound depth. Along the way, grief becomes a dance in the da...

A fascinating exploration of the social meaning of digital death From blogs written by terminally ill authors to online notes left by those conside...

The early accounts of one of the most famous scenes in Christian history, the death of Peter, do not present a single narrative of the events, for ...

'I have yet to come away from reading [Bering's] work and not feel considerably better informed than I was minutes before' (Forbes)________________...

'Dr Moore's 1000-day-plus journey evocatively and beautifully describes the mental devastation that personal loss can leave in its wake and offers ...

For much of his thirties, Jesse Bering thought he was probably going to kill himself. He was a successful psychologist and writer, with books to hi...

Death is universal. It will meet us all. But its also a practical problem what do we do with dead bodies? The Viestads live by a cemetery and are ...

An incredibly useful take on facing grief as a young person CARIAD LLOYD 'Brilliantly, brilliantly written Packed with clarity, curiosit...

THE INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER. Read the incredible account of one woman's near-death experience and discover an enlightening perspective on life, f...

Long considered one of Simone de Beauvoirs masterpieces, A Very Easy Death is a profoundly affecting, day-by-day recounting of her mothers final da...

In his customary pose as the grumpiest of grumpy old men, Raymond Briggs contemplates old age and death... and doesn't like them much.'A beloved ge...

A SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Immensely powerful . . . her investigation of this terrible illness is sensitive...

A positive antidote to the negative narrative on caregiving, Positive Caregiving helps those who are caring for older adults connect with their car...