Books
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Nora’s Top Ten Books
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Caring for the Dead: |
Dealing Creatively With Death: |
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Grave Matters – |
Lifetimes – The Beautiful Way |
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Sacred Dying – Creating Rituals |
The American Book of Dying – |
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The American Way of Death – Revisited |
The Pagan Book of Living and Dying – |
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying |
Saying Kaddish: |
Nora’s Library and Suggested Reading
Another Country-Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders, Mary Pipher
PhD, Riverhead Books
Before I Go-You Should Know My Funeral and Final Plans, Funerals.org
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Blessings, Prayers and Declarations for a Heartfelt Life, Julia Cameron, Jeremy P Tarcher/Putnam of Penguin Publishing
Caring for Patients of Different Cultures by Geri-Ann Galanti
Close to the Bone-Life Threatening Illness as a Soul Journey-Revised, Jean Shinoda Bolen MD, Conari Press
Choices at the End of Life-Finding out What Your Parents Want Before its Too Late, Linda Norlander RN MS and Kerstin McSteen RN MS,, Fairview Press
Creating Meaningful Funeral Ceremonies-A Guide for Families, Alan Wolfelt PhD, Companion Press
Death Warmed Over-Funeral Food, Rituals and Customs from Around the World, Lisa Rogak, Ten Speed Press
Don’t Ask for the Dead Man’s Golf Clubs-or What to do and What Not to Say when a Friend Loses a Loved One, Lynne Kelly, Workman Publishing
Farewell Godspeed-The Greatest Eulogies of Our Times, Cyrus M Copeland, Harmony Books
Final Crossing-Learning to Die in Order to Live, Scott Eberle, Lost Borders Press
Final Exit-The Practicalities of Self Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying, Derek Humphrey, Dell Publishing
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley
Final Victory, Taking Charge of the Last Stages of Life and Facing Death on Your Own Terms, Thomas Preston MD, Prima Publishers
Five Wishes, Aging with Dignity.org/5wishes
For Praying Outloud-Infterfaith Prayers for Public Occasions, L Annie Foerster, Skinner House Books
Glimpse After Glimpse, Daily Devotions on Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
Good Grief Rituals-Tools for Healing-A Healing Companion, Elaine Childs-Gowell ARNP, PhD, Barrytown Station Hill Press
Here I am God; Where are You? Prayers and Promises for Hospital Patients, John M. Robertson, Tyndale House Publishing Inc.
How to be a Perfect Stranger-Volume 1 Guide to Etiquette in Other Peoples Religious Ceremonies, Arthur J Magida and Stuart M Matlins, Skylight Paths
How We Die-Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter, Sherwin Neeland, A Fred A. Knoff, Inc Publication
I Died Laughing- Funeral Education with a Light Touch, Lisa Carlson, Upper Access
In Lieu of Flowers-A Conversation for the Living, Nancy Cobb, Pantheon Books
Midwifing Death – Returning to the Arms of the Ancient Mother, Leslene della-Madre, Plain View Press
On Grief and Dying-Understanding the Souls Journey, Diane Stein, Crossing Press
Pain Management at the End of Life-Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice, Kenneth J. Doka, Hospice Foundation of America, hospicefoundation.org
Readings for Remembrance- A Collection for Funerals and Memorial Services, Eleanor Murio, Penguin Publishing
Remember Me-A Lively Tour of the New American Way of Death, Lisa Takeuchi Cullery, Harper Collins
Sacred Passage: How to Provide Fearless Compassionate Care for the Dying by Margaret Coberly
Spirituality, Health and Healing by Caroline Young
Spirituality in Nursing-From Traditional to New Age, Barbara Stevens Barnum, Springer Publishing
The Four Things that Matter Most-A Book About Living, Ira Byock MD, Free Press
The Jewish Hospice Manual-A Guide to Compassionate End of Life Care for Jewish Patients and Their Families, Rabbi Maurice Lamm DD and Barry M Kinzbrunner MD, National Institute for Jewish Hospice & Vitas Hospice Care
The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning (Revised and Expanded Edition), Maurice Lamm, Jonathan David Publishers
The Last Adventure of Life: Sacred Resources for Transition by Maria Dancing Heart
The Link Between Religion and Health by Harold Koening and Harvey J Cohen
The Long Goodbye, William Colby, Hay House Publishing
The Next Place, Warren Hanson, Waldman House Press (Children)
The Oxford Book of Prayer (Oxford Books of Prose), George Appleton, Oxford Press
The Perfect Strangers Guide to Funerals and Grieving Practices-A Guide to Etiquette in Other Peoples Religious Ceremonies, Stuart M Matlins, Starlight Paths Publishers
The Sacred Art of Dying-How World Religions Understand Death, Kenneth Kramer, Panelist Press
The Illustrated Tibetan Book of the Dead-A New and Strikingly Illustrated Translation of the Ancient Tibetan Masterpiece, Stephen Hodge, Sterling Publishers
Stiff-The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach, WW Norton & CO
The Shamanic Guide to Death and Dying by Kristin Madden
Thin the Veil, Penelope Ann Thomas, Book Surge
What Dying People Want to Know-Practical Wisdom for the End of Life, David Kuhl, MD, Public Affairs Press
What is Death? Etan Boritzer, Veronica Lane Books
When You Know You are Dying-12 Thoughts to Guide you Through, James E Miller, Willowgreen Publishing
Women Pray-Voices Through the Ages from Many Faiths, Cultures and Traditions, Monica Furlong, Skylight Paths Publishing
The Natural Death Handbook 4th Edition Revised and Expanded, edited by Stephanie Wienrich and Josefine Speyer of The Natural Death Centre, UK
