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The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life

Katy Butler · Scribner
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring, informative, and practical guide to navigating end of life issues, by a groundbreaking expert in the field and the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door.In the mid-1400s, an unnamed Catholic monk composed a popular self-help book called Ars Moriendi,...
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Before and After Loss: A Neurologist's Perspective on Loss, Grief, and Our Brain

Lisa M. Shulman · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback

In Before and After Loss, neurologist Dr. Lisa M. Shulman describes a personal story of loss and her journey to understand the science behind the mind-altering experience of grief. Part memoir, part creative nonfiction, part account of scientific discovery, this moving book combines Shulman's...
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Executor's Guide, The: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust

MARY RANDOLPH · NOLO
Pages: 520
Format: Paperback

The Executor's Guide shows someone who's wrapping up a loved one's estate how to proceed, step by step. It explains what must be done right away and what can wait, and guides readers through a land of unfamiliar legal procedures and terminology. It covers: preparing for the job of executor...
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Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To

Melanie Cullen · NOLO
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

Get It Together is a detailed workbook that helps you collect and organize your important papers and information. The author leads you through the process step-by-step, prompting you to find and keep track of:
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The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age

Dr. Steven R Gundry M.D. · Harper Wave
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Plant Paradox comes a groundbreaking plan for living a long, healthy, happy life.From the moment we are born, our cells begin to age. But aging does not have to mean decline. World-renowned surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry has been treating...
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Make Your Own Living Trust

Denis Clifford Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Living trusts simplified! Protect your family and avoid probate with this bestselling guide. Death may be inevitable, but probate doesn't have to be. By creating a living trust, your property will bypass lengthy and expensive probate proceedings and go directly to the people you've...
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Plan Your Estate

DENIS CLIFFORD · NOLO
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback

Turn to Plan Your Estate for straightforward, plain-English explanations of each of your estate-planning options, so you can make the best decisions for you and those you love. Attorney Denis Clifford shows you how to: avoid probate leave property through a will or trust use life insurance...
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That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour

Sunita Puri · Viking
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Spiritually grounded, poetic, and brilliant . . . Puri has claimed her place in the ranks of illustrious physician-writers." --Katy Butler, author of Knocking on Heaven's DoorAs the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between...
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Trustee's Legal Companion, The: A Step-by-Step Guide to Administering a Living Trust

Liza Hanks Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback

You're the trustee. Now what? Living trusts are popular estate planning tools, but if you've been chosen to serve as a trustee, you're probably wondering where to begin. The Trustee's Legal Companion has everything you need to get organized, get started, and get the job done. You'll learn...
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The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After

Julie Yip-Williams · Random House
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

As a young mother facing a terminal diagnosis, Julie Yip-Williams began to write her story, a story like no other. What began as the chronicle of an imminent and early death became something much more - a powerful exhortation to the living. That Julie Yip-Williams survived infancy was a miracle....
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When Is It Right to Die?: A Comforting and Surprising Look at Death and Dying

Joni Eareckson Tada · Zondervan
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

More and more people who are terminally ill are choosing assisted suicide. When is it Right to Die? offers a different path with alternatives of hope, compassion, and death with real dignity. Joni Eareckson Tada knows what it means to wrestle with this issue and to wish for a painless solution....
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