検索キーワード： 死・臨終

In elderhood, the health care system has a narrow view of how to provide care. It focuses on extending a patient's life at all costs, with an over-reliance on machines and procedures, instead of caring holistically for the person. Accordingly, many of us will likely spend our final weeks in long-term care facilities or an ICU. Dying at home, peacefully, and surrounded by family is almost impossible in our world—and our fear of death is a major contributor to this impossibility.

As the bestselling author of Is There Life After Death? and Cheating the Ferryman, Anthony Peake has studied the phenomena surrounding what happens when we die. In Near-Death Experiences, he takes a look at a phenomenon that has garnered great attention from both academics and scientists who study the workings of the brain and the physiological events that are associated with this seemingly inexplicable state.

Brought to you by Penguin. Grief doesn’t need to be ‘fixed’ – here’s the support you really need. When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your world, the first thing to know is there is nothing wrong with grief. ‘Grief is simply love in its most wild and painful form,’...

As-tu récemment perdu ton chien, ou sens-tu que ce moment approche ? Quand on perd son chien, on ne perd pas seulement un animal. On perd une partie de soi. Des années d’amour, de complicité, de gestes quotidiens partagés se transforment soudain en un silence assourdissant que personne ne nous apprend vraiment à traverser. On te répète que « ce n’était qu’un chien » ou que « le temps guérira tout », mais ceux qui n’ont jamais aimé ainsi ne peuvent comprendre combien cela fait mal.

This is a vastly expanded and revised edition of the 2007 classic, Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite, now updated after a decade, containing many gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in one the most famous national parks.

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, MARCH 2026 'I devoured it.' - NIGELLA LAWSON 'Few people have aged so gracefully and enterprisingly as Prue. How she's done it is a revelation, full of humour and practical advice.' - DELIA SMITH 'Oh my days, this book is an absolute JOY! It is like sitting down with...

This book explores the ethical, psychological, and existential tensions between the will to live and the desire to let go in extreme conditions of suffering. Drawing on Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy and the concept of inner freedom, it critically examines whether meaning is always possible — and whether insisting on meaning in the face of despair may become a form of cruelty rather than compassion. Through reflections on assisted suicide, biological compulsion, resistance, and the burden of consciousness, the text challenges the sanctity of survival as a universal good.

A poetic, darkly funny memoir of one woman’s trip across the national parks straight into life-threatening illness and the joy that still holds us, no matter how much life hurts. “Unapologetically raw, defiantly humorous, this book is the bravest of journeys. . . . A memoir that makes no...

The long-awaited essay collection from one of the most influential voices in disability activism that detonates a bomb in our collective understanding of care and illness, showing us that sickness is a fact of life. In the wake of the 2014 Ferguson riots, and sick with a chronic condition that...

A TELEGRAPH SUMMER READ OF 2026 "Do Not Go Gentle is a bracing, often chilling wrestle with the ethical dilemmas surrounding the assisted death service - a deeply unsettling read, clear and powerful. Kathleen Stock remains fearless, endless, thought provoking and always entertaining." Nick Cave...

Was ist der Tod, wie bereite ich mich vor und was kommt danach? Was passiert genau beim Vorgang des Sterbens? Wie beeinflusst mein gelebtes Leben bzw. vor allem meine aktuelle Bewusstheit und innere Reife den Prozess des Übergangs? Wie besteht unser Bewusstsein im Jenseits weiter fort und welche Wege kann es einschlagen nach dem Übergang? Welche Bedeutung hat Reinkarnation in diesem Zusammenhang?

Si è spenta la cara esistenza terrena di Laura Santi, giornalista 50enne, affetta da una forma progressiva ed avanzata di sclerosi multipla. E’ stata la prima persona in Umbria (novembre 2024) e la nona in Italia ad essere ammessa al suicidio assistito.

The care of creation is the responsibility of all Christians. Join Sequola Dawson in her insightful exploration of death rituals as she examines funerals, memorials, and burial practices, urging us to take ownership and recognize the vital interdependence between humanity, the earth, and all living organisms, advocating for a more ecologically responsible approach to caring for creation.

"Healing After the Loss of Your Parents: Finding Comfort & Purpose Through This New Life Stage as an Adult Orphan" is a compassionate, insightful, and empowering grief recovery guidebook that helps listeners navigate through grief, cope with the profound changes that follow the death of their parents, and learn new ways to rebuild their life after loss.

Why would someone leave a shining career in management to work among the dead? Angjolie Mei, funeral director and 'life celebrant', recounts how the death of her father—a veteran known as ‘The Coffin King’ in the funeral industry—prompted this dramatic choice. What exactly...

Thomas Gröbly nimmt seine Krankheit und die Zukunft seines zweijährigen Enkels als Ausgangspunkt für Fragen zu Leben und Tod. In seiner Auseinandersetzung mit dem Ende seines Lebens und den bedrohten sozialen, ökologischen sowie ökonomischen Lebensbedingungen für seinen Enkel entwickelt er Ideen, wie wir die eigenen und die Grenzen des Planeten respektieren können. Er bleibt nicht beim herkömmlichen Konzept von Nachhaltigkeit stehen, sondern skizziert ein Handwerk der Friedfertigkeit, das die Würde aller Lebewesen ins Zentrum stellt.

In this thought-provoking memoir, an award-winning journalist explores the chaos, doubt, and search for meaning that come with staying one step ahead of cancer for decades. “An Exercise in Uncertainty has a powerful and restorative story to tell us. Jonathan Gluck’s life of illness and...

Breve guía para entender y afrontar la muerte Gracias a los avances de la medicina, nos hemos acostumbrado a negar la presencia de la muerte como parte natural de la vida. De fallecer en el espacio privado de la casa se ha pasado a la parquedad de una camilla de hospital, donde nos encontramos...

Tercer episodio de la colección Primera Temporada. La labor de Nathaniel Fisher en su funeraria, su sorpresiva muerte, los secretos encontrados por su familia y la forma en que esta lleva el duelo hicieron de la serie creada por Alan Ball un éxito rotundo. Con gran habilidad, la autora conecta...

When the opossum feels threatened, she becomes paralyzed. Her body temperature plummets, her breathing and heart rates drop to a minimum, and her glands simulate the smell of a putrefying corpse. Playing Possum explores what the opossum and other creatures can teach us about how we and other species understand mortality, and demonstrates that the concept of death, far from being a uniquely human attribute, is widespread in the animal kingdom.