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020			_a9781501135316 (hardback)
020			_a9781501135477 (paperback)
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100	1		_aButler, Katy, _d1949- _eauthor. _9134837
245	1	4	_aThe art of dying well : _ba practical guide to a good end of life / _cKaty Butler.
250			_aFirst Scribner hardcover edition.
260			_aNew York : _bScribner, _c2019.
300			_axi, 274 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-256) and index.
520			_a"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, or The Art of Dying. Written in Latin, this medieval death manual taught people how to navigate the trials of the deathbed, using simple rituals of repentance, reassurance, and letting go. Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Katy Butler argues that we have lost touch with the "art of dying" as practiced by our ancestors, yet we still hunger for rites of passage, and a sense of the sacred, especially in the important life transitions of aging and dying. Butler has lectured at medical schools, and spoken with community and caregiving organizations across the country. Here she reveals what she has learned about dying in America today--and how to have a better end of life. We are coping with a medical system in disarray, in its approach to people who are aging, dying, or chronically ill. Butler argues that it's not about living as long as possible, it's about living as well as possible. Not only does our current system poorly serve our medical needs, it also crowds out any sense of the sacred. It's time to restore a sense of ​honor​, and through exploring the stages of later life, sharing "good death" stories, as well as offering practical takeaways, The Art of Dying Well illuminates a path to a better end of life"--
520			_a"A layperson's guide for positive end of life self care and advice"--
650		0	_aTerminal care.
650		0	_aDeath.
650		7	_aSELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement. _2bisacsh _9134838
650		7	_aMEDICAL / Terminal Care. _2bisacsh _9134839
650		7	_aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. _2bisacsh _981603
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