
How We Die
Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
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Sherwin B. Nuland
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The definitive resource on perhaps the single most universal human concern: death.
Even more relevant than when it was first published, this edition addresses contemporary issues in end-of-life care and includes an all-embracing and incisive afterword that examines the state of health care and our relationship with life as it approaches its terminus. How We Die also discusses how we can take control of our own final days and those of our loved ones.
"Nuland's work acknowledges, with unmatched clarity, the harsh realities of how life departs… There is compassion, and often wisdom, in every page." —San Francisco Examiner
©1994 Sherwin B. Nuland (P)1994 Random House Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
"Eloquent and uncommonly moving… Nuland writes with unsentimental passion." —Time
"Engrossing… We are in the hands of a remarkable portraitist whose cultivated thought…. quietly and informatively instructs and advises us on a subject of universal concern." —The New York Times Book Review
"Nuland's work acknowledges, with unmatched clarity, the harsh realities of how life departs… There is compassion, and often wisdom, in every page." —San Francisco Examiner
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Audible... please make an unabridged audiobook of this insightful and very informative book.
Very Abridged
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This book told stories that were clinical, yet easy for a non-medical person to understand. I could see it incrediblely influential to be on a recommended reading list for middle school or high school kids. Especially kids in rough neighborhoods.
The value of life is much better understood when contrasted with and the value of death. Our society tends to hide death.. Highly recommended this book to assist the digestion of your own mortality as well as any family members who have or are struggled with a life-threatening disease or simply the end of their journey around the sun.
Thank you to the author for this book. It made a great difference for me at this point in my life. I am the granddaughter of my newly deceased grandfather and a hospice nurse of 1.5yrs. It's possible to appreciate death and disease. They are both incredible teachers.
Must read for every age.
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Where does How We Die rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This book leaves me feeling good about my own mortality....Like all things in nature, we are part of the cycle of life.What did you like best about this story?
The author's authenticityWhich scene was your favorite?
When his brother was diagnosed with cancerWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
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I wish this wasn't abridged...would love to hear the entire bookLOved it!
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How We Die
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Good Account of the Facts
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What did you love best about How We Die?
I appreciated Nuland's gentle yet frank description of the way in which our bodies enter into and complete their life cycles. He offers a simple, clinical explanation about a topic I want to be prepared for when my time comes as well as if I should I be present for the death of another.What does Sherwin B. Nuland bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The fact that he is a medical doctor and has experienced death in many presentations qualifies him to speak on this matter.Any additional comments?
Our culture so fears death that we don't prepare for it. We come to our own deaths and to those of our loved ones with such denial that we run the risk of increasing suffering rather than mediating it. I've read that American Indians greeted their deaths with a particular song. I've read that some in Africa bury the mothers of children beneath the floors of the rooms in which their children sleep in order to comfort the children. I don't know if the reports of these traditions are accurate but I believe accepting death is a healthy thing. Nuland demystifies the dying process in a way that helps take away some of my fear of it.Let's face it, we are all curious.
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