With the End in Mind
Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial
$45.77
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
18 December 2018
Summary
For readers of Atul Gawande and Paul Kalanithi, a palliative care doctor’s breathtaking stories from 30 years spent caring for the dying.
Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and fuller lives than ever before. And for the most part, that is good news. But with changes in the way we understand medicine come changes in the way we understand death. Once a familiar, peaceful, and gentle – if sorrowful – transition, death has come to be something from which we shield …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316504478 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316504475 |
| Author: | Kathryn Mannix |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Spark |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Spark |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 18 December 2018 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 137mm x 208mm |
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Critics Review
“With the End in Mind is one of the loveliest books I’ve ever read. It’s part memoir and part self-help manual, part practical advice and part professional credo. Mannix’s compassion is bottomless and her scrupulousness unimpeachable.”–Bookforum
“With sometimes unsettling detail, admirable empathy and a sprinkling of humor, Dr. Mannix imparts valuable lessons for anyone who faces the loss of a family member or a personal reckoning with impending demise.”–The Wall Street Journal
Kathryn Mannix
Dr. Kathryn Mannix is a physician specializing in palliative care, and a cognitive behavior therapist (CBT). She has run palliative care services in community, hospice, and large hospital settings. She is passionate about public education, and has provided CBT skills training to palliative care and oncology professionals.
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