By Preston Gannaway — 2018
In 1998, photographer Preston Gannaway and her college roommate answered a newspaper listing that advertised kittens. They drove out to a house and found a man waiting in the driveway, carrying a kitten in each arm.
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At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it’s simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients.
A classic of Tibetan Buddhism brought to life with insightful commentary by a modern master.
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Neale is the author of 33 books on spirituality including the famous Conversation with God series, which was translated into 37 languages. His latest book is Conversation with God book 4: Awaken the species.
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Atul Gawande talks about death at the 2010 New Yorker Festival.
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Packed with extraordinarily helpful insights and inspiring true stories, award-winning journalist Katy Butler shows how to thrive in later life (even when coping with a chronic medical condition), how to get the best from our health system, and how to make your own “good death” more likely.