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“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska:
An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead:
A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life -
Coping With Election Grief:
While half of Americans are celebrating, the other half are in mourning
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Tag Archives: books about death and dying
“The Goodbye Book” by Todd Parr
A children's picture book that addresses loss and grief
“The Goodbye Book,” written by bestselling author Todd Parr, is a children’s picture book that matter-of-factly and simply addresses what it means to lose someone you love. The book features a goldfish who has lost his companion, his green fish … Continue reading →
“I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman” by Nora Ephron
Leave it to Nora Ephron to get humorous about the subject of death
Last week I worked remotely at Sea Ranch, a breathtaking community on the ocean cliffs, north of San Francisco. The first thing I do when I enter a newly rented house is to check out the book shelves. Spotting … Continue reading →
”Extreme Measures” by Jessica Nutik-Zitter, M.D.
An ICU physician discusses the American way of death and points towards a new approach
“Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life” by Jessica Nutik-Zitter, M.D. is a book about America’s extraordinarily dysfunctional relationship with death. It is also, in many ways, a deeply personal memoir — a chronicle of an … Continue reading →
”Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs” by Tomie dePaola
A touching children's book about the love between grandparents and grandchildren and what happens when grandparents pass away
Tomie dePaola wrote and illustrated the classic children’s book “Strega Nona,” the tale of an Italian witch doctor who made so much magical pasta that it flooded the town where she lived. He also wrote and illustrated one of … Continue reading →
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