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The Light of the World (Elizabeth Alexander)

The Light of the World (Elizabeth Alexander)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Memoirs, ReviewsTMAAugust 14, 2023grief, poetry, mortalityComment

Late Fragments (Kate Gross)

Late Fragments (Kate Gross)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Memoirs, ReviewsTMAMay 20, 2023memoir, end-of-life, terminal cancer, atheist, atheism, mortality, secular, non-religiousComment

Tour of Bones (Denise Inge)

Tour of Bones (Denise Inge)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Memoirs, ReviewsTMAJanuary 13, 2023ossuary, bones, mortality, charnel houseComment

Wild (Cheryl Strayed)

Wild (Cheryl Strayed)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Memoirs, ReviewsTMANovember 29, 2022Cheryl Strayed, memoir, grief, PCTComment

The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)

The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Reviews, MemoirsTMANovember 24, 2022cancer, mortality, childhood dreamsComment

Dead Mom Walking (Rachel Matlow)

Dead Mom Walking (Rachel Matlow)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Memoirs, ReviewsTMAOctober 10, 2022cancer, dying, memoirComment

A Matter Of Death And Life (Irvin and Marilyn Yalom)

A Matter Of Death And Life (Irvin and Marilyn Yalom)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Reviews, MemoirsTMADecember 23, 2021mortality, mortality salience, death, dying, psychology, Irvin Yalom, Marilyn Yalom, memoir, atheist, atheism, secular, secular deathComment

Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala)

Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala)

All, Memoirs, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAOctober 26, 2021tsunami, sri lanka, death, dying, mortality, grief, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, bereavementComment

Body of Work (Christine Montross)

Body of Work (Christine Montross)

All, Memoirs, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMASeptember 1, 2021medical school, anatomy, cadavers, dissection, medicine, secular, secular death, mortality, mortality salience, absurdity, atheist, atheism, death, dying, paradox, philosophyComment

When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)

When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)

All, Memoirs, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAAugust 23, 2021paul kalanithi, atheist, atheism, death, death anxiety, dying, terminal illness, terminal diagnosis, cancer, lung cancer, mortality, secular deathComment

Nothing To Be Frightened Of (Julian Barnes)

Nothing To Be Frightened Of (Julian Barnes)

Gratitude (Oliver Sacks)

Gratitude (Oliver Sacks)

All, Memoirs, Books-on-MortalityTMAMay 17, 2021oliver sacks, memoir, gratitude, death, dying, mortality, death awareness, death positive, atheist, atheism, secular, secular deathComment

Dying: A Memoir (Cory Taylor)

Dying: A Memoir (Cory Taylor)

All, Memoirs, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAApril 9, 2021death, dying, memoir, atheist, atheism, secular, cancer, brain cancer, melanoma, mortality, Feb.2023 10 books for atheistsComment

Becoming Earth (Eva Saulitis)

Becoming Earth (Eva Saulitis)

All, Memoirs, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAMarch 15, 2021death, dying, death awareness, mortality, nature, wildernees, breast cancer Comments

The Bright Hour (Nina Riggs)

The Bright Hour (Nina Riggs)

Memoirs, Reviews, All, Books-on-MortalityTMAFebruary 10, 2021cancer, breast cancer, memoir, death, dying, mortalityComment

Mortality (Christopher Hitchens)

Mortality (Christopher Hitchens)

All, Memoirs, Books-on-MortalityTMADecember 28, 2020dying, mortality, atheist, atheism, secular, death, non-religiousComment