The Wheel of Life
A Memoir of Living and Dying
Scribner · Print & ebook · June 19, 1998
From the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying comes an inspiring account of a life well-lived with compassion and service.
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- Who it’s for
- A reflective memoir that meets death, healing, and growth with calm, steady attention.
- Genres
- Lives in Medicine, Grief & Loss, Social Scientists' Lives
- Published
- Scribner, June 19, 1998
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From the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying comes an inspiring account of a life well-lived with compassion and service. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD, is the woman who has transformed the way the world thinks about death and dying.
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Beginning with the groundbreaking publication of the classic psychological study On Death and Dying and continuing through her many books and her years working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients, and the elderly, Kübler-Ross has brought comfort and understanding to millions coping with their own deaths or the deaths of loved ones. Now, at age seventy-one facing her own death, this world-renowned healer tells the story of her extraordinary life. Having taught the world how to die well, she now offers a lesson on how to live well. Her story is an adventure of the heart—powerful, controversial, inspirational—a fitting legacy of a powerful life.
Quiet Reflection
A reflective memoir that meets death, healing, and growth with calm, steady attention.
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- memoir of death, personal growth, healing
- reflective language for conversation or study
Expect
- thoughtful, layered reading
- useful for discussion or teaching
Where it sits
| Lives in Medicine | 63% |
|---|---|
| Social Scientists' Lives | 28% |
| Grief & Loss | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Social Scientists' Lives
- Women's Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- Grief & Loss
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- Adult Development & Aging
- Authors
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Todd Gold, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Published
- June 19, 1998
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Social Scientists' Lives