Death: The Final Stage Of Growth
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What if death were not an ending, but the most profound chapter in the story of human growth? In Death: The Final Stage of Growth, pioneering psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross presents a radical reframing of mortality — not as a tragedy to be feared, but as the ultimate catalyst for personal and spiritual development. Drawing on interviews with the dying, reflections from religious traditions, and contributions from philosophers, clergy, and healthcare professionals, Kübler-Ross assembles a rich tapestry of perspectives that argue compellingly for a new cultural relationship with death. The book chronicles humanity's deep-seated denial of mortality and instructs readers on how confronting death honestly can illuminate the true meaning of life. Kübler-Ross, whose landmark work On Death and Dying introduced the world to the five stages of grief, here widens her lens to address the living as much as the dying. Her prose is at once clinical and deeply humane, striking a tone that is compassionate without being sentimental, and intellectually rigorous without being cold. The anthology format — weaving together voices from diverse disciplines — gives the work a rare, multidimensional authority that few books on this subject achieve. Widely praised by the *Chicago Tribune* as the most accessible of Kübler-Ross' works, this volume leaves the reader with an arresting question: if we truly accepted death as a natural stage of growth, how differently would we choose to live?
Author: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What if death were not an ending, but the most profound chapter in the story of human growth? In Death: The Final Stage of Growth, pioneering psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross presents a radical reframing of mortality — not as a tragedy to be feared, but as the ultimate catalyst for personal and spiritual development. Drawing on interviews with the dying, reflections from religious traditions, and contributions from philosophers, clergy, and healthcare professionals, Kübler-Ross assembles a rich tapestry of perspectives that argue compellingly for a new cultural relationship with death. The book chronicles humanity's deep-seated denial of mortality and instructs readers on how confronting death honestly can illuminate the true meaning of life. Kübler-Ross, whose landmark work On Death and Dying introduced the world to the five stages of grief, here widens her lens to address the living as much as the dying. Her prose is at once clinical and deeply humane, striking a tone that is compassionate without being sentimental, and intellectually rigorous without being cold. The anthology format — weaving together voices from diverse disciplines — gives the work a rare, multidimensional authority that few books on this subject achieve. Widely praised by the *Chicago Tribune* as the most accessible of Kübler-Ross' works, this volume leaves the reader with an arresting question: if we truly accepted death as a natural stage of growth, how differently would we choose to live?