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Knocking on heaven's door : the path to a better way of death / Katy Butler.
"A blend of memoir and investigation of the choices we face when our terror of death collides with the technological imperatives of modern medicine"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781451641974 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1451641974 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2013
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-313). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1: The stroke. Along came a blackbird ; A year of grace ; Rites of passage -- Pt. 2: Fast medicine. The tyranny of hope ; Inventing lifesaving and transforming death ; My father's open heart -- Pt. 3: Ordeal. Not getting better ; Dharma sisters ; Broke-down palace ; White water -- Pt. 4: Rebellion. The sorcerer's apprentice ; The business of lifesaving ; Deactivation -- Pt. 5: Acceptance. The art of dying ; Afterward -- Pt. 6: Grace. Valerie makes up her mind ; Old plum tree bent and gnarled -- Pt. 7: Into the light. A better way of death ; A map through the labyrinth ; Notes for a new art of dying. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice of the Northwest Library | ED BUTL 2013 | 39955000011447 | End of Life - Helping the Dying | Not holdable | Available | - |