The Welcome Visitor (Paperback)

Death is a subject modern society shies away from. Even doctors avoid the word. But if we regard death as a failure in our desire to prolong life, can we ever arrive at a humane approach to those whose lives have lost meaning? Are we keeping people alive simply because we can? Here, John Humphrys and his co-author Dr Sarah Jarvis take a wider look at how our attitudes to death have changed as doctors have learned how to prolong life beyond anything that could have been imagined only a few generations ago, and confront one of the great challenges facing the western world today. There are no easy answers but the first step must surely be to accept that death can be as welcome as it is inevitable.

General

Imprint:	Hodder Paperback
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2010
Authors:	John Humphrys
Dimensions:	198 x 131 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-340-92378-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with death & bereavement Promotions
LSN:	0-340-92378-4
Barcode:	9780340923788

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