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Staring at the Sun : Overcoming the Terror of Death by Irvin D. Yalom (2009, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470401818

ISBN-139780470401811

eBay Product ID (ePID)70419979

Product Key Features

Book TitleStaring at the Sun : Overcoming the Terror of Death

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicEducation & Training, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Education, Developmental / General

GenreFamily & Relationships, Psychology

AuthorIrvin D. Yalom

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal155.9/37

Table Of ContentPreface and Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. The Mortal Wound. Chapter 2. Recognizing Death Anxiety. Chapter 3. The Awakening Experience. Chapter 4. The Power of Ideas. Chapter 5. Overcoming Death Terror Through Connection. Chapter 6. Death Awareness: A Memoir. Chapter 7. Addressing Death Anxiety: Advice for Therapists. Afterword. Notes. About the Author. A Reader's Guide to Staring at the Sun. Index.

SynopsisWritten in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety., Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety. Such recognition is often catalyzed by an "awakening experience"--a dream, or loss (the death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job or home), illness, trauma, or aging. Once we confront our own mortality, Dr. Yalom writes, we are inspired to rearrange our priorities, communicate more deeply with those we love, appreciate more keenly the beauty of life, and increase our willingness to take the risks necessary for personal fulfillment., IRVIN YALOM WHOSE BOOKS HAVE SOLD MORE THAN FIVE MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE "Always enlightening and often quite moving." Washington Post "One of America's finest therapists guides us through one of life's most challenging tasks in this profoundly helpful book. It will benefit anyone who reads it." Rabbi Harold Kushner, author, When Bad Things Happen to Good People "Staring at the Sun looks experientially and psychodynamically at our deepest fear and describes with uncommon eloquence and deep humanity how we may arrive at a form of peace. The book is witty and kind and unflinching, a generous meditation that shows us not how to defeat our fear but how to become wise enough to tolerate it. It should give comfort to the dying and to those they leave behind." Andrew Solomon, author, The Noonday Demon, winner of the National Book Award "Although written from a psychotherapeutic perspective, this thoughtful treatment of the ultimate fear has much to offer people of faith. This is a wise book by a wise man about the most taboo of all subjects. Read it, and fear not." Dr. Robin Meyers, minister of Mayflower UCC Church of Oklahoma City, professor of rhetoric in the philosophy department at Oklahoma City University, and author, Why the Christian Right Is Wrong "Irvin Yalom has written a brave, intelligent book on the last forbidden subject death. I honor his courage and rare insight." Erica Jong, author, Fear of Flying, Shylock's Daughter, Inventing Memory, and Sappho's Leap "Yalom is the Scheherazade of the couch." Laura Miller, New York Times

LC Classification NumberPS3575.A39Y35 2009