A Good Goodbye (or How To Die Well) By Gail Rubin...
Gail Rubin decided to write a book. And, it wasn’t just any book. It was about death. How to plan for it, deal with it, and – most importantly – think about it. When we met for coffee, she started by saying, “Talking (thinking) about death won’t kill you, just as talking about sex won’t make your pregnant.” Hey, I like this woman. Smart and a touch irreverent! Gail is also a breast cancer survivor, so she’s been up close and personal with her own mortality. As she notes in the book’s introduction, “Facing the thought of our death can help to better appreciate the reality of life.” Her book, A Good Goodbye, Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die, is a well-written, common sense guide to how to deal with death,...
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