{"product_id":"the-lost-art-of-dying-reviving-forgotten-wisdom-paperback","title":"The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. S. Dugdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Columbia University physician comes across a popular medieval text on dying well written after the horror of the Black Plague and discovers ancient wisdom for rethinking death and gaining insight today on how we can learn the lost art of dying well in this wise, clear-eyed book that is as compelling and soulful as \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeing Mortal, When Breath Becomes Air\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmoke Gets in Your Eyes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As a specialist in both medical ethics and the treatment of older patients, Dr. L. S. Dugdale knows a great deal about the end of life. Far too many of us die poorly, she argues. Our culture has overly medicalized death: dying is often institutional and sterile, prolonged by unnecessary resuscitations and other intrusive interventions. We are not going gently into that good night--our reliance on modern medicine can actually prolong suffering and strip us of our dignity. Yet our lives do not have to end this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenturies ago, in the wake of the Black Plague, a text was published offering advice to help the living prepare for a good death. Written during the late Middle Ages, \u003cem\u003ears moriendi\u003c\/em\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Dying\u003c\/em\u003e--made clear that to die well, one first had to live well and described what practices best help us prepare. When Dugdale discovered this Medieval book, it was a revelation. Inspired by its holistic approach to the final stage we must all one day face, she draws from this forgotten work, combining its wisdom with the knowledge she has gleaned from her long medical career. \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Art of Dying\u003c\/em\u003e is a twenty-first century \u003cem\u003ears moriendi, \u003c\/em\u003efilled with much-needed insight and thoughtful guidance that will change our perceptions. By recovering our sense of finitude, confronting our fears, accepting how our bodies age, developing meaningful rituals, and involving our communities in end-of-life care, we can discover what it means to both live and die well. And like the original ars moriendi, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Art of Dying \u003c\/em\u003eincludes nine black-and-white drawings from artist Michael W. Dugger. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr. Dugdale offers a hopeful perspective on death and dying as she shows us how to adapt the wisdom from the past to our lives today. \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Art of Dying \u003c\/em\u003eis a vital, affecting book that reconsiders death, death culture, and how we can transform how we live each day, including our last. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091570913581,"sku":"9780062932648","price":18.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-lost-art-of-dying-reviving-forgotten-wisdom-paperback-8979665.webp?v=1780161970","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-lost-art-of-dying-reviving-forgotten-wisdom-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}