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On Grief and Grieving
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
David Kessler
其他書名
Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
出版
Simon and Schuster
, 2005-07-19
主題
Family & Relationships / Death, Grief, Bereavement
Self-Help / General
Self-Help / Death, Grief, Bereavement
Social Science / Death & Dying
ISBN
0743266285
9780743266284
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0TltiT8Y9CYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Shortly before her death in 2004, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler, her collaborator, completed the manuscript for this, her final book.
On Grief and Grieving
is a fitting completion to her work. Thirty-six years and sixteen books ago, Kübler-Ross's groundbreaking
On Death and Dying
changed the way we talk about the end of life. Now
On Grief and Grieving
will profoundly influence the way we experience the process of grief.
On Death and Dying
began as a theoretical book, an interdisciplinary study of our fear of death and our inevitable acceptance of it. It introduced the world to the now-famous five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
On Grief and Grieving
applies these stages to the process of grieving and weaves together theory, inspiration, and practical advice, all based on Kübler-Ross's and Kessler's professional and personal experiences, and is filled with brief, topic-driven stories. It includes sections on sadness, hauntings, dreams, coping, children, healing, isolation, and even the subject of sex during grief.
"I know death is close," Kübler-Ross says at the end of the book, "but not quite yet. I lie here like so many people over the years, in a bed surrounded by flowers and looking out a big window....I now know that the purpose of my life is more than these stages....It is not just about the life lost but also the life lived."
In one of their final writing sessions, Kübler-Ross told Kessler, "The last nine years have taught me patience, and the weaker and more bed-bound I become, the more I'm learning about receiving love."
On Grief and Grieving
is Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's final legacy, one that brings her life's work profoundly full circle.