Iris Mini: Aging, Mortality, and Living with Meaning Booklist
Life review
30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans by Karl Pillemer, 2011. 288 pages
Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser by Lewis Richmond, 2012, 256 pages
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life Richard Rohr, 2011, 199 pages
The Four Things That Matter Most: A Book About Living – 10th Anniversary Edition by Ira Byock, MD, 2014, 240 pages
From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and Ronald S. Miller, 1995, 320 pages
Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness by Joanne Lynn, Janice Schuster and Joan Harrold, 2011, 256 pages
How Then, Shall We Live?: Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives by Wayne Muller, 1997, 304 pages
The Human Side of Cancer: Living With Hope, Coping With Uncertainty by Jimmie C. Holland, MD, and Sheldon Lewis, 2001, 352 pages
Living with the End in Mind; A Practical Checklist for Living Life to the Fullest by Embracing Your Mortality by Erin Tierney Kramp & Douglas Kramp, 1998, 208 pages
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death by Irvin D. Yalom, 2008, 306 pages
Tuesdays with Morrie an Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom, 2002, 199 pages
A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last by Stephen Levine, 1998, 175 pages
Advanced care planning
Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying by Sallie Tisdale, 2018, 256 pages
The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life by Katy Butler, 2019, 288 pages
A Beginner’s Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death by BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger, 2019, 576 pages
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande, 2015, 282 pages
The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care by Angelo Volandes, 2015, 240 pages
Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life by Ira Byock, M.D., 1997, 299 pages
Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life by Jessica Nutik Zitter, 2017, 352 pages
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty, 2018, 256 pages
Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death by Katy Butler, 2013, 336 pages
Let’s Talk About Death (Over Dinner) by Michael Hebb, 2018, 256 pages
The Needs of the Dying:Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life’s Final Chapter by David Kessler, 2007, 256 pages
With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix, 2018, 352 pages
Advanced cancer memoirs
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs, 2017, 288 pages
The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde, 2006 special addition, 104 pages
Everything Happens for A Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved by Kate Bowler, 2019, 178 pages
No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear by Kate Bowler, 2021, 224 pages
Until Further Notice, I Am Alive by Tom Lubbock, 2012, 145 pages
The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After by Julie Yip-Williams, 2019, 315 pages
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, 2016, 208 pages
End of life guidance for caregivers
Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying by Sallie Tisdale, 2018, 256 pages
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callan and Patricia Kelley, 1997, 256 pages
Graceful Exit: How to Advocate Effectively, Take Care of Yourself, and Be Present for the Death of a Loved One by Gustavo Ferrer, 2018, 200 pages
With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix, 2018, 352 pages
Mindfulness and meditation during serious illness and difficult times
Aging for Beginners by Ezra Bayda, 2018, 208 pages
Finding True Refuge: Meditations for Difficult Times by Tara Brach, 2013, audiobook only
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn, 1990, 720 pages
Leaves Falling Gently, Living Fully with Series and Life-Limiting Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion and Connectedness by Susan Bauer-Wu, 2011, 160 pages
Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery: A Step-by-Step MBSR Approach to Help You Cope with Treatment and Reclaim Your Life by Linda E. Carlson & Michael Speca, 2011, 187 pages
No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh, 2017, 128 pages
True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart by Tara Brach, 2013, 322 pages
We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons on Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption by Kaira Jewel Lingo, 2021, 176 pages
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron, 2000, 160 pages
Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief: Guided Practices for Reclaiming Your Body and Your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn, 2010
The Nest in the Stream by Michael Kearney, 2018, 177 pages
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