Title:
Briefly perfectly human : making an authentic life by getting real about the end / Alua Arthur.
ISBN:
9780063240032
9780063240063
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Mariner Books, [2024]
©2024
Physical Description:
x, 256 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
A friend at the end -- The body always wins -- Death at our heels -- Peter -- Show up and shut up -- Teach me how to doula -- Stay black and die -- Finding your feet -- Fighting losing battles -- Hexagon-shaped peg -- Glimmer of freedom -- Stepping off the wheel -- Troubled legacies -- People who need people -- Breaking open -- Cuba te espera -- Epilogue: Glitter wave.
Summary:
"A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America's preeminent death doula." -- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1402262619
Availability:
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