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Conversations at Midnight : Coming to Terms with Dying and Death by Kramer, Herbert, Kramer, Kay is a psychology available to read on EtoBox.

What is Conversations at Midnight : Coming to Terms with Dying and Death about?

Herbert Kramer is dying of cancer. The unknown enemy he has tried to stave off his entire life is now a prickly, unavoidable companion. How Herb learns to acknowledge this presence - to call death out of the shadows and make its acquaintance - and come to terms with human mortality, becomes the inspirational journey to discovery that is Conversations at Midnight. Framed as a series of dialogues between Herb and his wife, Kay, a therapist who has helped hundreds of patients and their loved ones cope with dying and death, the book is a powerful, intimate, yet universal look at the way we deal with death, both personally and as part of a larger culture. How do we fight it? How and when do we give in? Do we glimpse heaven in our final days, or is spirituality merely a hope? Is there dignity in pain, and are euthanasia and suicide valid options? How do we make peace with the ones we leave behind? As Herb struggles for the answers, he undergoes a spiritual reawakening that is as transcendental for him as it will be for the reader. There is no area of our lives so fraught with confusion, denial, and mystery as death; rarely has it been confronted so openly and honestly as it is in Convers

Who reads Conversations at Midnight : Coming to Terms with Dying and Death?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Kramer, Herbert, Kramer, Kay
Publisher
William Morrow & Co
Published
1993
Language
EN
ISBN
9780688120849
Category
psychology
Subjects
Psychology, Social_sciences
Rating
4 / 5 (7 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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