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A Beginner's Guide to Dying
- By: Simon Boas
- Narrated by: Simon Boas
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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In his mid-40s, Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer - it had been caught too late, and spread around his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live - optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritising what really matters in life.
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Practical, philosophical and essential guide to dying
- By Stef. on 14-09-24
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A Beginner's Guide to Dying
- Narrated by: Simon Boas
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 12-09-24
- Language: English
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In his mid-40s, Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer - it had been caught too late, and spread around his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live - optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritising what really matters in life.
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Buried
- An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain
- By: Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Professor Alice Roberts combines archaeological finds with cutting-edge DNA research and written history to shed fresh light on how people lived: by examining the stories of the dead....
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Wonderful author narration
- By Dave Baker on 12-07-22
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Buried
- An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 26-05-22
- Language: English
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Professor Alice Roberts combines archaeological finds with cutting-edge DNA research and written history to shed fresh light on how people lived: by examining the stories of the dead....
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The Madness of Grief
- A Memoir of Love and Loss
- By: Reverend Richard Coles
- Narrated by: Richard Coles
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
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The Reverend Richard Coles's deeply personal account of life after grief will resonate, unforgettably, with anyone who has lost a loved one....
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Everyone needs this book
- By MS RUTH SHAW on 01-04-21
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The Madness of Grief
- A Memoir of Love and Loss
- Narrated by: Richard Coles
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 01-04-21
- Language: English
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The Reverend Richard Coles's deeply personal account of life after grief will resonate, unforgettably, with anyone who has lost a loved one....
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Mortal Monarchs
- 1,000 Years of Royal Deaths
- By: Suzie Edge
- Narrated by: Suzie Edge
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Medical historian Dr Suzie Edge examines 1,000 years of royal deaths to present a humorous deep-dive into the varied—and oft-gruesome—deaths of the king and queens of England and Scotland....
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Superb but with some factual errors
- By Stevie on 07-06-23
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Mortal Monarchs
- 1,000 Years of Royal Deaths
- Narrated by: Suzie Edge
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 29-09-22
- Language: English
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Medical historian Dr Suzie Edge examines 1,000 years of royal deaths to present a humorous deep-dive into the varied—and oft-gruesome—deaths of the king and queens of England and Scotland....
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Sorry for Your Loss
- By: Kate Marshall
- Narrated by: Catherine Harvey
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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Following Kate Marshall’s first year in the mortuary at a north of England NHS hospital, with each month exploring the people she meets, in life and death, as well as her own growing awareness of life behind the veil....
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A great but repetitive story
- By Brett on 15-11-22
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Sorry for Your Loss
- Narrated by: Catherine Harvey
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 27-07-22
- Language: English
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Following Kate Marshall’s first year in the mortuary at a north of England NHS hospital, with each month exploring the people she meets, in life and death, as well as her own growing awareness of life behind the veil....
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Ashes to Admin
- Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer
- By: Evie King
- Narrated by: Evie King, Stewart Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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What happens if you die without family or money? The answer to this very three-in-the-morning question is that Evie, or someone like her, will step in and arrange your funeral....
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Wonderful!
- By Lee on 13-07-24
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Ashes to Admin
- Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer
- Narrated by: Evie King, Stewart Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 07-09-23
- Language: English
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What happens if you die without family or money? The answer to this very three-in-the-morning question is that Evie, or someone like her, will step in and arrange your funeral....
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Autopsy
- Life in the Trenches with a Forensic Pathologist in Africa
- By: Ryan Blumenthal
- Narrated by: Ettienne Durandt
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
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As a medical detective of the modern world, forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal’s chief goal is to bring perpetrators to justice. He has performed thousands of autopsies, which have helped bring numerous criminals to book....
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Absolutely bloody brilliant
- By Jenni king on 30-09-24
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Autopsy
- Life in the Trenches with a Forensic Pathologist in Africa
- Narrated by: Ettienne Durandt
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 12-08-20
- Language: English
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As a medical detective of the modern world, forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal’s chief goal is to bring perpetrators to justice. He has performed thousands of autopsies, which have helped bring numerous criminals to book....
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Stiff
- The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
- By: Mary Roach
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
- Length: 8 hrs
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An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem....
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This is so cool!
- By Ian on 13-03-16
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Stiff
- The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
- Length: 8 hrs
- Release date: 26-02-04
- Language: English
- An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem....
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Over Our Dead Bodies
- Undertakers Lift the Lid
- By: Todd Harra, Kenneth McKenzie
- Narrated by: Reay Kaplan, Gregory St. John, Brian Troxell
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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A literal graveyard of wild coincidences, slapstick humor, and touching moments, Over Our Dead Bodies explores the lighter side of the dead, the living, and the lone undertaker who has to make it all go as planned - even if it doesn't....
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Recommend
- By justine king on 03-12-24
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Over Our Dead Bodies
- Undertakers Lift the Lid
- Narrated by: Reay Kaplan, Gregory St. John, Brian Troxell
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 30-11-21
- Language: English
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A literal graveyard of wild coincidences, slapstick humor, and touching moments, Over Our Dead Bodies explores the lighter side of the dead, the living, and the lone undertaker who has to make it all go as planned - even if it doesn't....
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Time to Go
- By: Guy Kennaway
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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In 2017 Susie Kennaway asked her son Guy to kill her. 88 years old, with an older and infirm husband, Susie wanted to avoid sliding into infantilised catatonia. Her son immediately started taking notes and Time to Go is the result....
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Brilliant read/listen
- By Patrick Birley on 26-02-19
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Time to Go
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 07-02-19
- Language: English
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In 2017 Susie Kennaway asked her son Guy to kill her. 88 years old, with an older and infirm husband, Susie wanted to avoid sliding into infantilised catatonia. Her son immediately started taking notes and Time to Go is the result....
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A Grief Observed
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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Written after his wife's tragic death, A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss....
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An account of grief written from the heart.
- By H on 27-11-17
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A Grief Observed
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Release date: 20-01-06
- Language: English
- Written after his wife's tragic death, A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss....
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A Tomb With a View – The Stories & Glories of Graveyards
- Scottish Non-fiction Book of the Year 2021
- By: Peter Ross
- Narrated by: Peter Ross
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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Enter a grave new world of fascination and delight as award-winning journalist Peter Ross uncovers the stories and glories of Britain's best graveyards....
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Poignant and moving
- By AmazonCustomer on 15-09-20
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A Tomb With a View – The Stories & Glories of Graveyards
- Scottish Non-fiction Book of the Year 2021
- Narrated by: Peter Ross
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 03-09-20
- Language: English
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Enter a grave new world of fascination and delight as award-winning journalist Peter Ross uncovers the stories and glories of Britain's best graveyards....
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The Bitter Taste of Dying
- A Memoir
- By: Jason Smith
- Narrated by: Paul Costanzo
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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In his first book, author Jason Smith explores the depravity and desperation required to maintain an opiate addiction so fierce, he finds himself jumping continents....
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Inputdownable
- By Sal on 12-09-21
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The Bitter Taste of Dying
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Paul Costanzo
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 18-11-15
- Language: English
- In his first book, author Jason Smith explores the depravity and desperation required to maintain an opiate addiction so fierce, he finds himself jumping continents....
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
- By: Anne Case, Angus Deaton
- Narrated by: Kate Harper
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class....
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Authors exceed their field of knowledge
- By Customer on 30-06-20
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
- Narrated by: Kate Harper
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 17-03-20
- Language: English
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From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class....
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At the End of Life
- True Stories About How We Die
- By: Lee Gutkind - editor, Francine Prose - introduction, Karen Wolk Feinstein - foreword
- Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix, Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Featuring 22 compelling personal-medical narratives, At the End of Life explores death, dying, and palliative care, and highlights current features, flaws, and advances in the healthcare system....
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inspiring.
- By Victoria E. on 14-04-19
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At the End of Life
- True Stories About How We Die
- Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix, Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 25-12-18
- Language: English
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Featuring 22 compelling personal-medical narratives, At the End of Life explores death, dying, and palliative care, and highlights current features, flaws, and advances in the healthcare system....
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Die Wise
- A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
- By: Stephen Jenkinson
- Narrated by: Stephen Jenkinson
- Length: 18 hrs and 43 mins
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Die Wise teaches the skills of dying, skills that have to be learned in the course of living deeply and well....
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Brilliant
- By David Berg on 24-01-19
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Die Wise
- A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
- Narrated by: Stephen Jenkinson
- Length: 18 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 26-07-16
- Language: English
- Die Wise teaches the skills of dying, skills that have to be learned in the course of living deeply and well....
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Preparing to Die
- Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
- By: Andrew Holecek, Tulku Thondup Rinpoche - foreword
- Narrated by: Karen White, Neil Shah
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
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Preparing to Die is for anyone interested in learning how to prepare for death from a Buddhist perspective, both spiritually and practically....
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Preparing to die
- By Anonymous User on 05-09-20
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Preparing to Die
- Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
- Narrated by: Karen White, Neil Shah
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 09-12-14
- Language: English
- Preparing to Die is for anyone interested in learning how to prepare for death from a Buddhist perspective, both spiritually and practically....
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How to Tell When We Will Die
- On Pain, Disability, and Doom
- By: Johanna Hedva
- Narrated by: Johanna Hedva
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
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The long-awaited essay collection from one of the most influential voices in disability activism that detonates a bomb in our collective understanding of care and illness shows us us that sickness is a fact of life.
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How to Tell When We Will Die
- On Pain, Disability, and Doom
- Narrated by: Johanna Hedva
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 24-09-24
- Language: English
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The long-awaited essay collection from one of the most influential voices in disability activism that detonates a bomb in our collective understanding of care and illness shows us us that sickness is a fact of life.
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The Weird and the Eerie
- By: Mark Fisher
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
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What exactly are the weird and the eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th century belongs to these two modes....
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A fantastic view into what makes up the uncanny aspects of our media landscape
- By Amazon Customer on 14-12-21
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The Weird and the Eerie
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 13-11-19
- Language: English
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What exactly are the weird and the eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th century belongs to these two modes....
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The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care
- By: Angelo Volandes
- Narrated by: Angelo E. Volandes
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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Despite billions of dollars invested in medical research and technological breakthroughs in American healthcare made to prolong and improve the lives of patients, a devastating statistic remains....
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The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care
- Narrated by: Angelo E. Volandes
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 14-01-15
- Language: English
- Despite billions of dollars invested in medical research and technological breakthroughs in American healthcare made to prolong and improve the lives of patients, a devastating statistic remains....
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