"Dying, Death, and Grief": A Critically Annotated Bibliography And Source Book Of Thanatology And Terminal Care

No one is helped by the "positive" and "encourag i ng" attitude some critics feel obl iged to adopt towards rubbish.Some of the literature on death is frank rubbish---some mawkish and ghoulish,some over-simplified beyond any relation to the reality of the phenomena described;some is well-meaning (one hopes) but very illinformed,and written by people with no personal experience of the situation of the dying or the bereaved. Some authors simply seek to take advantage of the sad,the naive,the needy, and the bereft. Some may be simply jumping on the great I hope this book will help guide you to the books and other resources you need (and help you to avoid those you don't need)and will aid you in all the good work that remains to be done in all these areas. Categories Used in Classification.- Annotated List of Books.- Supplementary List of Books.- Author Index.- Journals.- Films.- Film Distributors and Libraries.- Audio-Visual Materials Audiotapes and Audiocassettes.- Videotapes and Videocassettes.- Teaching Materials, Kits, etc.- European Literature French.- Scandinavian.- German.- Dutch.- Key Journal References.- Films and Audio-Visual Media Available in Great Britain Films.- AV Materials.- Stop Press Additions Front Matter....Pages i-xi Categories Used in Classification....Pages 1-2 Annotated List of Books....Pages 3-136 Supplementary List of Books....Pages 137-159 Back Matter....Pages 161-288