Staring at the Sun Overcoming the Terror of Death

Name: Staring at the Sun Overcoming the Terror of Death
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ISBN: 9780787996680

ISBN-10: 0787996688

ISBN-13: 9780787996680

Edition: 2008

Authors: Irvin D. Yalom

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A profound and compelling work on how to overcome the universal fear of death Irvin Yalom is an author whose New York Times bestselling books-including Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept-tell illuminating stories that give readers that "aha" moment where each of us can say "yes, that's me, I've felt that too." The 74-year-old Yalom's new book is really the climax of his life's work, a profoundly inspiring and encouraging approach to the universal human issue of mortality and death. He tells us how to understand and accept what is ultimate and inevitable for us all through what he calls the "awakening experience," like a dream, a loss (getting fired, divorce, having to move), a…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/4/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Dr Irvin Yalom is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Stanford University. He has won two major awards from the American Psychiatric Association. He continues to run his clinical practice and lectures widely.



Preface and Acknowledgments



The Mortal Wound



Recognizing Death Anxiety



The Awakening Experience



The Power of Ideas



Overcoming Death Terror Through Connection



Death Awareness: A Memoir



Addressing Death Anxiety: Advice for Therapists


Afterword


Notes


About the Author


A Reader's Guide to Staring at the Sun


Index