Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD, is the woman who has transformed the way the world thinks about death and dying. Beginning with the groundbreaking publication of the classic psychological study On Death and Dying and continuing through her many books and her years working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients, and the elderly, Kübler-Ross has brought comfort and understanding to millions coping with their own deaths or the deaths of loved ones. Now, at age seventy-one facing her own death, this world-renowned healer tells the story of her extraordinary life. Having taught the world how to die well, she now offers a lesson on how to live well. Her story is an adventure of the heart—powerful, controversial, inspirational—a fitting legacy of a powerful life.
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“A startling treatise on death. Recounting her research with the dying and with those who claim to have ‘returned’ after dying, Dr. Kübler-Ross also writes eloquently about her belief in the afterlife.”
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“Her forthrightness and enthusiasm are undeniable.”
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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926–2004) earned a place as the best-loved and most-respected authority on the subjects of death and dying. Dr. Kübler-Ross, whose books have been translated into twenty-seven languages, passed away in 2004 at the age of seventy-eight. Before her death, she and David Kessler completed work on their second collaboration, On Grief and Grieving.
Ellen Burstyn’s career has encompassed more than forty years on stage, in film, and on television. She has been nominated six times for an Academy Award, winning the Best Actress Oscar in 1974 for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, as well as a Tony for her performance in Same Time, Next Year. She continues to serve as co-president of the Actors Studio in New York City.