{"product_id":"the-lost-art-of-dying-reviving-forgotten-wisdom","title":"The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom","description":"A Columbia University physician comes across a popular medieval\ntext on dying well written after the horror of the Black Plague and discovers\nancient wisdom for rethinking death and gaining insight today on how we can\nlearn the lost art of dying well in this wise, clear-eyed book that is as\ncompelling and soulful as Being Mortal, When Breath Becomes\nAir, and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.\n\nAs a specialist in both medical ethics and the treatment of older patients, Dr.\nL. S. Dugdale knows a great deal about the end of life. Far too many of us die\npoorly, she argues. Our culture has overly medicalized death: dying is often\ninstitutional and sterile, prolonged by unnecessary resuscitations and other\nintrusive interventions. We are not going gently into that good night—our\nreliance on modern medicine can actually prolong suffering and strip us of our\ndignity. Yet our lives do not have to end this way.\nCenturies\nago, in the wake of the Black Plague, a text was published offering advice to\nhelp the living prepare for a good death. Written during the late Middle Ages, ars\nmoriendi—The Art of Dying—made\nclear that to die well, one first had to live well and described what practices\nbest help us prepare. When Dugdale discovered this Medieval book, it was a\nrevelation. Inspired by its holistic approach to the final stage we must all\none day face, she draws from this forgotten work, combining its wisdom with the\nknowledge she has gleaned from her long medical career. The Lost Art of Dying is a\ntwenty-first century ars moriendi, filled with much-needed insight and\nthoughtful guidance that will change our perceptions. By recovering our sense\nof finitude, confronting our fears, accepting how our bodies age, developing\nmeaningful rituals, and involving our communities in end-of-life care, we can\ndiscover what it means to both live and die well. And like the original ars\nmoriendi, The Lost Art of Dying includes nine black-and-white drawings\nfrom artist Michael W. Dugger.\n\nDr.\nDugdale offers a hopeful perspective on death and dying as she shows us how to\nadapt the wisdom from the past to our lives today. The Lost Art of Dying is a vital, affecting\nbook that reconsiders death, death culture, and how we can transform how we\nlive each day, including our last.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062932632\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.0062932632.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Dugdale, L.S.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in acceptable condition and may have highlighting and or writing throughout. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo, dust jacket may be damaged or missing. Book may show internal and or external wear on spine or cover and may be slightly skewed or have creased pages. This is a used book so codes may be invalid or accompanying media may be missing. May be an Ex library book with stickers and stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51450385498417,"sku":"GBV.0062932632.A","price":10.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/0062932632-0.jpg?v=1749238188","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/the-lost-art-of-dying-reviving-forgotten-wisdom","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}