false 2062034 7 <P>A profound and compelling work on how to overcome the universal fear of death</P> <P>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 trauma (9/11, natural disasters, accidents), the death of a loved one, illness, or just plain aging. Yalom shows us how such an awakening experience can be the turning point for a more meaningful life, inspiring people to rearrange their priorities, stop worrying about trivia, choose not to do the things they don't wish to do, communicate more deeply with those they love, appreciate more keenly the beauty of life, and increase a willingness to take risks for personal fulfillment and a life filled with love. The book includes specific methods and techniques for dealing with the most prevalent kinds of fear of death as well as advice on how to live in the here and now and appreciate the influence and impact we all have that has a life beyond our own. <P>Irvin D. Yalom, MD (Palo Alto, CA) is one of the most famous and highly regarded psychiatrists and authors in the world. Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Yalom has won numerous honors and awards for both his novels and nonfiction. He is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Love's Executioner (978-0-06-095834-3) and When Nietzsche Wept (978-0-06-074812-8). 2067246 4 2 2008 Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death total:116|5:38|4:44|3:28|2:5|1:1| 116 461 212 39 0 4 false false Wed Dec 05 17:40:27 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 17:40:46 -0800 2007 Some smart person, back in the early days of Amazon decided that, while books should be rated on a five-point scale, reviews should be either ‘useful’ or ‘not useful’. Good idea. Something that helps you decide to buy or not-a perfectly binary process-should be judged in a similarly bi...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 19:29:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:04:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 09 04:36:26 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 04:37:10 -0800 2009
Yalom’s new book about overcoming the terror of death was a surprise to me. Although I have thought about death, I am not afraid of death itself. Even at this age – approaching 50 - my thoughts are m...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 18 19:49:29 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:28:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri May 08 10:37:05 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 02:18:35 -0700 2009
To be sure, the subject matter of this book greatly interested me at first, even though the book was written in a somewhat simplistic style that I'm not really used to.

I've always been concerned and perhaps even obsessed with matters of death and...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 16:26:35 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 10:49:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 08:28:26 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 28 07:56:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 20 19:44:11 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 23:16:17 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 19:44:11 -0700 2008 philosophy, psychology and wisdom of long life. The fear of death is the main point of discussion and even if it is not a jolly topic, we all can relate to it in some way or another. There are a lot of case studies, great insights in...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 14:30:09 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 15:13:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 06:31:15 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 06:37:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Apr 27 08:47:18 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 09:00:39 -0700 2009 here) interview with the author:

Overcoming the Terror of Death: A Discussion with Irv Yalom in Front of a Live Audiencemore...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 14:48:53 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 14:48:53 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 21 10:00:11 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 10:10:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 14:02:36 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 18:25:10 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 14:02:36 -0800 2008
But Yalom is a great, thoughtful writer, and he makes sense a lot of the time. I can't believe that I'll be floating around in the same nothingness I apparently floated around in before I was born. I like the idea of posterity: "Look for me among my friends."...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 04:41:20 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 04:45:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 15:49:11 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 22:48:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 08:34:59 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 15:08:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 09:43:33 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 12:46:05 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 02 04:58:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 05:00:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 21:12:16 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 21:13:51 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2062034