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Knocking on heaven's door : the path to a better way of death / Katy Butler.
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Title:Knocking on heaven's door : the path to a better way of death / Katy Butler.
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Author/Creator:Butler, Katy, 1949- author.
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Published/Created:New York : Scribner, June 2014.
©2013
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WB310 .B876 2014
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Terminal care.
Terminal care--Decision making.
Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects.
Adult children of aging parents--Family relationships.
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Medical Subjects: Right to Die
Terminal Care--ethics
Attitude to Death
Medical Futility--ethics
Terminally Ill
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Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
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Edition:First Scribner trade paperback edition June 2014.
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Description:322, [13] pages ; 22 cm
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Summary:Pt. 1: The stroke. Along came a blackbird ; A year of grace ; Rites of passage -- Pt. 2: Fast medicine. The tyranny of hope ; Inventing lifesaving and transforming death ; My father's open heart -- Pt. 3: Ordeal. Not getting better ; Dharma sisters ; Broke-down palace ; White water -- Pt. 4: Rebellion. The sorcerer's apprentice ; The business of lifesaving ; Deactivation -- Pt. 5: Acceptance. The art of dying ; Afterward -- Pt. 6: Grace. Valerie makes up her mind ; Old plum tree bent and gnarled -- Pt. 7: Into the light. A better way of death ; A map through the labyrinth ; Notes for a new art of dying -- Scribner reading group guide.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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ISBN:1451641982 (pbk)
9781451641981 (pbk)
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I Redemption
ch. 1 Along Came a Blackbird
ch. 2 Year of Grace
ch. 3 Rites of Passage
pt. II Fast Medicine
ch. 4 Tyranny of Hope
ch. 5 Inventing Lifesaving and Transforming Death
ch. 6 My Father's Open Heart
pt. III Ordeal
ch. 7 Not Getting Better
ch. 8 Dharma Sisters
ch. 9 Broke-down Palace
ch. 10 White Water
pt. IV Rebellion
ch. 11 Sorcerer's Apprentice
ch. 12 Business of Lifesaving
ch. 13 Deactivation
pt. V Acceptance
ch. 14 Art of Dying
ch. 15 Afterward
pt. VI Grace
ch. 16 Valerie Makes Up Her Mind
ch. 17 Old Plum Tree Bent and Gnarled
pt. VII Into the Light
ch. 18 Better Way of Death
ch. 19 Map through the Labyrinth
ch. 20 Notes for a New Art of Dying.