About The Book

The challenge of preparing for one's own death is enormous. It is difficult to overcome one's own reluctance to talk about death and dying -- let alone the fear of family and friends -- and yet it helps the process for the words to be shaped. In addition, in the final stages of life, the endurance for study is limited but the need for meaningful content is very great.

The morsels of wisdom and comfort in Facing Death, along with the beautiful, accompanying nature photographs, address these needs. Throughout, this book allows readers to make their own sense of what is presented, to access what is offered in their own fashion, to identify particular items for frequent re-visiting, to personalize and customize, if and as they wish.

The book has won three awards to date: the 2009 USA Book News National Best Book Award in the Spirituality: Journaling & Quotes category, the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence in Publishing in the Gift Book category sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the 2010 National Mature Market Silver Award in the Book (Editorial) category.