By Atul Gawande

Bestselling book discussing one of medicine's biggest challenges: how to improve life as well as the process of how life ends.

By Angelo Volandes

Dr. Angelo E. Volandes writes about the need to have The Conversation and how patients and doctors must talk about this difficult issue to help insure that end-of-life care meets the patient’s needs.

By Joan Halifax

Joan Halifax is a Buddhist teacher sharing the experiences of her many years of work with dying people and offers wisdom for anyone helping to care for a dying person or facing their own death.

By Roz Chast

A New York Times bestseller about caring for aging parents.

By Ira Byock

One of the nation’s foremost leaders in palliative care. Dr. Byock takes us inside a state-of-the-art academic medical center and opens our eyes to an issue that will affect our loved ones, our neighbors, and ourselves.

By Maggie Callanan & Patricia Kelley

Authors are hospice nurses with over twenty years’ experience sharing their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life.

By Jeanne Fitzpatrick & Eileen Fitzpatrick

The authors describe a five-step Compassion Protocol that offers a simple and effective framework for leaving clear instructions about your wishes for at end of life.