Nine Rules to Conquer Death

How should we conquer death? Our eternal existential question. The unspoken why of all action and thought. Death is all around us but unseen. A shadow companion who haunts our gnawing anxieties over what the future holds. The virus. The stab of doubt in every lump beneath the skin. Can anyone overcome the fear of dying?

About the author

Kevin Toolis is a writer, BAFTA-winning filmmaker, Emmy nominee and bardic poet. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die, a seminal work on Irish wakes, and Rebel Hearts, a highly praised chronicle of the Troubles in Ireland. Kevin has also written for the New York Times, Guardian, Observer and the Sunday Times.

Summary

How should we conquer death? Our eternal existential question. The unspoken why of all action and thought. Death is all around us but unseen. A shadow companion who haunts our gnawing anxieties over what the future holds. The virus. The stab of doubt in every lump beneath the skin. Can anyone overcome the fear of dying?

Product details

• Authors: KEVIN TOOLIS, Kevin Toolis, Toolis Kevin
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781786079831
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-983-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SELF-HELP / General, SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Coping with death & bereavement, Mind, Body, Spirit, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement