On Death and Dying - What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy, and Their Own Families

This is the world-famous best-seller by the woman who popularized the field of thanatology as a subject for general social commentary. This was her first book on the topic and is considered a classic. It is required reading in many academic settings, including medical and nursing schools, theological seminaries, and popular psychology courses. The book introduced the author's seminal "stages of dying" or "stages of grief" model which is still widely quoted. According to this model, there are five stages that a dying person goes through when they are told that they have a terminal illness. The stages go in progression through denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. This model has been widely adopted by other authors and applied to many other situations where someone suffers a loss or change in social identity. The model is often used in bereavement work. Not all workers in the field agree with this model, however, and some critics feel the stages are too rigid. Regardless of whether you feel the stages are absolute, the book is a "must read" for anyone seriously interested in death and dying issues. Written in plain language that anyone can understand, this important book can help families understand what's going on as death of a loved one draws near. Buy Paperback Buy Hardcover

Life Lessons - Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living

In Life Lessons, her first book on life and living, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross joins with David Kessler to guide readers through the practical and spiritual lessons we need to learn so that we can live life to its fullest in every moment. Many years of working with the dying have shown the authors that certain lessons come up over and over again. Some of these lessons can be difficult to master, but even the attempts to understand them are deeply rewarding. Here, in fourteen accessible chapters, from the Lesson of Love to the Lesson of Happiness, the authors reveal the truth about our fears, our hopes, our relationships, and, above all, the grandness of who we really are. Buy It Here

On Life After Death

Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross is the world's foremost expert on the subjects of death, dying, and the afterlife. This book collects for the first time four essays drawn from her years of "working with the dying and learning from them what life is about," in-depth research on life after death, and her own feelings and opinions about this fascinating and controversial subject. Buy It Here

The Grieving Child: A Parent's Guide - by Helen Fitzgerald, Designed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

This excellent book, written by the director of a grief program in a community health center, is intended as a guide for parents seeking to explain the death of a parent, relative, friend, or even a pet to a child. The book's format employs a paragraph numbering system, which allows readers to turn to relevant information easily. All subjects are listed in the table of contents and index. Suggestions are given for dealing with emotional responses and helping in the child's adjustment to a new life. Fitzgerald believes in using a clear, direct approach when explaining death to a child, yet her tone is gentle and loving. Recommended for most parenting collections.-- Jan Wiedemann, Vernon, Texas. Buy It Here

Death: The Final Stage of Growth

Dr. Kubler-Ross, the world-renowned psychiatrist whose pioneering work identified the five stages of terminal illness, shows how we come to terms with the idea of death. Buy It Here

The Wheel of Life: A Memoir of Living and Dying

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D., is the woman who has transformed the way the world thinks about death and dying. Beginning with the groundbreaking publication of the classic psychological study On Death and Dying, through her many books and her years working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients and the elderly, Kubler-Ross has brought comfort and understanding to millions coping with their own deaths or the deaths of loved ones. Now, facing her own death at age seventy-one, this world-renowned healer tells the story of her life and explores her ultimate truth - death does not exist. Written frankly and with warmth, Kubler-Ross's memoir traces the intellectual and spiritual development of a destiny. "If I am opinionated and independent," she writes, "if I am stuck in my ways, if I am a little off center, so what? That is me." Her trademark conviction, one that has taken on dogma, prejudice and skepticism, was present as a girl in Switzerland, where the young Elisabeth observed the injustices of the world and vowed to change them. From her work in war-ravaged Poland to her pioneering counseling of the terminally ill, to her legendary seminars on death and dying at the University of Chicago, to her eye-opening discussions with those who had been revived after death, each experience provided Kubler-Ross with a piece of the puzzle. In a culture determined to sweep death under a carpet and hide it there, Kubler-Ross consistently defied common wisdom to bring it into the light and hold it there for us to see and not be afraid. Driven by compassion, undeterred by obstacles, she shows the reader through the story of her remarkable life that free will is our greatest gift and that our goal is spiritual evolution. Buy It Here

Questions & Answers on Death and Dying

'On Death and Dying' is one of the most important books ever written on the subject and is still considered the benchmark in the care of the dying. This book is a vital resource for doctors, nurses, members of the clergy, social workers, and lay people dealing with death and dying. Buy It Here

Working It Through

This remarkable guide to coping with death and dying grew out of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's realization that she could help larger numbers of terminally ill people directly by meeting with them in groups. The first such meeting in 1970 led to hundreds more throughout the United States and the world and now to Working It Through, a testament to 'faith and the ability to survive and transcend the most difficult trials in life, ' as Kubler-Ross writes in her foreword. The photographer Mal Warshaw has documented the workshops, and his moving photographs bring this already powerful book to life. Buy It Here

The Tunnel and the Light - Essential Insights on Living and Dying
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Goran Grip (Editor), Ken Ross (Photographer)

This engaging introduction to the beliefs, work, and life of psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross is based on her more than 30 years of experience with the dying. Photos. Buy it Here

To Live Until We Say Good-Bye

Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, whose books on death and dying have sold in the millions, now offers an extraordinary visual record of her work. Buy It Here

AIDS: The Ultimate Challenge

Using letters from patients, questions and answers between patient and doctor, and other compassionate tools, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the world's foremost expert on death and dying, shows us how to comfort the seriously ill and help AIDS patients through the critical 'stages of dying.' She addresses the stigma surrounding AIDS as a 'gay disease' and makes a special plea for prisoners with AIDS, for women and children with AIDS, and for babies with AIDS. This remarkable books is warm and informative on one of the most important subjects of our time. Buy It Here

Living with Death and Dying

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On Children And Death

In this "book on death and dying Kubler-Ross offers help to dying children, their parents, and others who work with them. . . . Through case studies and correspondence with relatives of dying children, she {attempts to} demonstrate how these children and those who love them can best survive this traumatic experience. Kubler-Ross argues that children intuitively know when they are dying and want and need to talk about it. She offers practical help to make that communication easier, encouraging expression of the natural fears and intuitions about death." Buy It Here

Remember the Secret

A wonderfully gentle way for children to learn about the value of life as well as the reality of death and dying. Buy It Here

The Cocoon and the Butterfly

Drawing on the thousand of accounts of "near death experiences" that she has accumulated over the years from persons of all ages and circumstances, Dr. Ross develops the image of the butterfly's emergence from a cocoon as a symbol for the new beginning that such experiences portend for us when we die. Buy It Here