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Tibetan book of living and dying

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Rinpoche, Sogyal. [San Francisco, CA]: Harper SanFrancisco , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R582 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Rinpoche, Sogyal

Place of Publication: [San Francisco, CA]

Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: xiv, 425 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects: Buddhism; Spirituality; Religious Philosophies; Death and dying; Attitude to Death; Quality of Life; Thanatology

ISBN: 0062508342

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 R582 1994

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Through the dark forest : transforming your life in the face of death

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Conger, Carolyn. New York, NY: Penguin Group , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 C657 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Conger, Carolyn

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: xxv, 258 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Attitude to Death; Quality of Life; Spirituality; Thanatology; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780452298705

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 C657 2014

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Being with dying : cultivating compassion and fearlessness in the presence of death

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Halifax, Joan. [Boston, MA]: Shambhala , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 H173 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Halifax, Joan

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Shambhala

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xix, 204 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Death - psychology; Palliative Care - psychology; Buddhism; Meditation; Spirituality; Terminal Care; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781590307182; 1590307186

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 H173 2009

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Storied companions : cancer, trauma, and discovering guides for living in Buddhist narratives

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Derris, Karen. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 D477 2021

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by…

Author: Derris, Karen

Place of Publication: Somerville, MA

Publisher: Wisdom Publications

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 216 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects: Buddhism; Terminally Ill; Attitude to Death; Suffering; Uncertainty; Philosophy; Brain Neoplasms; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by publisher.

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781614295754

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 D477 2021

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Year to live : how to live this year as if it were your last

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Levine, Stephen. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 L665y 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Levine, Stephen

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: viii, 175 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill - psychology; Mindfulness; Spirituality; Life Change Events; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780609801949

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 L665y 1997

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Dying to live well : loving the journey

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Weiler, Renate. Holland Landing, ON: Renate Weiler Publishing , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF637 L53 W43 2009

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Weiler, Renate

Place of Publication: Holland Landing, ON

Publisher: Renate Weiler Publishing

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiv, 157 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Mind-Body Therapies; Adaptation, Psychological; Spirituality; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780973304527

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF637 L53 W43 2009

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Last lecture

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Pausch, Randy, Zaslow, Jeffrey. New York, NY: Hyperion , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF637 B4 P334 2008

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

The last lecture; Really achieving your childhood dreams; Adventures ... and lessons learned; Enabling the dreams of others; It's about how to live your life; Final remarks; Acknowledgments

Author: Pausch, Randy; Zaslow, Jeffrey

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Hyperion

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: x, 206 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Attitude to Death; Quality of Life; Family Relations; Terminally Ill; Philosophy; Interpersonal Relations; Teaching; Autobiography; Popular Work

Abstract: The last lecture; Really achieving your childhood dreams; Adventures ... and lessons learned; Enabling the dreams of others; It's about how to live your life; Final remarks; Acknowledgments

ISBN: 9781401323257; 1401323251

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF637 B4 P334 2008

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Start where you are : a guide to compassionate living

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Chodron, Pema. [Boston, MA]: Shambhala Publications, Inc. , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 C545 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Chodron, Pema

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: xiii, 156 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Shambhala classics

Subjects: Meditation - methods; Buddhism; Spirituality; Empathy; Mindfulness; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781570628399

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM61 C545 2001

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What we wish were true : reflecting on nurturing life and facing death

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Quinn, Tallu Schuyler. New York, NY: Convergent , 2022. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 Q7w 2022

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Quinn, Tallu Schuyler

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Convergent

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Brain Neoplasms; Life Change Events; Spirituality; Clergy; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: "Many of the essays in this work originally appeared in slightly different form on Tallu Schuyler Quinn's blog in 2020 and 2021"-- WorldCat

ISBN: 9780593442906

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 Q7w 2022

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Few months to live : different paths to life's end

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Staton, Jana, Shuy, Roger, Byock, Ira. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 S797 2001

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Staton, Jana; Shuy, Roger; Byock, Ira

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: xxv, 358 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Health; Caregivers - psychology; Spirituality

ISBN: 087840841X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 S797 2001

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Living beautifully with uncertainty and change

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Chodron, Pema. Boulder, CO: Shambala Publications, Inc. , [2019].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 C545 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Chodron, Pema

Editor: Oliver, Joan Duncan

Place of Publication: Boulder, CO

Publisher: Shambala Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: [2019]

Subjects: Buddhism; Philosophy; Uncertainty; Fear - psychology; Compassion; Meditation; Mindfulness; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781611806809

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM61 C545 2019

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Hanson, Warren. Minneapolis, MN: Waldman House Press, Inc. , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 H251 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hanson, Warren

Place of Publication: Minneapolis, MN

Publisher: Waldman House Press, Inc.

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 32 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Spirituality; Poetry; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature

ISBN: 9780931674327; 0931674328

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 H251 1997

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After the ecstasy, the laundry : how the heart grows wise on the spiritual path

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Kornfield, Jack. New York, NY: Bantam Books , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB880 K84 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 0 available

Author: Kornfield, Jack

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Bantam Books

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: xxi, 313 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Spirituality; Life Change Events; Adaptation, Psychological; Buddhism; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780553378290

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB880 K84 2001

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Pace of grace : the virtues of a sustainable life

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Popov, Linda Kavelin. New York, NY: Penguin Books , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BJ1581.2 P67 2004

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Popov, Linda Kavelin

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Penguin Books

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: viii, 341 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Virtues; Social Values; Value of Life; Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics); Quality of Life; Life Style; Spirituality; Popular Work

ISBN: 0452285437

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BJ1581.2 P67 2004

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Impact of spirituality, social support, and defensive/adaptive coping on death anxiety at end of life

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McMahon, Robin Lynn. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America , 2004.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WM172 M167 2004

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: McMahon, Robin Lynn

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: Catholic University of America

Publication Date: 2004

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Spirituality; Hospice Care; Terminally Ill; Social Support; Anxiety; Adaptation, Psychological

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM172 M167 2004

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Essential teachings : His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books , 1995.

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Call Number: WM61 B916 1995

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama

Editor: Dresser, Marianne

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Buddhism; Spirituality

ISBN: 1556431929

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM61 B916 1995

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Beyond surviving : cancer and your spiritual journey

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Maginley, David. Halifax, NS: Tristan Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M194 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there --- four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the he…

Author: Maginley, David

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: Tristan Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xix, 226 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Spirituality; Attitude to Death; Pastoral Care; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there --- four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the hero within. You will learn how to :; -- Turn the mind into an ally as you grapple with uncertainty.; -- Explore spirituality through your love rather than your belief.; -- Not only go through cancer, but grow through cancer. - Cover

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ISBN: 9780995881112; 0995881111

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 M194 2016

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