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Barbara Coombs Lee Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Founder and president emerita of Compassion & Choices, and author of FINISH STRONG: Putting Your Priorities First at Life’s End https://t.co/4Pmi3bZEEn

12 books
Book Cover for: I Believe: Portable Christian Notebook: 6"x9" Composition Notebook with Christian Quote: Inspirational Gifts for Religious Men &, Christian Life

I Believe: Portable Christian Notebook: 6"x9" Composition Notebook with Christian Quote: Inspirational Gifts for Religious Men &

Christian Life
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

Desmond Tutu "As a Christian, I believe in the sanctity of life, and that death is a part of life" https://t.co/pcdxZvPlXs

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Book Cover for: Still Alice, Lisa Genova

Still Alice

Lisa Genova
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

Neuro-novelist @LisaGenova's (#StillAlice) latest book, Every Note Played, about a famous concert pianist with #ALS confronting end of life, comes out in paperback this week. Read her touching interview w. @PhilBolsta via @TheShiftNetwork: https://theshiftnetwork.com/blog/2019-01-20/author-lisa-genova-every-note-played https://t.co/UAUas442le

Paperback, 2009

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Advance Care Planning: Health and Social Care Training Workbook, Susan P. Rogers

Advance Care Planning: Health and Social Care Training Workbook

Susan P. Rogers
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

This week we commemorate the strong finish of a dear person and wonderful advocate for #advanceplanning. Dan Winter died one year ago by #VSED to avoid a prolonged dementia decline: https://compassionandchoices.org/stories/dan-winter/

Paperback, 2017

$10.14$5.07 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Midwife Through the Dying Process: Stories of Healing and Hard Choices at the End of Life, Timothy E. Quill

A Midwife Through the Dying Process: Stories of Healing and Hard Choices at the End of Life

Timothy E. Quill
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

#Shepherd published my list of "the best books about opening to death to live your most joyful life." The first? "A Midwife through the Dying Process" by Dr. Timothy Quill, a definitive primer on #patientchoice and #empowerment: https://shepherd.com/best-books/opening-to-death-to-live-your-most-joyful-life

Paperback, 2001

$33.00$16.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Believe: 6x9 Portable Christian Notebook with Christian Quote: Inspirational Gifts for Religious Men & Women (Christian Noteboo, Christian Life

Believe: 6x9 Portable Christian Notebook with Christian Quote: Inspirational Gifts for Religious Men & Women (Christian Noteboo

Christian Life
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

Desmond Tutu "As a Christian, I believe in the sanctity of life, and that death is a part of life" https://t.co/pcdxZvPlXs

Out of stock

Book Cover for: Every Note Played, Lisa Genova

Every Note Played

Lisa Genova
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

Neuro-novelist @LisaGenova's (#StillAlice) latest book, Every Note Played, about a famous concert pianist with #ALS confronting end of life, comes out in paperback this week. Read her touching interview w. @PhilBolsta via @TheShiftNetwork: https://theshiftnetwork.com/blog/2019-01-20/author-lisa-genova-every-note-played https://t.co/UAUas442le

Paperback, 2019

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Exit Interview, Amrita Mukherjee

Exit Interview

Amrita Mukherjee
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

"@BarbaraHammer’s Exit Interview: The pioneering filmmaker from #NYC talks about her career & her quest to die with dignity via @NewYorker & @mashagessen #endoflife #MedicalAidinDying #FinishStrong @CompNChoicesNY @AmyPaulin @DianeSavino https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/barbara-hammers-exit-interview

Paperback, 2015

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: When My Time Comes: Conversations about Whether Those Who Are Dying Should Have the Right to Determine When Life Should End, Diane Rehm

When My Time Comes: Conversations about Whether Those Who Are Dying Should Have the Right to Determine When Life Should End

Diane Rehm
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

How surprised (and flattered!) I was to discover a chapter titled "Barbara Coombs Lee" in Diane Rehm's wonderful, thoughtful new book about end-of-life care, "When My Time Comes," released today. #deathwellness #FinishStrong https://t.co/7B5hXIbPEv

Paperback, 2021

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Scruples, Judith Krantz

Scruples

Judith Krantz
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

A swirl of creativity and level-headedness, Judith Krantz was a longtime supporter of the end-of-life options movement and member of our board of advisors. She leaves a shining legacy. #scruples #deathwellness #endoflifecare https://t.co/6frkSrUFxy

Paperback, Mass Market, 1989

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Who Dies?: An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying, Stephen Levine

Who Dies?: An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying

Stephen Levine
Barbara Coombs LeeBarbara Coombs Lee

Next on my #Shepherd list of the best books about opening to death is "Who Dies? An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying" by Stephen and Ondrea Levine @LevineTalks for its practical and spiritual tools to approach the #endoflife: https://shepherd.com/best-books/opening-to-death-to-live-your-most-joyful-life

Paperback, 1989

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book