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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A dying man brings his oldest friends together for one last beach blowout in this witty, heartfelt novel from the author of Last Couple Standing. At just thirty-five, reclusive billionaire Robbie Malcolm is a renowned financial prognosticator, a celebrated philanthropist, and a mathematical genius. Also, he's dying, which is a fact he's carefully concealing from the world. As he takes stock, Robbie realizes that his wealth means nothing if he can't...
42) Beaches
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two childhood friends are reunited in their middle age and one learns she is dying of a fatal disease.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xiv, 170 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Written from the perspective of a licensed social worker with experience in public and private hospitals, hospice, and the American Cancer Society, these firsthand accounts of patients, family members, hospice workers, and others will lift spirits, touch hearts, and illustrate the advantages of hospice care.
Author
Language
English
Description
From international mega-bestselling author Eileen Goudge comes a story only she could create. Camille Harte makes her living as a matchmaker. When she receives the diagnosis she's dreaded and learns that she has only six months to live, Camille decides to do the unthinkable ... find a replacement wife for her husband.
46) Mirror
Series
Criterion collection volume 1084
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Language
Russian
Formats
Description
A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Canadian American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife was one of thousands of draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam. Now in his late seventies and dying of cancer in Montreal, Fife has agreed to a final interview in which he is determined to bare all his secrets at last, to demythologize his mythologized life. The interview is filmed by his acolyte and ex-star student, Malcolm MacLeod, in the presence of...
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Greek
Description
A famous writer is told he has only a few days to live. He meets a young boy on the street, an illegal immigrant from Albania, and decides to take him back home. During the trip, the writer hopes to learn about life and death.
49) The infinities
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a novel that is at once a gloriously earthy romp and a wise look at the terrible, wonderful plight of being human.
“One of the great living masters of English-language prose. The Infinities is a dazzling example of that mastery.” —Los Angeles Times
On a languid midsummer’s day in the countryside, the Godley family gathers at the...
“One of the great living masters of English-language prose. The Infinities is a dazzling example of that mastery.” —Los Angeles Times
On a languid midsummer’s day in the countryside, the Godley family gathers at the...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlie Hanson has a clear vision of his future. A senior at Brighton School of Mathematics and Science, he knows he'll graduate, go to MIT, and inevitably discover solutions to the universe's greatest unanswered questions. He's that smart. But Charlie's future blurs the moment he reaches out to touch the tattoo on a beautiful girl's neck. The future has never seemed very kind to Charlotte Finch, so she's counting on the present. She's not impressed...
Author
Publisher
Conari Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xiv, 222 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of a life. Created by Henry Fersko-Weiss, the end-of-life doula model is adapted from the work of birth doulas and helps the dying to find meaning in their life, express that meaning in powerful and beautiful legacies, and plan for the final days. The approach...
Author
Language
English
Description
Tech billionaire Miles Cookson has everything he could dream of-- except time. Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, there is a fifty percent chance that it can be passed on to the next generation. Two decades ago young, struggling Miles was a sperm donor. Somewhere out there, he has kids-- nine of them. And they might be about to inherit his fortune-- or maybe something much worse. Aspiring film documentarian Chloe Swanson is on a quest to...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Easy-to-read text reveals that dying is hard work, for the old and especially the young, and how good it is that so many people help when a person dies, from medical staff to clergy and friends to family members.
59) The man who died
Author
Publisher
Orenda Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
A successful entrepreneur in the mushroom industry, Jaakko Kaunismaa is a man in his prime. At just 37 years of age, he is shocked when his doctor tells him that he's dying. What is more, the cause is discovered to be prolonged exposure to toxins; in other words, someone has slowly but surely been poisoning him. Determined to find out who wants him dead, Jaakko embarks on a suspenseful rollercoaster journey full of unusual characters, bizarre situations...
60) Amulet
Publisher
Magnet Releasing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tomaz is a homeless former soldier who takes refuge in the decaying home of Magda, a lonely young woman in desperate need of help as she cares for her ailing mother. At first hesitant, Magda soon welcomes Tomaz into their lives. But as he gets closer to and begins to fall for Magda, Tomaz notices strange and unexplainable phenomena. Something seems very wrong with the mysterious old woman who never leaves the top floor, and Tomaz begins to suspect...
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