Books, Links, and More

We've compiled resources in both French and English, to give you the broadest possible range of available information. To see resources in French, click in the top right corner of the page.

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Culture
Books
African American Grief
African American Grief carefully sorts out what is universal in grief, what is individual difference, and what is cultural. read more...
Annie and the Old One
As she prepares to die an aging Navajo grandmother teaches her granddaughter, Annie, about the cycles of life and death. read more...
Asian Family Caregiver Handbook
192 page soft-cover book includes both English and Chinese language within text. A project of the Asian Family Caregiver... read more...
A Caregiver's Guide: A Handbook About End-of-Life Care
Hard copies available in English, French, Chinese, Inuktitut and Innuin. Contact the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care office... read more...
Caring For Dying People of Different Faiths
This book provides information about the beliefs, customs and practices of the world's major religions, with particular regard... read more...
Death and Bereavement Across Cultures
Written by international authors, this book describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions, explains their psychological... read more...
Mind of Clear Light: Advice on Living Well and Dying Consciously
Using a seventeenth-century poem written by a prominent scholar-practitioner, the Dalai Lama draws from a wide range of traditions... read more...
The Mourner's Dance: What We Do When People Die
Study of mourning rituals across historical, cultural, religious, and socioeconomic lines. read more...
Palliative Care, Social Work and Service Users: Making Life Possible
Examines service users' experiences of social work and palliative care, tracking their journeys through it, exploring the... read more...
Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth - A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook
According to Buddhism, the end of life marks an all-important transition. There are ways we can prepare ourselves for that... read more...
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