Book Reviews Archive

By Roger Woodruff

Note for authors and publishers

If you have a book for review, please email Alison Ramsey with the title, author(s), ISBN number, and brief description about the book. Please do not send books directly to IAHPC. Only books relevant to palliative care and have an ISBN will be reviewed.

	Author, title
Review	Janet Abrahm. A PHYSICIAN’S GUIDE TO PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT IN CANCER PATIENTS. 3e. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. 630 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-1403-4.
Review	Abrahm JL. A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients. 2nd edition John Hopkins University Press, 2005
Review	Sam Ahmedzai & Martin Muers (eds) SUPPORTIVE CARE IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE Oxford University Press, 2005 540pp ISBN 0-19-263141-1
Review	Mitch Albom. THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN. A Novel. Harper Collins, 2013. 323 pp. ISBN 978-0-06-229437-1.
Review	Mitch Albom. THE TIME KEEPER. Hyperion, 2012. 222 pp. ISBN 978-1-4013-2278-6.
Review	Naheed Ali and Moshe Lewis. UNDERSTANDING PAIN. An introduction for patients and caregivers. Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. 399 PP. ISBN 978-1-4422-3360-7.
Review	American Cancer Society. CANCER CAREGIVING A to Z. An At-home Guide for Patients and Families. 2008 ISBN 978-0-944235-92-8
Review	Anne-Mei T. PALLIATIVE CARE AND COMMUNICATION: Experiences in the Clinic, Open University Press, 2002.
Review	Patricia Armati with Roberta Chow (eds.). PAIN: The person, the science, the clinical interface. IP Communications, 2015. 385 pp. ISBN 978-0-9872905-6-4.
Review	Armes, J; Krishnasamy M; and Higginson, I. Fatigue in Cancer. Oxford University Press, 2004
Review	Armstrong-Coster A. LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER. Cambridge University Press, 2004
Review	Armstrong-Dailey A, Zarbock S. Hospice Care for Children 2nd Ed Oxford University Press 2001.
Review	Attig Thoma HOW WE GRIEVE Relearning the World Oxford University Press, 2011 202 pp ISBN 978-0-19-539769-7 RRP $US26.95 £17.99
Review	F. Amos Bailey THE PALLIATIVE RESPONSE Menasha Ridge Press, 2005 ISBN 0-89732-968-6
Review	Baird RM and Rosenbaum SE (Eds) CARING FOR THE DYING: Critical issues at the edge of life. Prometheus Books, 2003
Review	Barraclough J. (Ed.) ENHANCING CANCER CARE Complementary Therapy and Support Oxford University Press, 2007.
Review	Bass Madeline. PALLIATIVE CARE RESUSCITATION. John Wiley, 2006. ISBN 978-0-470-01977-1
Review	Margaret Pabst Battin - ENDING LIFE: Ethics and the Way We Die Oxford University Press, 2005 344 pp ISBN 0195140273
Review	Beattie James and Sarah Goodlin (Eds). SUPPORTIVE CARE IN HEART FAILURE. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-857028-8
Review	David J. Bearison with Linda Granowetter. THE EDGE OF MEDICINE. Stories of Dying Children and Their Parents Oxford University Press, 2012. 213 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-538927-2.
Review	Robert Becker and Richard Gamlin FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING Quay Books, 2004 ISBN 1-85642-211-9
Review	Simone de Beauvoir. A VERY EASY DEATH Pantheon Books. 106 pp. ISBN 978-0-394-72899-5.
Review	Beresford Peter, Lesl125ey Adshead and Suzy Croft. PALLIATIVE CARE, SOCIAL WORK AND SERVICE USERS-Making Life Possible. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007. ISBN 978 1 84310 465 0
Review	Ann Berger, John Shuster and Jamie Von Roenn (Eds). PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PALLIATIVE CARE AND SUPPORTIVE ONCOLOGY. 4e. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2013. 942 pp. ISBN 978- 1-4511-2127-8.
Review	Nancy Berlinger, Bruce Jennings, Susan M. Wolf (Eds). THE HASTINGS CENTER GUIDELINES FOR DECISIONS ON LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT AND CARE NEAR THE END OF LIFE. 2e. Oxford University Press, 2013. 240 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-997455-9.
Review	Jim Bernhard. FINAL CHAPTERS. How Famous Authors Died. Skyhorse Publishing, 2015. 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-63450-241-2.
Review	Lack, Biller-Andorno & Brauer (Eds.). ADVANCE DIRECTIVES. Springer, 2014. 213 pp. ISBN 978-94-007-7376-9.
Review	Blank Arthur E. and Sean O'Mahony (Eds). CHOICES IN PALLIATIVE CARE - Issues in Health Care Delivery. Springer, 2007. ISBN 978-0-387-70874-4
Review	Bolton Gillie (Ed). DYING, BEREAVEMENT AND THE HEALING ARTS. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008. ISBN 978 1 84310 516 9
Review	Rinehart Bonnie. MAGNIFYING Y OUR DAYS: Inspirational Devotionals for Grieving Winepress Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-57921-450-9.
Review	Boog Kathryn M. and Claire Y. Tester. PALLIATIVE CARE: A Practical Guide for the Health Professional-Finding meaning and purpose in life and death. Churchill Livingstone, 2008. ISBN 978-0-443-10380-3
Review	William S. Breitbart and Shannon R. Poppito. MEANING-CENTERED GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER. A Treatment Manual. Oxford University Press, 2014. 89 pp. ISBN 978-0-19983725-0.
Review	Paul Bramadat, Harold Coward and Keli Stajduhar (eds.). SPIRITUALITY IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. SUNY Press, 2013. 206 pp. ISBN 978-1-4384-4778-0.
Review	William S. Breitbart and Shannon R. Poppito. INDIVIDUAL MEANING-CENTERED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER. A Treatment Manual. Oxford University Press, 2014. 80 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-983724-3.
Review	Erica Brown. HAPPIER ENDINGS. A Meditation on Life and Death. Simon & Schuster, 2013. 340 pp. ISBN 978-1-4516-4922-2.
Review	Booth S; Bruera E and Tate T. Palliative Care Consultations in Gynaeoncology. Oxford University Press, 2004
Review	Booth, S, Bruera, E and Craig J. Palliative Care Consultations in Haemato-Oncology. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Review	Booth S, Bruera E.(Eds) PRIMARY AND METASTATIC BRAIN TUMOURS. Oxford University Press, 2004
Review	Lesley K. Bowker, James D. Price and Sarah C. Smith OXFORD HANDBOOK OF GERIATRIC MEDICINE Oxford University Press, 2006 763 pp ISBN 0-19-853029-3
Review	Braun L and Cohen M. HERBS AND NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS: An Evidence-based Guide. Churchill Livingstone, 2004 Available from www.elsevier.com
Review	Fausto Brizzi, translated by Anthony Shugaar.ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF HAPPINESS. Picador (Pan Macmillan), 2015. 369 pp. ISBN 978-1743533116 (Aus), 978-1447269014 (UK), 978-0525427377 (USA).
Review	Edwina Brown, Fliss Murtagh and Emma Murphy. KIDNEY DISEASE 2e. From Advanced Disease to Bereavement. Oxford University Press, 2012. 374 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-969569-0.
Review	Brasch Jillian. THE LAST GIFTS - Creative Ways to be with the Dying Andrews McMeel Publishing .ISBN 978-07407-7704-2
Review	William Breitbart and Yesne Alici. PSYCHOSOCIAL PALLIATIVE CARE Oxford University Press, 2014. 179 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-991740-2.
Review	Brennan J, Moynihan C. CANCER IN CONTEXT : A Practical Guide to Supportive Care. Oxford University Press 2004.
Review	Frank Brennan. STANDING ON THE PLATFORM. Stories and Reflections from Palliative Care. Published at Calvary Hospice, Sydney, Australia. 95 pp.
Review	Brewin TBB, Sparshott M. Relating to the relatives. Breaking bad news, communication and support. Radcliffe, 1996.
Review	Bruera E, Portenoy R (eds). Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Review	Bryant-Jefferies Richard. COUNSELLING FOR DEATH AND DYING Person-centred dialogues. Radcliffe Publishing, 2006. ISBN 978-1-84619-079-7
Review	Katy Butler. KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR. The Path to a Better Way of Death. Scribner, 2013. 322 pp. ISBN 978-1-4516-4197-4. RRP $US 25.00, £ 16.99, $ AU29.99.
Review	DVD: CONSIDER THE CONVERSATION. A Documentary on a Taboo Subject. Burning Hay Wagon Productions, 2011. ASIN: B004OE9P2C.
Review	Cairns M, Thompson M, Wainwright W (Eds) TRANSITIONS IN DYING AND BEREAVEMENT: A Psychosocial Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care. Health Professions Press, 2003
Review	Erica Cameron-Taylor. THE PALLIATIVE APPROACH. A Resource for Healthcare Workers. M&K Publishing, 2012. 114 pp. ISBN 978-1-905539-67-3.
Review	Campbell JN, Basbaum AI, Dubner R, Dworkin RH and Sang CN (eds.) EMERGING STRATEGIES for the TREATMENT of NEUROPATHIC PAIN IASP Press, 2006 ISBN 0-931092-61-2
Review	Margaret L Campbell (ed). CASE STUDIES IN PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. 311pp. ISBN 978-0-4709-5825-4.
Review	Frankie Campling and Michael Sharpe LIVING WITH A LONG-TERM ILLNESS. The Facts. Oxford University Press, 2006 ISBN 0-19-852882-5
Review	Capezuti, Malone, Katz and Mezey (eds.). THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ELDER CARE. 3e. The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric Health and Social Care. Springer Publishing, 2014. 815 pp. ISBN 978-0-8261-3735-7.
Review	Augusto Caraceni and Luigi Grassi DELIRIUM Acute confusional states in palliative medicine 2e Oxford University Press, 2011 275 pp ISBN 978-0-19-957205-2
Review	Carr Alison, Higginson Irene, Robinson Peter (Eds) QUALITY OF LIFE BMJ Books, 2003
Review	Daniel B. Carr, John D. Loeser and David B. Morris (Eds) NARRATIVE, PAIN, AND SUFFERING IASP Press, 2005 ISBN 0-931092-57-4
Review	Carter BS and Levetown M (Eds). PALLIATIVE CARE FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS: A Practical Handbook. Johns Hopkins University Press 2004
Review	Carte Hauoli Joyce. IN THE PRESENCE OF ANGELS - A return to faith through an Hawaiian doorway. Outskirts Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4327-2172-5
Review	Casell Joan. LIFE AND DEATH IN INTENSIVE CARE. Temple University Press, 2005. ISBN 1-59213-335-5
Review	Eric J. Cassell. THE NATURE OF HEALING. The Modern Practice of Medicine. Oxford University Press, 2013. 272 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-536905-2.
Review	Cassell, E J. The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine, 2ed. Oxford University Press, 2004
Review	Jo Kline Cebuhar. EXIT. A novel about dying. Murphy Publishing, 2014. 386 pp. ISBN 978-0-615-92290-4.
Review	Cathleen Fanslow-Brunjes. USING THE POWER OF HOPE TO COPE WITH DYING. The Four Stages of Hope Quill Driver Books, 2008, 106 pp, ISBN 978-1-610350-24-2, RRP $US16.95 £7.95
Review	Jo Kline Cebuhar. THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES. Murphy Publishing, 2015. 133 pp. ISBN 978-0-692-43212-9.
Review	Chambers, E J, Germain M and Brown E.Supportive Care for the Renal Patient. Oxford University Press, 2004.
Review	E. Joanna Chambers, Edwina A. Brown and Michael J. Germain (Eds) SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR THE RENAL PATIENT 2e Oxford University Press, 2010 312 pp ISBN 978–0-19-956003-5 RRP £49.95 $US98.50
Review	Marilyn Chandler McEntyre. A FAITHFUL FAREWELL. Living Your Last Chapter With Love. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2015. 143 pp. ISBN 978-0-8028-7260-9.
Review	Rita Charon. NARRATIVE MEDICINE. Honoring the Stories of Illness. Oxford University Press, 2006. 266 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-534022-8.
Review	Cherny, Fallon, Kaasa, Portenoy and Currow (eds). THE OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE 5e. Oxford University Press, 2015. 1254 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-965609-7.
Review	Chai, Meier, Morris and Goldhirsch (eds.). GERIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE. A practical guide for clinicians. Oxford University Press, 2014. 606 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-538931-9.
Review	Charlton R.(Ed) PRIMARY PALLIATIVE CARE: Dying, death and bereavement in the community. Radcliffe Medical Press, 2002.
Review	Harvey Max Chochinov. DIGNITY THERAPY. Final Words for Final Days. Oxford University Press, 2012. 199 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-517621-6.
Review	Chopra Chatterjee Suhita, Priyadarshi Patniak and Vijayaraghavan M. Chariar (Eds). DISCOURSES ON AGING AND DYING. Sage Publication, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7619-3644-2
Review	William C. S. Cho (Ed.). EVIDENCE-BASED NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR PALLIATIVE CANCER CARE. Springer, 2013. 230 pp. ISBN 978-94-007-5832-2. RRP $US 189.00, £ 111.92, € 139.95.
Review	Grace Christ, Carolyn Messner and Lynn Behar (eds.). HANDBOOK OF ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORK. Psychosocial Care for People with Cancer. Oxford University Press, 2015. 837 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-994192-6.
Review	Christakis N. DEATH FORETOLD: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care. University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Review	Christopher Hitchens. MORTALITY Atlantic Books, 2012 106 pp ISBN 978 1848 879218
Review	David Clark, Editor. CICELY SAUNDERS: Founder of the Hospice Movement - Selected Letters 1959-1999. Oxford University Press, 2002 Hardcover & now in paperback also
Review	Clark D, Small N, Wright M, Winslow M, Hughes N. A Bit of Heaven for the Few? An Oral History of the Modern Hospice Movement in the United Kingdom. Observatory Publications; UK: Lancaster University, 2005.
Review	Henry Close CEREMONIES FOR SPIRITUAL HEALING AND GROWTH Haworth Press, 2006 0-7890-2905-7
Review	Cohen Lorenzo and Maurie Markman (Eds). INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY- Incorporating Complementary Medicine into Conventional Cancer Care. Humana Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58829-869-0
Review	Nessa Coyle (ed.). SOCIAL ASPECTS OF CARE. HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals Vol. 6. Oxford University Press, 2016. 126 pp. ISBN 978-0-19 024413-2.
Review	Collier, Protus, Bohn and Kimbrel. WOUND CARE AT END OF LIFE. HospiScript Services, 2013. 66 pp. ISBN 978-0-9889558-2-0. RRP $US 24.99, £ 16.06.
Review	Harold Coward and Kelli Stajduhar (Eds), RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING OF A GOOD DEATH IN HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE SUNY Press, 2012, 340 pp, ISBN 978-1-4384-4274-7
Review	Critchley Simon. THE BOOK OF DEAD PHILOSOPHERS. Granta Books (UK), and Melbourne University Press, 2008. ISBN 978 184708 01 03
Review	Csikai Ellen and Barbara Jones (Eds). TEACHING RESOURCES FOR END-OF-LIFE PALLIATIVE CARE COURSES. Lyceum Books, 2007 ISBN 978-1-933478-10-4
Review	Ellen L. Csikai and Elizabeth Chaiatin ETHICS IN END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE Lyceum Books Inc., 2006 261 pp ISBN 0-925065-52-8
Review	Theodore Dalrymple. ANYTHING GOES. The Death of Honesty Monday Books, 2011, 242 pp, ISBN 978-1-906-30809-4
Review	Davies, A and Finlay, I. Oral Care in Advanced Disease. Oxford University Press, 2005 ISBN: 0-19-263243-4
Review	Mellar Davis, Paul Glare and Janet Hardy (Eds) OPIOIDS IN CANCER PAIN Oxford University Press, 2005 337 pp ISBN 0-19-852943-0
Review	Mellar Davis, Petra Feyer, Petra Ortner, Camilla Zimmermann (Eds) SUPPORTIVE ONCOLOGY Elsevier, 2011 655 pp (plus internet resources) ISBN 978-1-4377-1015-1
Review	Davy Jand Ellis S. COUNSELLING SKILLS IN PALLIATIVE CARE Open University Press, 2000.
Review	Brad DeFord & Richard Gilbert (eds.). LIVING, LOVING AND LOSS. The Interplay of Intimacy, Sexuality and Grief. Baywood Publishing, 2013. 240 pp. ISBN 978-0-89503-653-7.
Review	Dennison Amy, Dennison Allie, Dennison David. Our Dad Died: The True Story of Three Kids Whose Lives Changed. Free Spirit Publishing, 2003.
Review	Di Ciacco Janis A. THE COLORS OF GRIEF- Understanding a child's journey through loss. Jessica Kingsley Publications, 2008. ISBN 978 1 84310 886 3
Review	Dickman A, Littlewood C, Varga J. The Syringe Driver: Continuous subcutaneous infusions in palliative care Oxford University Press, 2002.
Review	Dickman, A, Schneider, J, Varga J. The Syringe Driver: Continuous subcutaneous infusions in palliative care, 2nd edition Oxford University Press, 2005
Review	Andrew Dickman. DRUGS IN PALLIATIVE CARE. 2e Oxford University Press, 2012, 574 pp, ISBN 978-0-19-966039-1
Review	Andrew Dickman. DRUGS IN PALLIATIVE CARE. 2e Oxford University Press, 2012, 574 pp, ISBN 978-0-19-966039-1
Review	Gloria Dixon. AFTER DEATH. When you lose a loved one do you know what to do? River Lights Publishing, 2014. 86 pp. ISBN 978-0-983-12408-5.
Review	SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES. And Other Lessons From The Crematorium Caitlin Doughty. Canongate, 2015. 254 pp. ISBN 978-1-78211-103-0.
Review	Doyle D, Hanks, GW, Cherny N, Calman, KC (eds) Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (3rd Ed) Oxford University Press, 2003
Review	Doyle D, Hanks G, Cherny N, Calman K (Eds) OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. Third Edition (Paperback). Oxford University Press, 2005
Review	Draper NA. A BURDEN OF SILENCE: My Mother's Battle With AIDS. Authorhouse, 2004
Review	Donna Iona Drozda TWENTY-TWO PRAYER POEMS FOR CAREGIVERS Natural Press, 2003 56 pp ISBN 0-9707676-0-9
Review	Dunn GP, Johnson AG (Eds) SURGICAL PALLIATIVE CARE, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Review	Janet Dunphy. COMMUNICATION IN PALLIATIVE CARE. Clear practical advice, based on a series of real case studies, Radcliffe Publishing, 2011, 150 pp, ISBN 978-1-84619-569-3
Review	Dyregrov Atle. GRIEF IN YOUNG CHILDREN- A Handbook for Adults. Second Edition. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008. ISBN 978 1-84310-612-8
Review	Dworkin RH and Breitbart WS. (Eds) PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF PAIN: A handbook for Health Care Providers (Progress in Pain Research and Management, vol 27). International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), 2004
Review	Earle Sara, Caroline Bartholomew and Carol Komaromy (Eds) MAKING SENSE OF DEATH, DYING AND BEREAVEMENT: An Anthology Sage Publications, The Open University, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84787-512-9
Review	Earle Sara ,Carol Komaromy and Caroline Bartholomew (Eds). DEATH AND DYING: A READER. Sage Publications, The Open University, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84787-510-5
Review	Eben Alexander. PROOF OF HEAVEN. A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife. Pan Macmillan, 2012. 196 pp. ISBN 978-1-7426-1281-2.
Review	Edzard Ernst, Max Pittler, Barbara Wider, Kate Boddy (Eds) OXFORD HANDBOOK OF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE Oxford University Press, 2008 424 pp ISBN 978-0-19-920677-3
Review	Emanuel Linda L and S. Lawrence Librach (eds). PALLIATIVE CARE Core Skills and Clinical Competencies. Elsevier Saunders, 2007 ISBN 978-1-4160-2597-9
Review	Charlotte Eliopoulos. FAST FACTS FOR THE GERONTOLOGY NURSE. A nursing care guide in a nutshell. Springer Publishing, 2014. 381 pp. ISBN 978-0-82619827-3.
Review	Del Fabbro, Baracos, Demark-Wahnefried, Bowling, Hopkinson and Bruera (Eds) NUTRITION AND THE CANCER PATIENT Oxford University Press, 2010 519 pp ISBN 978-0-19-955019-7
Review	Fairview Hospice. THE FAMILY HANDBOOK OF HOSPICE CARE. Fairview Press, 1999 .ISBN 1-57749-090-8
Review	Christina Faull, Sharon de Caestecker, Alex Nicholson and Fraser Black (Eds). HANDBOOK OF PALLIATIVE CARE 3e Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 374 pp. ISBN 978-1-118-06559-4.
Review	Betty Ferrell (ed.). SPIRITUAL, RELIGIOUS, AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF CARE. HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals. Vol 5. Oxford University Press, 2015. 118 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-024423-1.
Review	Betty Ferrell (ed.). STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES OF CARE. HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press, 2015. 146 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-022375-5.
Review	Field MJ, Behrman RE (Eds) WHEN CHILDREN DIE: Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and their Families. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, National Academies Press, 2003.
Review	Perry G. Fine and Matthew Kestenbaum (Eds). THE HOSPICE COMPANION 2e. Best Practices for Interdisciplinary Assessment and Care of Common Problems During the Last Phase of Life. Oxford University Press, 2012. 186 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-984079-3.
Review	Wesley C. Finnigan BEING A CANCER PATIENT'S CARER – A Guide Radcliffe Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1-85775-638-X
Review	Foyle Lorna and Hostad Janis (Eds). INNOVATIONS IN CANCER AND PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION. Radcliffe Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978 1 84619 056 8
Review	Foyle Lorna and Hostad Janis (Eds) DELIVERING CANCER AND PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, 2004 Order Through Radcliffe
Review	Arthur W. Frank. THE WOUNDED STORYTELLER. 2e. Body, Illness and Ethics. University of Chicago Press, 2013. 253 pp. ISBN 978-0-226-00497-6.
Review	Bonnie Freeman. COMPASSIONATE PERSON-CENTERED CARE FOR THE DYING. An Evidence-Based Palliative Care Guide for Nurses. Springer Publishing Company, 2015. 275 pp. ISBN 978-0-8261-2247-6.
Review	Gabori S A Good Enough Life: The Dying Speak. Goose Lane Editions, 2002.
Review	William Gaventa and David Coulter (Eds) END-OF-LIFE CARE: BRIDGING DISABILITY AND AGEING WITH PERSON-CENTERED CARE Haworth Press, 2005 ISBN 0-7890-3073-X
Review	Atul Gawande. BEING MORTAL. Medicine and What Matters in the End. Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2014. 282 pp. ISBN 978-0-8050-9515-9.
Review	Gaze MN and Wilson IM. HANDBOOK OF COMMUNITY CANCER CARE, Greenwich Medical Media, 2003.
Review	Geertz Nanett ( Poem) and Anne Ierardi ( Pianting). WALKING WITH GRIEF - A Healing Journey. Health Signs Center, 2004. ISBN 978 0 977658 305
Review	Maria Adele Giamberardino and Troels Staehelin Jensen (Eds). PAIN COMORBIDITIES. Understanding and Treating the Complex Patient. IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain) Press, 2012. 507 pp. ISBN 978-0-931092-92-3.
Review	Stephen J. Gibson and Debra K. Weiner (Eds) PAIN IN OLDER PERSONS Progress in Pain Research and Management, Vol. 35 IASP Press, 2005 432 pp ISBN 0-931092-59-0
Review	Sharon Gilchrest O'Neil SHELTERING THOUGHTS About Loss and Grief Tate Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1-9332904-3-9
Review	Glare Paul and Nicholas A. Christakis (Eds). PROGNOSIS IN ADVANCED CANCER. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-853022-0
Review	Ann Goldman, Richard Hain and Stephen Liben (Eds) OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN Oxford University Press, 2006 ISBN 0-19-852653-9
Review	Ann Goldman, Richard Hain and Stephen Liben (Eds). OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN (2e) Oxford University Press, 2012. 500 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-959510-5.
Review	Barbara Goldschmidt and Niamh van Meines. COMFORTING TOUCH IN DEMENTIA AND END OF LIFE CARE. Take My Hand. Singing Dragon, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84819-073-3
Review	Goossens Renee. PAIN MANAGEMENT-Enhancing Your Life to the Fullest Anshan, 2009. ISBN 978-184829-0099
Review	Merryn Gott and Christine Ingleton (Eds). LIVING WITH AGEING AND DYING. Palliative and End of Live Care for Older People Oxford University Press, 2011, 284 pp, ISBN 978-0-19-956993-9
Review	Luigi Grassi and Michelle Riba (eds.). Psychopharmacology in oncology and palliative care. A practical manual. Springer, 2014. 418 pp. ISBN 978-3-642-40133-6.
Review	William H. Griffith MORE THAN A PARTING PRAYER. Lessons in Care-giving for the Dying Judson Press, 2004 ISBN 0-8170-1480-2
Review	Greer Ronald J. MARKINGS ON THE WINDOW SILL. Dimensions for Living Abingdon Press, 2006. ISBN 0-687-33363-6
Review	Lee Gutkind (Ed). I WASN'T STRONG LIKE THIS WHEN I STARTED OUT. True Stories of Becoming a Nurse. InFact Books, Pittsburgh, 2013. 271pp. ISBN 978-1-937163-12-9.
Review	Yasmin Gunaratnam and David Oliviere (Eds) NARRATIVE AND STORIES IN HEALTH CARE Illness, Dying, and Bereavement Oxford University Press, 2009 246 pp ISBN 978-0-19-954669-5
Review	Hadjistavropoulos Thomas and Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos (Eds). PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS - A Self-help Guide. IASP Press, 2008. ISBN 978 093 109 2 701
Review	Lynn Hagger and Simon Woods (eds). A GOOD DEATH? Law and Ethics in Practice. Ashgate, 2013. 180 pp. ISBN 978-1-4094-2089-7.
Review	Hallenbeck JL. PALLIATIVE CARE PERSPECTIVES, Oxford University Press, 2003.
Review	Nigel Hartley. END OF LIFE CARE. A Guide for Therapists, Artists and Arts Therapists. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014. 272 pp. ISBN 978-1-84905-133-0.
Review	Hartley Nigel and Malcolm Payne (Eds). THE CREATIVE ARTS IN PALLIATIVE CARE. Jessica Kingsley Publishes, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84310-591-6
Review	Hayes, Henry, Holloway, Lindsey, Sherwen and Smith. PATHWAYS THROUGH CARE AT THE END OF LIFE. A guide to person-centred care. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013. 223 pp. ISBN 978-1-84905-364-8.
Review	Henk ten Have and Jos Welie. Death and power: An ethical analysis of Dutch euthanasia practice. Open University Press, 2005. 242 pp. ISBN 978-0-335-21755-7.
Review	Heyse-Moore Lois. SPEAKING OF DYING - A Practical Guide to Using Counseling Skills in Palliative Care. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008 ISBN 978-1-84310-646-3
Review	Hoskin, P and Makin W. Oncology for Palliative Medicine: Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-262811-9
Review	Jo Hockley, Katherine Froggatt and Katharina Heimerl (eds). PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE. Actions and Reflections. Oxford University Press, 2013. 190 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-964415-5.
Review	Hoaglund Maria. THE LAST ADVENTURE OF LIFE. Inspiring approaches to living and dying. Finch Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978 1876 451899
Review	Holland, Wiesel, Nelson, Roth and Alici (eds). GERIATRIC PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. A Quick Reference on the Psychosocial Dimensions of Cancer Symptom Management. Oxford University Press, 2015. 205 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-936146-5.
Review	Terrence Holt. Internal medicine. A doctor’s stories. Liveright (USA, UK), Black Inc (AUS). 273 pp. ISBN: 978-0871408754 (USA, UK), 978-1-863-956901 (AUS).
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Review	Paul De Sandre and Tammie E. Quest (Eds). PALLIATIVE ASPECTS OF EMERGENCY CARE. Oxford University Press, 2013 (Oxford American Palliative Care Library, OAPCL). 134 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-989561-8.
Review	Joanna De Souza and Annie Pettifer. END-OF-LIFE NURSING CARE. A Guide for Best Practice. Sage Publications, 2013. 203 pp. ISBN 978-0-65702-5487.
Review	Susan Spencer-Wendel. UNTIL I SAY GOOD-BYE. My Year of Living with Joy. HarperCollins, 2013. 362 pp. ISBN 978-0-06-224145-0.
Review	Attilio Stajano. ONLY LOVE REMAINS. Lessons from the Dying on the Meaning of Life. Euthanasia or Palliative Care? Translated from Italian by Patricia Brigid Garvin. Clairview Books, 2015. 209 pp. ISBN 978-1-905570 77 5.
Review	Stanworth, R Recognizing Spiritual Needs in People Who Are Dying Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-852511-7
Review	Staton J Shuy R, Byock I. A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE: Different Paths to Life's End, Georgetown University Press, 2001.
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Review	Christina Staudt and Marcelline Block (Eds). UNEQUAL BEFORE DEATH. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012. 248 pp. ISBN 978-1-4438-3792-7.
Review	Mark Stebnicki. EMPATHY FATIGUE. Healing the Mind, Body, and Spirit of Professional Counselors. Springer Publishing Company, 2008. 242 pp. ISBN 978-082611544-7.
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Review	Stillwater, Michael, Malkin, Gary GRACEFUL PASSAGES - A Companion for Living and Dying A Wisdom of the World Production, 2003 CD & Book (75pp) set. (A Music only edition titled Unspeakable Grace is also available.) Available from: www.careforthejourney.net
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Review	Norman Straker (ed). FACING CANCER AND THE FEAR OF DEATH. A psychoanalytic perspective on treatment. Jason Aronson, 2013. 156 pp. ISBN 978-0-7657-0965-3.
Review	L. W. Sumner. ASSISTED DEATH. A Study in Ethics and Law. Oxford University Press, 2014. 236 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-968747-3.
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Review	Syme Rodney. A GOOD DEATH - An Argument for Voluntary Euthanasia. Melbourne University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-522-85503-6
Review	S. Tanneberger, F. Cavalli, F. Pannuti (eds.). Cancer in Developing Countries: The Great Challenge for Oncology in the 21st Century Zuckschwerdt Verlag, 2004. 177pp. ISBN 3-88603-830-0.
Review	Terman Stanley A. THE BEST WAY TO SAY GOODBYE-A Legal Peaceful Choice at the End of Life. Life Transitions Publications, 2007. ISBN 978-1-933418-03-2
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Review	The West Midlands Paediatric Macmillan Team PALLIATIVE CARE FOR THE CHILD WITH MALIGNANT DISEASE Quay Books 2005 174 pp ISBN 1-85642-243-7
Review	The Wit: DVD. Actress: Emma Thompson. Director: Mike Nichols
Review	Thomas K, Colin-Thome D, Maher J. Caring for the Dying at Home: Companions on the Journey. Radcliffe Medical Press, 2003.
Review	Tittle Sally Sue. THIS DAY SO SWEET - A Journey with Grace. Wing and A Prayer Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-9774050-0-8
Review	Daniel Tobin with Karen Lindsey. PEACEFUL DYING. Da Capo Press, 1998? 206 pp. ISBN 978-0-7382-0034-7. 40 pp ISBN 978-0-906584-61-3
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Review	van Bommel Harry. FAMILY HOSPICE CARE. Legacies, 2006. ISBN 1-55307-021-6
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Review	Van den Block, Albers, Pereira, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Pasman and Deliens (eds). PALLIATIVE CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE. A Public Health Perspective. Oxford University Press, 2015. 307 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-871761-4.
Review	Stephen Verderber and Ben J. Refuerzo INNOVATIONS IN HOSPICE ARCHITECTURE Taylor and Francis, 2005 ISBN 0-415-32713-X
Review	Villanueva L, Dickenson AH, Ollat H. The Pain System in Normal and Pathological States: A Primer for Clinicians. Vol 31. Seattle: IASP Press, 2004
Review	J.W.S. Vlaeyen, S.J. Morley, S.J. Linton, K. Boersma and J. de Jong. PAIN-RELATED FEAR. Exposure-Based Treatment of Chronic Pain. IASP, 2012. 195 pp plus DVD. ISBN 978-0-931092-87-9.
Review	Voltz R, Bernat JL, Borasio GD, Maddocks I, Oliver D, Portenoy RK (Eds). PALLIATIVE CARE IN NEUROLOGY. Oxford University Press, 2004
Review	Keith Wailoo. PAIN A Political History. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. 284 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-1365-5.
Review	Bev Walker. Room217 CD: OLD CHESTNUTS SH21709 Playing Time 61:32 Available at www.room217.ca $CAN19.99
Review	Walton T. Kindnesses: A Journey through the Seasons of Grief. Rosalie Ink Publications; 2002.
Review	Walsh Declan et al (Eds). PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. Saunders Elsevier, 2008. ISBN 978-0-323-04021-1
Review	Wanzer Sydney and Joseph Glenmullen. TO DIE WELL-Your right to comfort, calm, and choice in the last days of life. Da Capo Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7382-1083-4
Review	Bronnie Ware. THE TOP FIVE REGRETS OF THE DYING. A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing. Hay House, 2011. 244 pp. ISBN 978-1-4019-4065-2.
Review	Warnock Mary and Elisabeth Macdonald. EASEFUL DEATH. Is There A Case For Assisted Dying? Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-953990-1
Review	Watson, M, Lucas, C, Hoy, A, and Back, I. Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care. Oxford University Press, 2005 0-19-850897-2
Review	Webb P (ed) ETHICAL ISSUES IN PALLIATIVE CARE: Reflections and Considerations. Hochland and Hochland, 2000 ISBN 1898507279 138 pp
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Review	James L Werth and Dean Blevins (Eds) DECISION MAKING NEAR THE END-OF-LIFE Issues, developments and future directions Routledge, 2009 390 pp ISBN 978-0-415-95448-8
Review	James L. Werth (Ed). COUNSELING CLIENTS NEAR THE END OF LIFE. A Practical Guide for Mental Health Professionals. Springer Publishing Company, 2013. 238 pp. ISBN 978-0-8261-0849-4.
Review	Wichmann M and Maddern G (Eds.). PALLIATIVE SURGERY. Springer, 2014. 304 pp. ISBN 978-3-642-53709-7.
Review	Wiener, Pao, Kazak, Kupst, Patenaude, and Arceci (eds). PEDIATRIC PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2e. A Quick Reference on the Psychosocial Dimensions of Cancer Symptom Management. Oxford University Press, 2015. 401 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-933511-4.
Review	Wilmes D.M. SEVEN DAYS OF HOSPICE-A Memoir. iUniverse, 2007. ISBN 978-0-595-46373-2
Review	Wilson Deanna. WITHIN ME-Hope for a New Joy. 2007, ISBN 978-0-578-00397-9
Review	Michelle Winslow, David Clark ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPICE, HACKNEY - A century of caring in the East End of London Observatory Publications, 2005 Pp 152 ISBN 095441923-5
Review	David Clark. TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF DYING. The Work of the Project on Death in America. David Clark. TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF DYING. The Work of the Project on Death in America.
Review	Alex Witchell. ALL GONE. A Memoir of my Mother's Dementia. With Refreshments. Riverhead Books, 2012. 214 pp. ISBN 978-1-59448-7891-0.
Review	Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles, Joy Goldsmith, Betty Ferrell and Sandra Ragan. COMMUNICATION IN PALLIATIVE NURSING. Oxford University Press, 2013. 286 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-979682-3.
Review	Joanne Wolfe, Pamela Hinds and Barbara Sourkes (Eds). TEXTBOOK OF INTERDISCIPLINARY PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE Saunders (Elsevier), 2011 492 pp ISBN 978-1-4377-0262-0 RRP $US99.00, £67.00.
Review	Wolfer Terry A. and Vicki M. Runnion (Eds). DYING, DEATH AND BEREAVEMENT IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE - Decision cases for advance practice. Columbia University Press, 2008. ISBN 978 0 231 14175 8
Review	Woodruff R. Palliative Medicine: Evidence-based Symptomatic and Supportive Care for Patients with Advanced Cancer. 4th Edition. 432 pages Oxford University Press, 2004
Review	Virginia Woolf. Julia Stephen. ON BEING ILL. WITH NOTES FROM SICK ROOMS. Paris Press, 2012. 122 pp. ISBN 978-1-930464-13-1.
Review	Worswick J. A HOUSE CALLED HELEN: The Development of Hospice Care for Children 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, 2000.
Review	Roger Worthington (Ed) ETHICS AND PALLIATIVE CARE - A Case-based Manual Radcliffe Publishing, 2005 129 pp ISBN 1-85775-846-3
Review	Michael Wright, VICTOR ZORZA: A LIFE AMID LOSS Observatory Publications, 2006 284 pp ISBN 0-9544192-1-9 Available from www.observatory-publications.net/
Review	Susan Wyndham (Ed). MY MOTHER, MY FATHER. On Losing a Parent. Allen & Unwin, 2013. 237 pp. ISBN 978-1-74331-415-9.
Review	Yarbro CH, Frogge MH. (Eds.) Cancer Symptom Management: Patient Self-Care Guides (Book with CD-ROM for Windows & Macintosh) Publisher: Jones & Bartlett ISBN: 0763711675
Review	D. Yee-Melichar, C. Flores and E. Cabigao (Eds.). LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT: EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AND QUALITY PROGRAMS IN ELDERCARE. Springer Publishing, 2013. 368 pp. ISBN 978-0-8261-9567-8.
Review	Janelle Yorke and June Roberts (Eds). MANAGING BREATHLESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY. M & K Publishing, 2013. 183 pp. ISBN 978-1-905539-63-5.
Review	Robert Youdin. CLINICAL GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. Springer Publishing, 2014. 258 pp. ISBN 978-0-8261-2989-5.
Review	Stuart J. Youngner and Gerrit K. Kimsma (Eds). PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DEATH IN PERSPECTIVE. Assessing the Dutch Experience. Cambridge University Press, 2012. 403 pp. ISBN 978-1-107-00756-7.
Review	Zylicz Z; Twycross R and Jones E A. Pruritus in Advanced Disease Oxford University Press, 2004 ISBN: 0198525109
Review	Peggy Sturman Gordon. PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS IN END-OF-LIFE CARE: The Hope for a “Good Death”. Routledge, 2016. 198 pp. ISBN 978-1-138-79759-8
Review	Susan Bodtke and Kathy Lignon. HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE HANDBOOK. A Clinical Guide. CreateSpace, 2016. 311 pp. ISBN 978-1-5234-6588-0
Review	Jenny Diski. IN GRATITUDE. Bloomsbury, 2016.250 pp. ISBN 978-1408-879917.
Review	Leah Kaminsky. WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE. Harper Collins, 2016. 293 pp. ISBN 978-1-4607-4999-9.
Review	Monika Renz. DYING. A Transition. Columbia University Press, 2015. 164 pp. ISBN 978-0-231-17088-8
Review	Cory Taylor. A Memoir. Text Publishing, 2016. 147 pp. ISBN 978-1-925355772
Review	Steven Amsterdam. THE EASY WAY OUT. Hachette Australia, 2016. 264 pp. ISBN 978-0-7336-3627-1.
Review	Judith McCoyd and Carolyn Walter. GRIEF AND LOSS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. A Biopsychosocial Perspective. Springer Publishing Company, 2016. 350 pp. ISBN 978-0-8261-2029-8.
Review	Kent Haruf. OUR SOULS AT NIGHT. Picador, 2015. 179 pp. ISBN 978-1-4472-9937-0.
Review	Helen Allison. STAY, BREATHE WITH ME. The Gift of Compassionate Medicine. She Writes Press, 2016. 265 pp. ISBN 978-1-63152-062-4.
Review	Katie Roiphe. THE VIOLET HOUR. Great Writers at the End. Virago, 2016. 306 pp. ISBN 978-0-349-00851-6 (US 978-0385343596)
Review	Johannes Klabbers. I AM HERE. Stories from a Cancer Ward. Scribe Publications, 2016. 248 pp. ISBN (AU) 978-1-92532147 (UK) 978-1-925228625
Review	Rehmann-Sutter, Gudat and Ohnsorge (eds). THE PATIENT’S WISH TO DIE. Research, Ethics, and Palliative Care. Oxford University Press, 2015. 264 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-871398-2.
Review	Richard Hain and Sabtil Singh Jassal. PAEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2e. Oxford University Press, 2016. 336 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-874545-7.
Review	Renee Katz and Therese Johnson (eds). WHEN PROFESSIONALS WEEP 2e. Emotional and Countertransference Responses in Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Routledge, 2016. 240 pp. ISBN 978-1-138-88454-0.
Review	Sally Cant. CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DEATH. A Practical Guide to Talking about End-of-Life Care and Dying. People with Passion Publishing, 2015. 388 pp. ISBN 978-0-9923142-1-7.
Review	Margaret Drabble. THE DARK FLOOD RISES. Cannongate Books, 2016. 325 pp. ISBN US & UK: 978-1782118305 \| Aus: Text Publishing 978-1925355307
Review	Jim Bernhard. FINAL CHAPTERS. How Famous Authors Died. Skyhorse Publishing, 2015. 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-63450-241-2.
Review	Angelo Volandes. THE CONVERSATION: A Revolutionary Plan For End-of-Life Care. Bloomsbury, 2015. 220pp. ISBN 978-1-62040-855-1.
Review	Rabins, Lyketsos and Steele (eds). PRACTICAL DEMENTIA CARE. 3e. Oxford University Press, 2016. 293 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-937683-4.
Review	Middleton-Green, Chatterjee, Russell and Downs. END OF LIFE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA. A Person-Centred Approach. Jessica Kingsley Publications, 2017. 176 pp. ISBN 978-1-84905-047-0
Review	Marcus Tullius Cicero. HOW TO GROW OLD: Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life. Translated and introduced by Phillip Freeman. Princeton University Press, 2016. 196 pp. ISBN 978-0-691-16770-1.
Review	Phil Dwyer. CONVERSATIONS ON DYING. A Palliative Care Pioneer Faces His Own Death. Dundurn Press (Toronto), 2016. 215 pp. ISBN 978-1-4597-3193-6.
Review	Rodney Syme. TIME TO DIE. Melbourne University Press, 2017. 204 pp. ISBN 978-0-522-87093-0.
Review	David Clark. TO COMFORT ALWAYS. A History of Palliative Medicine since the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press, 2016. 237 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-967428-2.
Review	Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt Weingast (eds.). AWAKE AT THE BEDSIDE. Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Wisdom Publications, 2016. 349 pp. ISBN 978-1-61429-119-0.
Review	Stuart Youngner and Robert Arnold (eds.). THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF ETHICS AT THE END OF LIFE. Oxford University Press, 2016. 470 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-997441-2.
Review	Tan Seng Beng. THE LITTLE HANDBOOK OF PALLIATIVE CARE. Partridge Publishing (Singapore), 2016. 563 pp. ISBN 978-1-4828-7972-8.
Review	Fairman, Hirst and Irwin. CLINICAL MANUAL OF PALLIATIVE CARE PSYCHIATRY. American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2016. 275 pp. ISBN 978-1-58562-476-8.
Review	Wendy Greenstreet. SPIRITUALITY AND COPING WITH LOSS. End of Life Healthcare Practice. CRC Press, 2016. 149 pp. ISBN 978-1-78523-148-3.
Review	Philip Larkin (ed.). COMPASSION: The Essence of Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Oxford University Press, 2016. 226 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-870331-0.
Review	Monika Renz. HOPE AND GRACE: Spiritual Experiences in Severe Distress, Illness and Dying. Translated by Mark Kyburz. Jessica Kingsley, 2016. 192 pp. ISBN 978-1-78592-030-1.
Review	Michelle Brown. PALLIATIVE CARE IN NURSING AND HEALTHCARE. Sage Publications, 2016. 176 pp. ISBN 978-1-4462-9569-4.
Review	Wendy Miller and Gene Cohen with Teresa Barker. SKY ABOVE CLOUDS: Finding Our Way Through Creativity, Aging and Illness. Oxford University Press, 2016. 316 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-937141-9.
Review	Patricia Wright. FAST FACTS FOR THE HOSPICE NURSE: A Concise Guide to End-of-Life Care. Springer Publishing, 2017. 187 pp. ISBN 978-0-8261-3198-0.
Review	Joe Alper (Rapporteur). HEALTH LITERACY AND PALLIATIVE CARE: Workshop Summary. The National Academies Press, 2016. 117 pp. ISBN 978-0-309-38036-2.
Review	Eduardo Bruera, Irene Higginson, Charles von Gunten and Tatsuya Morita (eds.). TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AND SUPPORTIVE CARE 2e. CRC Press, 2016. 1322 pp. ISBN 978-1-4987-7283-9.
Review	Andrew Dickman and Jennifer Schneider. THE SYRINGE DRIVER 4e. Continuous subcutaneous infusions in palliative care. Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-19-873372-0. 594 pages.
Review	Terri Ann Parnell. HEALTH LITERACY IN NURSING. Providing Person-Centered Care. Springer Publishing Company, 2015. 302 pp. ISBN 978-0-8261-6172-7
Review	Sriram Yennurajalingam & Eduardo Bruera (eds.). OXFORD AMERICAN HANDBOOK OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AND SUPPORTIVE CARE 2e. Oxford University Press, 2016. 510 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-937530-1.
Review	Christine Stevens. MUSIC MEDICINE. The Science and Spirit of Healing Yourself with Sound. Sounds True, 2012. I96 pp. ISBN 978-1-60407-799-5.
Review	Colin Andrew Lee. MUSIC AT THE EDGE 2e. The Music Therapy Experiences of a Musician with AIDS. Routledge, 2016. 183 pp. ISBN 978-1-138-85659-2.
Review	Ann Richardson. LIFE IN A HOSPICE. Reflections on caring for the dying. Glenmore Press, 2017. 243 pp. ASIN B06XKJ2MCN.
Review	Kissane, Bultz, Butow, Bylund, Noble and Wilkinson (eds.). OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF COMMUNICATION IN ONCOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE. 2e. Oxford University Press, 2017. 434 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-873613-4.
Review	Wittenberg, Ferrell, Goldsmith, Smith, Ragan, Glajchen and Handzo (eds.). TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE CARE COMMUNICATION. Oxford University Press, 2016. 435 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-020170-8.
Review	Johnson, Lehman and Hogg (eds.). HEART FAILURE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. 2e. A Team Approach. CRC Press 2016. 211 pp. ISBN 978-1-910227-35-0.
Review	Perry Fine & Michael Kestenbaum (eds.). THE HOSPICE COMPANION. 3e. Best Practices for Interdisciplinary Care of Advanced Illness. Oxford University Press, 2016. 219 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-045690-0.
Review	Sigrid Sterckx, Kasper Raus and Freddy Mortier (eds.). CONTINUOUS SEDATION AT THE END OF LIFE. Ethical, Clinical and Legal Perspectives. Cambridge University Press, 2016 (paperback). 285 pp. ISBN 978-1-107-03921-6.
Review	Maree Bernoth and Denise Winkler (eds.). HEALTHY AGEING AND AGED CARE. Oxford University Press, 2017. 465 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-559758-5.
Review	Nikki Gemmell. AFTER. Fourth Estate, 2017. 303 pp. ISBN 978-1-4607-5305-7.
Review	Dahlin, Coyne and Ferrell (eds.). ADVANCED PRACTICE PALLIATIVE NURSING. Oxford University Press, 2016. 624 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-020474-7.
Review	William Breitbart (ed.). MEANING-CENTERED PSYCHOTHERAPY IN THE CANCER SETTING. Finding Meaning and Hope in the Face of Suffering. Oxford University Press, 2017. 391 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-983772-9.
Review	Samuel Brown. THROUGH THE VALLEY OF SHADOWS. Living Wills, Intensive Care, and Making Medicine Human. Oxford University Press, 2016. 272 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-939295-7.
Review	Blair Henry, Arnav Agarwal, Edward Chow and Joav Merrick (eds.). PALLIATIVE CARE. Psychosocial and Ethical Considerations. Nova Biomedical, 2017. 243 pp. ISBN 978-1536106077.
Review	Sebastian Sepulveda and Gini Graham Scott. AT DEATH’S DOOR. End of Life Stories From the Bedside. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. 270 pp. ISBN 978-1-4422-7334-4.
Review	DO NO HARM. Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery. Henry Marsh Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2014. 276 pp. ISBN 978-1-7802-2592-0
Review	Emily K. Abel. LIVING IN DEATH’S SHADOW. Family Experiences of Terminal Care and Irreplaceable Loss. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017. 172 pp. ISBN 978-1-42142-184-1
Review	Dahlin, Coyne and Ferrell (eds.). CLINICAL POCKET GUIDE TO ADVANCED PRACTICE PALLIATIVE NURSING. Oxford University Press, 2017. 183 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-020470-9.
Review	Rosalind Bradley. A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. 60 Voices Share Their Wisdom. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016. ISBN 978-1-84905-601-4. 232 pp. ISBN 978-1-84905-601-4.
Review	Rabbi Stuart G. Weinblatt LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH. A Rabbi Copes with Cancer. Ktav Publishing, 2015. 96 pp. ISBN 978-965-524-170-9.
Review	Hardy, Kiernan, Kutscher, Cahill, and Benvenisty (eds.). PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE. Issues of Our Times. Routledge, 2016. 218 pp. ISBN 978-1-138-99692-2.
Review	Ken Hillman. A GOOD LIFE TO THE END: Taking Control of Our Inevitable Journey Through Ageing and Death. Allen & Unwin, 2017. 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-76029-481-6.
Review	Mary Gatschene. ‘I’M NOT DEAD YET’: Living Every Moment. Friesen Press, 2017. 109 pp. ISBN 978-1-5255-0025-1.
Review	Victoria Sweet. GOD’S HOTEL: A Doctor, A Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine. Riverhead Books (Penguin), 2012. 372 pp. ISBN 978-1-59448-843-6.
Review	Kimberly Acquaviva. LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice. Harrington Park Press, 2017. 272 pp. ISBN 978-1-939594143.
Review	Jane Nicol and Brian Nyatanga. PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE IN NURSING. 2e. Learning Matters (SAGE), 2017. 173 pp. ISBN 978-1-4739-5728-2.
Review	Ronald Epstein. ATTENDING: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity. Scribner, 2017. 287 pp. ISBN 978-1-50112172-2.
Review	Kerry Egan. ON LIVING. Riverhead Books (Penguin), 2016. 208 pp. ISBN 978-1-59463-481-9
Review	Victoria Sweet. SLOW MEDICINE: The Way To Healing. Riverhead Books (Penguin), 2017. 289 pp. ISBN 978-1-59463-359-1.
Review	Karen Murphy and Bob Whorton (eds.). CHAPLAINCY IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017. 206 pp. ISBN 978-1-78592-068-4.
Review	J Rhee, E Luyirika, E Namisango, R Powell, E Garralda, J Pons, L de Lima, and C Centeno. APCA ATLAS OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN AFRICA. IAHPC Press, 2017. 153 pp. ISBN 978-10-9834597-9-8.
Review	H Osman, A Rihan, E Garralda, J Rhee, J Pons, L de Lima, A Tfayli, and C Centeno. ATLAS OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION. IAHPC Press, 2017. 77 pp. ISBN 978-0-9989787-0-3.
Review	Bruce Jennings (ed.). ETHICS IN HOSPICE CARE: Challenges to Hospice Values in a Changing Health Care Environment. Routledge, 2016. 97 pp. ISBN 978-1-138-96901-8.
Review	Stephen R. Connor. HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. The Essential Guide, 3rd Ed. Routledge, 2018. 290 pp, paperback. ISBN 978-1-138-64862-3.
Review	Carlo Leget. ART OF LIVING, ART OF DYING. Spiritual Care for a Good Death. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017. 216 pp, paperback. ISBN 978-1-78592-211-4.
Review	Kevin Toolis. MY FATHER’S WAKE. How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die. Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Orion), 2017. 275 pp, hardcover. ISBN UK: 978-1474605243; US, AUS: 978-1-4746-0523-6.
Review	Peter Wells (ed.). TREATING BODY AND SOUL. A Clinicians’ Guide to Supporting the Physical, Mental and Spiritual Needs of Their Patients. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017. 208 pp, paperback. ISBN 978-1-78592-148-3.
Review	Rajiv Parti with Paul Perry. DYING TO WAKE UP. A Doctor's Voyage into the Afterlife and the Wisdom He Brought Back. Atria Books (USA), Hay House (UK), Allen & Unwin (AUS), 2015. 240 pp, paperback. ISBN USA: 978-1476797328, UK: 978-1781807262, AUS: 978-1925267037.
Review	Mary Beth Morrissey and Bruce Jennings (eds.). PARTNERS IN PALLIATIVE CARE. Enhancing Ethics in Care at the End-of-Life. Routledge, 2017. 136 pp, paperback. ISBN 978-1-138-10952-0.
Review	Nathan Cherny, Marie Fallon, Stein Kaasa, Russell K. Portenoy and David C. Currow (eds). OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 5th Ed. (paperback). Oxford University Press, 2018. 1280 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-881025-4.
Review	Kathryn Mannix. WITH THE END IN MIND: Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial. William Collins (HarperCollins) (UK), Little Brown (USA), 2018. 352 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0008245597 (UK), 978-0316504485 (USA).
Review	Paulina Taboada (ed.). SEDATION AT THE END-OF-LIFE: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Springer, 2015. 175 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-94-017-9105-2.
Review	Michael Stolberg. A HISTORY OF PALLIATIVE CARE 1500-1970: Concepts, Practices, and Ethical Challenges. Springer, 2017. 219 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-319-54177-8.
Review	Kim Kuebler (ed.). INTEGRATION OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN CHRONIC CONDITIONS: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Oncology Nursing Society, 2017. 520 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-935864-89-9.
Review	T. W. Gilbert. THE HOLE. AuthorHouse, 2017. 166 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-5462-1030-6.
Review	Joanne Wolfe, Barbara Jones, Ulrika Kreicbergs, and Momcilo Jankovic (eds.). PALLIATIVE CARE IN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY. Springer International Publishing AG, 2018. 314 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-319-61390-1.
Review	Keri Thomas, Ben Lobo, and Karen Detering (eds.). ADVANCE CARE PLANNING IN END OF LIFE CARE, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2018. 336 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-880213-6.
Review	Amy Wright Glenn. HOLDING SPACE: On loving, dying, and letting go. Parallax Press (California), 2017. 256 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-941529-78-2.
Review	Dr. M.R. Rajagopal. DVD/Film: HIPPOCRATIC: 18 Experiments in Gently Shaking the World. Moonshine Agency (Australia), 2018. Running time: 88 min., plus a selection of shorter films.
Review	Joyce Hutchison. ON MY WAY HOME: A Hospice Nurse’s Journey with Terminal Cancer. Ave Maria Press, 2017. 112 pp. ISBN 978-1-59471-729-1.
Review	Xavier Gómez-Batiste and Stephen Connor (eds.). BUILDING INTEGRATED PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. University of Vic Eumo Editorial (Spain), 2017. 379 pp. ISBN 978-84-9766-602-2
Review	Heather Richardson and Gillian Chowns (eds.). SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE. Routledge, 2018. 117 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-815-38312-3.
Review	Lori A. Roscoe and David P. Schenck. COMMUNICATION AND BIOETHICS AT THE END OF LIFE: Real Cases, Real Dilemmas. Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. 199 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-319-70919-2.
Review	Felicity Chapman. COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH OLDER PEOPLE IN CARE: A Support Guide. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018. 237 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-78592-396-8.
Review	Julia Chisholm, Rachel Hough, and Louise Soanes (eds.). A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THE CARE OF ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CANCER. Springer International Publishing AG, 2018. 260 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-319-66172-8.
Review	Sacha Langton-Gilks. FOLLOW THE CHILD: Planning and Having the Best End-of-Life Care for Your Child. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018. 229 pp, paperback. ISBN 978-1-78592-346-3.
Review	Shahid Aziz. COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ON DYING: The Gift of Palliative Care—A Practical Guide for Physicians, Healthcare Providers, and All the People They Serve. CreateSpace, 2018. 224 pp, paperback. ISBN 978-1983403286.
Review	Michael Kearney. THE NEST IN THE STREAM: Lessons from Nature on Being with Pain. Parallax Press, 2018. 167 pp, paperback. ISBN 978-1-946764-00-3.
Review	Elisha Waldman. THIS NARROW SPACE: A Pediatric Oncologist, His Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Patients, and a Hospital in Jerusalem. Schocken Books, 2018. 245 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-8052-4332-1.
Review	Kathleen Benton. THE SKILL OF END-OF-LIFE COMMUNICATION FOR CLINICIANS: Getting to the Root of the Ethical Dilemma. Springer International Publishing AG, 2018. 80 pp, paperback. ISBN 978-3-319-60443-5.
Review	Wendy Mitchell with Anna Wharton. SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW. Bloomsbury, 2018. 297 pp, softback. ISBN 978-1-4088-9820-8 (AU). 978-1-4088-9337-1 (US). 978-1-4088-9336-4 (UK – HB).
Review	Francesco Pagnini and Zachary Simmons (eds.). AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS: Understanding and Optimizing Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being. Oxford University Press, 2018. 279 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-875772-6.
Review	Christie Watson. THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESS: A Nurse’s Story. Chatto & Windus, 2018. 330 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-784741983 (AU), 978-1784706883 (UK), 978-1524761639 (US).
Review	Michael Silbermann (ed.). PALLIATIVE CARE: Perspectives, Practices and Impact on Quality of Life. A Global View. Volume 1. Nova Biomedical, 2017. 569 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-53612-084-4.
Review	Jahnna Beecham and Katie Ortlip. LIVING WITH DYING: A Complete Guide for Caregivers. Starcatcher Press, 2017. 198 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-9973300-1-4.
Review	Janet Dunphy. COMMUNICATION IN PALLIATIVE CARE: Clear Practical Advice, Based on a Series of Real Case Studies. CRC Press, 2017. 150 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-138-44726-4.
Review	GUIDELINES FOR BEREAVEMENT CARE IN HOSPICE: Professional Development and Resource Series. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), 2017 (revised edition). 84 pp, softcover, spiral bound.
Review	Ellie Maghami and Allen Ho (eds.). MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE OF THE HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENT. Springer International Publishing AG, 2018. 282 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-319-65420-1.
Review	Meina J. Dubetz. WHEN DEATH COMES KNOCKING FOR YOUR PATIENTS: A Guide for Nurses and Palliative Caregivers. Peacock Proud Press, 2017. 201 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-9981212-6-0.
Review	Robert C. Macauley. ETHICS IN PALLIATIVE CARE: A Complete Guide. Oxford University Press, 2018. 548 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-931394-5.
Review	Andrew Goodhead and Nigel Hartley (eds.). SPIRITUALITY IN HOSPICE CARE: How Staff and Volunteers Can Support the Dying and Their Families. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018. 240 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-78592-102-5.
Review	Veronica M.F. Adamson. THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE OF DYING: The Dance to Death. Routledge, 2018. 191 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-138-63524-1.
Review	Victoria Redel. BEFORE EVERYTHING. Sceptre, 2017 (USA: Penguin). 272 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-473-65183-8 (USA 978-0735222595).
Review	David Hui, Akhila Reddy, and Eduardo Bruera (eds.). 50 STUDIES EVERY PALLIATIVE CARE DOCTOR SHOULD KNOW. Oxford University Press, 2018. 344 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-065861-8.
Review	E. Alessandra Strada. PALLIATIVE PSYCHOLOGY: Clinical Perspectives on an Emerging Speciality. Oxford University Press, 2018. 320 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19979855-1.
Review	Julia Samuel. GRIEF WORKS: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving. Penguin Life, 2017. 320 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-241-27077-6.
Review	Margaret R. Crawford. HOSPICE NURSING: An Intimate Guide. CreateSpace, 2017. 178 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-5467-0225-2.
Review	Ros Scott and Steven Howlett (eds.). THE CHANGING FACE OF VOLUNTEERING IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: An International Perspective. Oxford University Press, 2018. 240 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-878827-0.
Review	Jane Marie Kirschling (ed.). FAMILY-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE. Routledge, 2017. 122 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-138-99095-1.
Review	David Clarke. CICELY SAUNDERS: A Life and Legacy. Oxford University Press, 2018. 352 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-19-063793-4.
Review	Emily K. Abel. PRELUDE TO HOSPICE: Florence Wald, Dying People, and Their Families. Rutgers University Press, 2018. 156 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-8135-9391-3.
Review	Rebecca S. Allen, Brian D. Carpenter and Morgan Eichorst (eds.). PERSPECTIVES ON BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTIONS IN PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE. Routledge, 2018. 152 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-4157-9152-6.
Review	Maisha T. Robinson (ed.). CASE STUDIES IN NEUROPALLIATIVE CARE. Cambridge University Press, 2018. 176 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-108-40491-4.
Review	Dr. Charlie Corke. LETTING GO: How to Plan for a Good Death. Scribe, 2018. 228 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-192532270-5 (AU) 978-191134485-8 (UK) 978-194753443-8 (USA).
Review	Tina M. Marrelli. HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE HANDBOOK. 3rd ed.: Quality, Compliance, and Reimbursement. Sigma Theta Tau International, 2018. 275 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-945157455
Review	CD Review: HEALING LIGHT and FOREVER LOVE: Music for Life’s Journey. Bev Foster & Room 217. These are the final two discs in Volume 2 of Room 217’s Therapeutic Music Resources.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING: Quality Care to the End of Life, 5e. Marianne Matzo and Deborah Witt Sherman (eds.) Springer Publishing Company, 2018. 725 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-8261-2712-9.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING: Principles and Evidence for Practice, 3e. Catherine Walshe, Nancy Preston, and Bridget Johnston (eds.) Open University Press (McGraw Hill), 2018. 527 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-3352-6162-8.
Review	RECOLLECTIONS: Remembering through sights and sounds Bev Foster and Room 217 3-DVD boxed set. assistedasd. assisted.
Review	NEUROPALLIATIVE CARE; A Guide to Improving the Lives of Patients and Families Affected by Neurological Disease Claire J. Creutzfeldt, Benzi M. Kluger, Robert G. Holloway (eds.) Springer, 2018. 312 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-319-93214-9.
Review	METAPHOR, CANCER AND THE END OF LIFE: A Corpus-Based Study Elena Semino, Szófia Demjén, Andrew Hardie, Sheila Payne and Paul Rayson Routeledge, 2018. 312 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-138-64265-2.
Review	LET’S TALK ABOUT DEATH OVER DINNER: An Invitation and Guide to Life’s Most Important Conversation Michael Hebb Da Capo Long Life, 2018. 246 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-7382-3529-5.
Review	LOBSTER FOR JOSINO: Fabulous food for our final days Peter Morgan-Jones, Rod MacLeod, Prudence Ellis, and Jessica Lynch HammondCare Media, 2018. 232 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-6482415-4-6.
Review	ADVICE FOR FUTURE CORPSES (And Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying Sallie Tisdale Touchstone, 2018. 256 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-5011-8217-4.
Review	BRIDGING THE GAP: Life Lessons from the Dying Kimberley C. Paul KCP Ventures, 2018. 190 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1732020900.
Review	PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES IN PALLIATIVE CARE. 3rd ed.: A Community Based Approach for Life Limiting Illness Mari Lloyd-Williams (ed.) Oxford University Press, 2018. 256 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-880667-7.
Review	PERSPECTIVES ON PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE: Disease, Social and Cultural Context Rebecca S. Allen, Brian D. Carpenter, and Morgan Eichorst (eds.) Routledge, 2018. 188 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-138-59381-7.
Review	MODELS AND STRATEGIES TO INTEGRATE PALLIATIVE CARE PRINCIPLES INTO CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS: Proceedings of a Workshop Laurene Graig and Joe Alper (rapporteurs) National Academies Press, 2018. 82 pp. ISBN 978-0-309-46611-0.
Review	PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DEATH: SCANNING THE LANDSCAPE. Proceedings of a Workshop R.A. English, C.T. Liverman, C.M. Cilio, and J. Alper (rapporteurs) National Academies Press, 2018. 129 pp; softcover. ISBN 978-0-309-47695-9.
Review	DEATH AT WORK: Existential and Psychosocial Perspectives on End-of-Life Care Kjetil Moen Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. 332 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-319-90325-5.
Review	THE PALLIATIVE CARE HANDBOOK. 9e. Guidelines for clinical management and symptom control Rod MacLeod and Stephen Macfarlane HammondCare Media, 2018. 172 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-6482415-7-7.
Review	SPIRITUAL CARE FOR ALLIED HEALTH PRACTICE. A Person-Centered Approach. Lindsay Carey and Bernice Mathisen (eds.) Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018. 280 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-78592-220-6.
Review	END-OF-LIFE CARE WITH ESSENTIAL OILS: Your Guide to Compassionate Care for Loved Ones and Caregivers Scott Johnson Scott Johnson Professional Writing Services LLC, 2018. 75 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-997548730.
Review	THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF HOPE Matthew Gallagher and Shane Lopez (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2018. 400 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-19-939931-4.
Review	HANDBOOK OF PERINATAL AND NEONATAL PALLIATIVE CARE: A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, and Other Health Professionals. Rana Limbo, Charlotte Wool, Brian S. Carter (eds.) Diane Rehm Springer Publishing, 2020. 438 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-8261-3839-2.
Review	CULTIVATING THE DOULA HEART: Essentials of Compassionate Care. Francesca Lynn Arnoldy Contemplative Doula, 2018. 81 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-7327806-0-6.
Review	A FIELD MANUAL FOR PALLIATIVE CARE IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES. Elisha Waldman, Marcia Glass (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2020. 160 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-006652-9.
Review	HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ACUPUNCTURE. Torii Black Singing Dragon (Jessica Kingsley), 2020. 224 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-84819-421-2.
Review	FAMOUS LAST WORDS: An Anthology. Claire Cock-Starkey (ed.) Bodleian Library, 2016. 144 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-85124-251-1.
Review	WHEN MY TIME COMES Conversations About Whether Those Who Are Dying Should Have the Right to Determine When Life Should End. Diane Rehm Knopf, 2020. 228 pp; hardcover. ISBN 9780525654759.
Review	OXFORD HANDBOOK OF PALLIATIVE CARE, 3rd ed. Max Watson, Rachel Campbell, Nandini Vallath, Stephen Ward, Jo Wells (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2019. 976 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-874565-5.
Review	TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE CARE. Roderick Duncan Macleod and Lieve Van den Block (eds.) Springer, 2019. 1,849 pp (2 volumes), hardcover. ISBN 978-3319777382.
Review	A GOOD DEATH: A Compassionate and Practical Guide to Prepare for the End of Life. Margaret Rice Murdoch Books, 2019. 312 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1760637774 (AU), 978-1911632146 (UK, US).
Review	DEMYSTIFYING HOSPICE: Inside the Stories of Patients and Caregivers. Karen J. Clayton Rowman and Littlefield, 2018. 184 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1538114940.
Review	WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO DIE? Inspiring New Insights into the Experience of Dying. Jennie Dear Citadel Press, 2019. 246 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-8065-3986-7.
Review	THE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF ART THERAPY IN PALLIATIVE AND BEREAVEMENT CARE. Michèle J.M. Wood, Becky Jacobson, and Hannah Cridford (eds.) Routledge, 2019. 421 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1138087330.
Review	OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE NURSING. 5th ed. Betty Rolling Ferrell and Judith A. Paice (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2019. 936 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-19-086237-4.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE AND CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE: Two Millenia of Caring for the Whole Person. Peter J. Cataldo and Dan O’Brien (eds.) Springer, 2019. 282 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-030-05004-7.
Review	VALUES AT THE END OF LIFE: The Logic of Palliative Care. Roi Livne Harvard University Press, 2019. 360 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-674-54517-5.
Review	THE HOSPICE TEAM: Who We Are and How We Care. Chaim J. Wender and Patricia E. Morrison (eds.) Health Professions Press, 2019. 208 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-938870835.
Review	HANDBOOK OF NUTRITION AND DIET IN PALLIATIVE CARE 2nd ed. Victor R. Preedy (ed.) CRC Press, 2019. 428 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-138-06407-2.
Review	EUTHANASIA: Putting the Culture to Death?. Peter Kurti Connor Court Publishing, 2018. 75 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-925826-14-2.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE WITHIN MENTAL HEALTH: Ethical Practice. David B. Cooper and Jo Cooper (eds.) Routledge, 2019. 350 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-138-60982-2.
Review	HANDBOOK OF PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE. 2nd Ed. Biopsychosocial and Environmental Approaches for the Life Course. Rhonda Moore (ed.) Springer, 2018. 902 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-319-95368-7.
Review	A COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK OF CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Sushma Bhatnagar (ed.) Wolters Kluwer, for the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), 2019. 294 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-9751-0309-5.
Review	Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide: Are they clinically necessary or desirable?. Dr. Roger Woodruff IAHPC Press, 2019. 169 pp; online & pdf. Free for anyone to read online.
Review	THAT GOOD NIGHT: Life and medicine in the eleventh hour. Sunita Puri Viking (US), Constable (UK), 2019. 320 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0735223318 (US) 978-1472131331 (UK).
Review	THE ADVANCE OF HEALING: In service to caring for one another. Preston Edwards MD Independently published, 2019. 256 pp, softcover. ISBN 9781791732813.
Review	GUIDE TO PAIN MANAGEMENT IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS. Andreas Kopf and Nilesh Patel (eds.) International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), 2010. 317 pp; PDF. No ISBN. Free.
Review	HANDBOOK OF SUPPORTIVE ONCOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE: Whole-Person Adult and Pediatric Care. Ann M. Berger, Pamela S. Hinds and Christina M. Puchalski (eds.) Demos Medical (Springer Publishing), 2019. 341 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0826128249.
Review	THE ART OF DYING WELL: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life. Katy Butler Scribner (Simon and Schuster), 2019. 288 pp, hardcover. ISBN 9781501135316.
Review	HOW TO BE AN EVEN BETTER LISTENER: A Practical Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteers. Robert Mundle Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019. 152 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-78592-454-5.
Review	EXPLORING HOPE IN SPIRITUAL CARE: A Practical Theological Guide for Chaplains. Laura E. Shay Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019. 104 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1785925764.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE: A Guide for Health Social Workers. Briget Sumser, Meagan Lyon Leimena, and Terry Altilio (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2019. 312 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-066960-7.
Review	DYING AT THE MARGINS: Reflections on Justice and Healing for Inner-City Poor. David Wendell Moller (ed.) Oxford University Press, 2019. 254 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-976014-5.
Review	HOSTILITY TO HOSPITALITY: Spirituality and Professional Socialization within Medicine. Michael J. Balboni and Tracy A. Balboni Oxford University Press, 2018. 333 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-932576-4.
Review	SOCIAL WORK IN END-OF-LIFE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. Margaret Reith and Malcolm Payne Policy Press, 2019. 256 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-84742-414-3.
Review	John Costello (ed.). SAGE, 2019 229 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1526408372.
Review	PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE. Stefan Friedrichsdorf (ed.) Mdpi AG, 2019. 248 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-3038973508.
Review	BODY IMAGE CARE FOR CANCER PATIENTS: Principles and Practice. Michelle Cororve Fingeret and Irene Teo (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2018. 402 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-19-065561-7.
Review	BEDSIDE PORTRAITS: On Hospice Time. Janine Carranza Janine Carranza, 2018. 301 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-692-19320-4.
Review	MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS ABOUT END-OF-LIFE CARE IN DEMENTIA. Anne Kenny Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018. 218 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-4214-2667-9.
Review	ADVANCED AGE GERIATRIC CARE: A Comprehensive Guide. Nages Nagaratnam, Kujan Nagaratnam, Gary Cheuk (eds.) Springer AG, 2019. 324 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-319-96997-8.
Review	A LIFE WELL LIVED, A DEATH WELL MET. William Holsinger Penthanos Publishing, 2018. 94 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-7327424-0-6.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE CONVERSATIONS: Clinical and Applied Linguistic Perspectives. David Gramling and Robert Gramling De Gruyter Mouton, 2019. 246 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-5015-1268-1.
Review	ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS THE CANCER CONTINUUM. David Chambers, Cynthia Vinson and Wynne Norton (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2019. 409 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-19-064742-1.
Review	EUTHANASIA, ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY: An Argument Against Legalisation. 2nd ed. John Keown Cambridge University Press, 2018. 531 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1107618336.
Review	EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE: Lessons from Belgium. David Albert Jones, Chris Gastmans, and Calum MacKellar (eds.) Cambridge University Press, 2017. 378 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1316648353.
Review	HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AND SUPPORTIVE CARE FLASHCARDS. Sriram Yennurajalingam and Eduardo Bruera (eds.) 704 pp, spiralbound. Also available: e-book (Kindle). ISBN 978-0-19-063306-6.
Review	OLDER ADULTS. Room 217 Foundation, 2016 25 cards/booklet, spiralbound. ISBN 978-0-9958192-0-7.
Review	LIFE REVIEW. Room 217 Foundation, 2018 25 cards/booklet, spiralbound. ISBN 978-0-9958192-1-4.
Review	INJURY TIME. Clive James Picador, 2017. 95 pp. ISBN 978-1-5098-5298-7.
Review	DEAR LIFE: A doctor’s story of love and loss Rachel Clarke. Hachette (Little Brown), 2020. 336 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-4087-1288-7.
Review	SAVING LIVES. SAVING DIGNITY. A Unique End-of-Life Perspective From Two Emergency Physicians Robert Shapiro and Alan Molk. Kindness Publishing, 2019. 149 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-7040-2551-3.
Review	END OF LIFE COMMUNICATION: Stories from the Dead Zone Christine S. Davis and Jonathan L. Crane. Routledge, 2020. 238 pp, softcover.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE: The Role and Importance of Research in Promoting Palliative Care Practices – Reports from Developing Countries. Volume 2 Michael Silbermann (ed.). Nova Medicine and Health, August 2019. 384 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-53616-199-1.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE: The Role and Importance of Research in Promoting Palliative Care Practices – Reports from Developing Countries. Volume 3 Michael Silbermann (ed.). Nova Medicine and Health, October 2019. 356 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-53616-211-0.
Review	MUSIC THERAPY IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S PALLIATIVE CARE Anna Ludwig (ed.). Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019. 184 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-78592-385-2.
Review	THE CAREGIVER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA: A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Older Adults Muriel R. Gillick. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020. 400 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-4214-3358-5.
Review	BEFORE AND AFTER LOSS: A Neurologist’s Perspective on Loss, Grief, and Our Brain Lisa M. Shulman. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018. 163 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-4214-2695-2.
Review	THE MEDICINE: A Doctor’s Notes Karen Hitchcock. Black Inc, 2020. 249 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1760641931.
Review	SPIRITUALITY AND MEANING MAKING IN CHRONIC ILLNESS: How Spiritual Caregivers Can Help People Navigate Long-term Health Conditions Kelly Arora. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020. 221 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-78450-996-5.
Review	DEATH, RELIGION AND LAW: A Guide for Clinicians Peter Hutton, Ravi Mahajan, and Allan Kellehear. Routledge, 2020. 324 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-138-59289-6.
Review	DEMYSTIFYING OPIOID CONVERSION CALCULATIONS. 2^nd Ed. A Guide For Effective Dosing Mary Lynn McPherson. ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists), 2018. 288 pp, softcover.
Review	SURGICAL PALLIATIVE CARE: Integrating Palliative Care Anne C. Mosenthal and Geoffrey P. Dunn (eds). Oxford University Press, 2019. 384 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-085836-0.
Review	REFLECTIONS ON THE INEVITABLE: Mortality at the Crossroads of Psychology, Philosophy, and Health Peter J. Adams. Oxford University Press, 2020. 264 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-0945008.
Review	COMMUNICATION IN PALLIATIVE NURSING. 2^nd ed.: The COMFORT Model Elaine Wittenberg, Joy V. Goldsmith, Sandra L. Ragan, and Terri Ann Parnell. Oxford University Press, 2020. 328 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0-19-006132-6.
Review	PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE Lindsay Ragsdale and Elissa Miller (eds.). Oxford University Press, 2020. 305 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0-19-005185-3.
Review	FINDING DIGNITY AT THE END OF LIFE: A Spiritual Reflection on Palliative Care Kathleen D. Benton and Renzo Pegoraro (eds.). Routledge, 2020. 226 pp; softcover. ISBN 978-0-367-20658-1.
Review	PERSPECTIVES ON PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE: Disease, Social and Cultural Context Rebecca S. Allen, Brian D. Carpenter and Morgan K. Eichorst (eds.). Routledge, 2020. 188 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1138593817 (US) 978-0367488161 (UK).
Review	CHILDREN’S PALLIATIVE CARE: An International Case-Based Manual Julia Downing (ed.). Springer, 2020. 290 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-3-030-27374-3.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE IN NEPHROLOGY: Integrating Palliative Care Alvin H. Moss, Dale E. Lupu, Nancy C. Armistead and Louis H. Diamond (eds.). Oxford University Press, 2020. 288 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0190945527.
Review	INNOVATIONS IN HOSPICE ARCHITECTURE 2^nd ed. Stephen Verderber and Ben J. Refuerzo. Taylor and Francis, 2020. 362 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0367312923.
Review	HIPPOCRATES' OATH AND ASCLEPIUS' SNAKE: The Birth of the Medical Profession T. A. Cavanaugh. Oxford University Press, 2017. 192 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0190673673.
Review	DEATH AND SOCIAL POLICY IN CHALLENGING TIMES Liam Foster and Kate Woodthorpe (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. 199 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-349-55799-8.
Review	INTEGRATED PALLIATIVE CARE OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE. 2^nd ed. Stephen Bourke and Tim Peel (eds.). Springer, 2019. 274 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-3-030-18943-3.
Review	DEATH IS BUT A DREAM: Finding hope and meaning at life’s end Christopher Kerr with Carine Mardorossian. Quercus, 2020. 248 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-787478930.
Review	CHAPLAINS AS PARTNERS IN MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING: Case Studies in Healthcare Chaplaincy M. Jeanne Wirpsa and Karen Pugliese (eds.). Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020. 239 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1-78450-997-2. (Review copy provided by Woodslane P/L.)
Review	PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE: A Clinical Guide Erin M. Denney-Koelsch and Denise Côté-Arsenault (eds.). Springer, 2020. 439 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-3-030-34750-5.
Review	NEONATAL PALLIATIVE CARE FOR NURSES Alexandra Mancini, Jayne Price and Tara Kerr-Elliott (eds.). Springer, 2020. 413 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-030-31876-5.
Review	CARING FOR THE FAMILY CAREGIVER: Palliative Care Communication and Health Literacy Elaine Wittenberg, Joy V. Goldsmith, Sandra L. Ragan, and Terri Ann Parnell. Oxford University Press, 2020. 240 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0190055233.
Review	PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIA: Before, During, and After the Holocaust Sheldon Rubenfeld and Daniel P. Sulmasy (eds.). Lexington Books, 2020. 358 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-793-60949-6.
Review	GLOBAL PALLIATIVE CARE: Reports from the Peripheries 2015-2020 Katherine Pettus. Kindle Direct Publishing, 2020. 172 pp, softcover. ISBN 979-8-648-10140-1.
Review	PALLIATIVE SKILLS FOR FRONTLINE CLINICIANS: Case Vignettes in Everyday Hospital Medicine Kate Aberger and David Wang (eds.). Springer, 2020. 227 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-3-030-44413-6.
Review	NARRATIVE MEDICINE IN HOSPICE CARE: Identity, Practice, and Ethics through the Lens of Paul Ricoeur Tara Flanagan. Lexington Books, 2020. 160 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-4985-5462-6.
Review	HOSPICE PALLIATIVE HOME CARE AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT: Nursing Interventions and Supportive Care Lorraine Holtslander, Shelley Peacock, and Jill Bally (eds.). Springer, 2019. 272 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-3-030-19534-2.
Review	CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE ETHICS OF END OF LIFE CARE Nathan Emmerich, Pierre Mallia, Bert Gordijn, and Francesca Pistoia (eds.). Springer, 2020. 386 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-3-030-40032-3.
Review	COMMUNITY PALLIATIVE CARE AND COVID-19: A handbook for clinicians who care for palliative patients with COVID-19 in community settings Tania Blackmore and Georgina Parker. Class Professional Publishing, 2020. 114 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1859599198.
Review	USING GUIDED IMAGERY AND HYPNOSIS IN BRIEF THERAPY AND PALLIATIVE CARE Rubin Battino. Routledge, 2021. 254 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0367538460.
Review	EMBRACING LIFE AND GATHERING WISDOM: Theological, Pastoral & Clinical Insights into Human Flourishing at the End of Life Stephen Smith, Edwina Blair & Catherine Kleemann (eds.). SCD (Sydney College of Divinity) Press, 2020. 314 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1925730197.
Review	PROVIDING HOME CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS: A Professional Guide for Mental Health Practitioners Danielle L. Terry, Michelle E. Mlinac and Pamela L. Steadman-Wood (eds.). Routledge, 2021. 214 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0367345273.
Review	THE HOSPICE HERITAGE: Celebrating Our Future Inge B. Corless and Zelda Foster (eds.). Routledge, 2020 (Originally published by The Haworth Press, 1999). 302 pp softcover. ISBN 978-0789008473.
Review	RELIGIOUS LITERACY IN HOSPICE CARE: Challenges and Controversies Panagiotis Pentaris. Routledge, 2020 (hardback published 2019). 214 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0367585143.
Review	PARTING WORDS: 9 Lessons for a Remarkable Life Benjamin Ferencz with Nadia Khomami. Sphere, 2020. 147 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-0751579918.
Review	DEATH BY APPOINTMENT: A Rational Guide to the Assisted Dying Debate Ilora Finlay and Robert Preston. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020. 177 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1527561052.
Review	PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE FOR PARAMEDICS Tania Blackmore (ed.). Class Professional Publishing, 2020. 232 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1859596715.
Review	SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE Heather Richardson and Gillian Chowns (eds.). Routledge, 2020. 128 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0367592905.
Review	WORKING WITH DEATH AND LOSS IN SHIATSU PRACTICE: A Guide to Holistic Bodywork in Palliative Care Tamsin Grainger. Singing Dragon, 2020. 352 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1787752696.
Review	DEATH AND DYING: Sociological Perspectives Gerry R. Cox and Neil Thompson. Routledge, 2021. 232 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0367434076.
Review	THE FIRST CELL: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last Azra Raza. Basic Books, 2020. 368 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1541699519.
Review	THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Joan Didion. Fourth Estate, 2005. 227 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0007216857.
Review	h">BREATHTAKING: Inside the NHS in a time of pandemic Rachel Clarke. Little, Brown 2021. 228 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1408713778.
Review	THE CHAIR BESIDE THE BED Myrna L. Brown. Friesen Press, 2020. 126 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1525586286.
Review	PEACE BE WITH YOU, REST IN PEACE: Using Scripture to Address Spiritual Distress near the End of Life Sue Witty. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2020. 77 pp, paperback. ISBN 978-1725276499.
Review	PREPARING FOR A BETTER END: Expert Lessons on Death and Dying for You and Your Loved Ones Dan Morhaim with Shelley Morhaim. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020. 260 pp, hardcover. ISBN 987-1421439167.
Review	ETHICS AT THE END OF LIFE: New Issues and Arguments John K. Davis (ed.). Routledge, 2020 (hardcover edition first published in 2016). 264 pp, softcover. ISBN: 978-0367667962.
Review	THE CRISIS OF US HOSPICE CARE: Family and Freedom at the End of Life Harold Braswell. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. 288 pp, hardcover. ISBN 987-1421429823.
Review	DYING WITH EASE: A Compassionate Guide for Making Wiser End-of-Life Decisions Jeff Spiess. Rowman & Littlefield, 2020. 204 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1538141892.
Review	DYING IN GOOD HANDS: Palliative Massage and the Power of Touch Christine Sutherland. Brush Education, 2021. 240 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1550598506.
Review	INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO CHRONIC PAIN: Understanding the Experience of Pain and Suffering and the Role of Healing Peter Wemyss-Gorman (ed.). Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021. 244 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1787751873.
Review	FAST FACTS FOR THE HOSPICE NURSE, 2^nd ed: A Concise Guide to End-of-Life Care Patricia Moyle Wright. Springer Publishing, 2021. 268 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0826164636.
Review	CHALLENGES AND CHOICES FOR PATIENT, CARER AND PROFESSIONAL AT THE END OF LIFE: Living with Uncertainty Catherine Proot and Michael Yorke. Routledge, 2021. 194 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0367544461.
Review	TOUCHING HEARTS, GENTLY! Stories of compassion, comfort and connections beyond medicine Dr. Priyadarshini Kulkarni. Independently published, 2021. 207 pp, softcover. ISBN 979-8702864921.
Review	THE INEVITABLE: Dispatches on the Right to Die Katie Engelhart. St. Martin’s Press, 2021. 352 pp, hardcover. ISBN 978-1250201461.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT: An Exploration of Guiding Frameworks for Standards and Salient Factors for its Growth Samuel Mwangi. Lambert Academic Publishing, 2021. 188 pp softcover. ISBN 978-6203306415.
Review	PALLIATIVE CARE FORMULARY. 7^th ed. (PCF7) Andrew Wilcock, Paul Howard, and Sarah Charlesworth (eds.). Pharmaceutical Press, 2020. 939 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-0857113689.
Review	TEN THOUSAND CROSSROADS: The Path as I Remember It Balfour Mount. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020. 688 pp, cloth cover. ISBN 978-0228003540.
Review	SOME LIGHT AT THE END. 4^th ed.: Your Bedside Guide for Peaceful Palliative and Hospice Care. An End of Life Guidebook for Patients and Their Caregivers Beth Cavenaugh. Independently published, 2021. 240 pp, softcover. ISBN 978-1733690973.
Review	WHEN THE TIME COMES: Stories from the end of life Dr. Magnolia Cardona and Nurse Ebony Lewis (eds.). Hammersmith Books, 2021. 146 pp softcover. ISBN 978-1781611906.
Review	*BULLSHT TO BUTTERFLIES: Lessons in Breaking Cycles, Living Your Best Life, and Dying From Cancer Anyway** Sheila Burke. Independently published, 2021. 186 pp, softcover. ISBN 979-8706491710

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Education

Your gift funds the operational costs of our online courses taught by globally recognized experts who volunteer their time and provide educational resources relevant to palliative care topics. It also supports scholarships that enable palliative care workers to attend educational events and congresses, and allows us to maintain Pallipedia, the free, live, online dictionary.

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The goal of this pillar is to implement strategies, resources and tools that will improve the competencies of the global workforce for appropriate palliative care delivery. We have two programs under this pillar plus many other resources for our members.

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Your membership helps us produce, and enables access for those with fewer resources, to the following:

Palliative Care in Neurological Conditions
Comprehensive Basic Pain Assessment and Management
Advanced Pain Assessment and Management
Comprehensive Symptom Assessment and Management
Advocacy for global, regional, and national advocacy for palliative care
Pallipedia: Free, online palliative care dictionary
Special Issue on Assisted Dying Practices by several authors
Some Notes for Physicians Contemplating a Career in Palliative and Person-Centered Care by Eduardo Bruera, MD
Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide: Are they clinically necessary or desirable? by Dr. Roger Woodruff
How to Help our Patients in their Terminal Phase by Wilson Astudillo A. and Carmen Mendinueta A.
Cómo Ayudar a un Enfermo Terminal by Wilson Astudillo A. and Carmen Mendinueta A.
Palliative Care in the Developing World - Principles and Practice by Eduardo Bruera, Liliana De Lima, Roberto Wenk and William Farr

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Your gift enables us to build and strengthen the partnerships that accelerate global, regional, and national advocacy for palliative care. We advocate for its integration into primary health care under universal health coverage and effective access to essential palliative care medicines and packages for people of all ages. Your gift supports our work to prepare delegates and participate in technical consultation meetings of the relevant UN organizations.

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The goal this pillar is the integration of palliative care into primary health care within the spectrum of universal coverage to improve access to adequate care for patients in need. We offer the following to our members:

Online Advocacy Course
Mentoring for advocacy to develop palliative care in your country
A chance to join IAHPC delegations to UN and WHO meetings
National association collaboration with IAHPC advocacy initiatives
A chance to apply for the Leadership Development Program (LEAD)

Your membership helps us produce and enables free access to the following resources:

IAHPC Advocacy Policy Briefs
Palliative Care Advocacy Why Does It Matter?
Documents on Human Rights and Access to Medicines and Care

Research

Your gift enables us to continue doing research that provides guidance and recommendations for action, based on responses from the global palliative care community. Such research includes our recent evaluation of the impact of euthanasia and assisted dying practices on palliative care workers and the use of essential medicines for palliative care. It also supports the costs of publications focused on research relevant to palliative care.

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The goal of this pillar is to design and implement projects that lead to the integration of palliative care into health policies, resolutions, and key documents. Our studies help us provide guidance and recommendations, and take action based on the responses from the global palliative care community.

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Global Palliative Care Database
Consensus-based definition of palliative care
Clinical use of tramadol
Opioid Price Watch
IAHPC List of Essential Practices in Palliative Care in English and Spanish
IAHPC Opioid Essential Prescription Package
IAHPC List of Essential Medicines for Palliative Care (in multiple languages)

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