{"product_id":"the-lost-art-of-dying-reviving-forgotten-wisdom","title":"The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Columbia University physician comes across a popular medieval\u003cbr\u003etext on dying well written after the horror of the Black Plague and discovers\u003cbr\u003eancient wisdom for rethinking death and gaining insight today on how we can\u003cbr\u003elearn the lost art of dying well in this wise, clear-eyed book that is as\u003cbr\u003ecompelling and soulful as \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeing Mortal, When Breath Becomes\u003cbr\u003eAir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmoke Gets in Your Eyes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a specialist in both medical ethics and the treatment of older patients, Dr.\u003cbr\u003eL. S. Dugdale knows a great deal about the end of life. Far too many of us die\u003cbr\u003epoorly, she argues. Our culture has overly medicalized death: dying is often\u003cbr\u003einstitutional and sterile, prolonged by unnecessary resuscitations and other\u003cbr\u003eintrusive interventions. We are not going gently into that good night--our\u003cbr\u003ereliance on modern medicine can actually prolong suffering and strip us of our\u003cbr\u003edignity. Yet our lives do not have to end this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenturies\u003cbr\u003eago, in the wake of the Black Plague, a text was published offering advice to\u003cbr\u003ehelp the living prepare for a good death. Written during the late Middle Ages, \u003cem\u003ears\u003cbr\u003emoriendi\u003c\/em\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Dying\u003c\/em\u003e--made\u003cbr\u003eclear that to die well, one first had to live well and described what practices\u003cbr\u003ebest help us prepare. When Dugdale discovered this Medieval book, it was a\u003cbr\u003erevelation. Inspired by its holistic approach to the final stage we must all\u003cbr\u003eone day face, she draws from this forgotten work, combining its wisdom with the\u003cbr\u003eknowledge she has gleaned from her long medical career. \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Art of Dying\u003c\/em\u003e is a\u003cbr\u003etwenty-first century \u003cem\u003ears moriendi, \u003c\/em\u003efilled with much-needed insight and\u003cbr\u003ethoughtful guidance that will change our perceptions. By recovering our sense\u003cbr\u003eof finitude, confronting our fears, accepting how our bodies age, developing\u003cbr\u003emeaningful rituals, and involving our communities in end-of-life care, we can\u003cbr\u003ediscover what it means to both live and die well. And like the original ars\u003cbr\u003emoriendi, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Art of Dying \u003c\/em\u003eincludes nine black-and-white drawings\u003cbr\u003efrom artist Michael W. Dugger. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr.\u003cbr\u003eDugdale offers a hopeful perspective on death and dying as she shows us how to\u003cbr\u003eadapt the wisdom from the past to our lives today. \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Art of Dying \u003c\/em\u003eis a vital, affecting\u003cbr\u003ebook that reconsiders death, death culture, and how we can transform how we\u003cbr\u003elive each day, including our last. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51993630540007,"sku":"9780062932648","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_4ca8fcf9-9898-48c3-a183-907bb2df223a.jpg?v=1776658219","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-lost-art-of-dying-reviving-forgotten-wisdom","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}