Dying: A Book of Comfort
- ISBN-10
- 0446674001
- ISBN-13
- 9780446674003
- Series
- Dying
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-08-01
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Author
- Pat McNees
Description
In this treasury of life-affirming passages, more than 40 celebrated writers, thinkers, and religious figures from various faiths speak eloquently on the nature of dying and provide words of comfort for those left behind.
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