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   The end of your life book club

   Will Schwalbe

   A bittersweet, deeply moving tribute to the bond between mother and son, forged through the shared love of books in the face of mortality.

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   When Breath Becomes Air

   Paul Kalanithi

   A devastatingly beautiful meditation on what makes life worth living in the face of death.

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   Mortality

   Christopher Hitchens

   A razor-sharp, unsentimental dispatch from the borderlands of terminal illness, written by a fierce intellect refusing to go quietly.

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   Everything Happens for a Reason

   Kate Bowler

   A darkly funny, profoundly moving dismantling of the platitudes we use to protect ourselves from the randomness of tragedy.

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   Between Two Kingdoms

   Suleika Jaouad

   A raw, beautifully observed journey through the wilderness of illness and the equally daunting landscape of survival.

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   The top five regrets of the dying

   Bronnie Ware

   A gentle, bittersweet wake-up call that uses the clarity of life's final moments to illuminate how to live more authentically today.

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   An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth

   Chris Hadfield

   A masterclass in extreme preparation that somehow leaves you feeling profoundly calm and deeply appreciative of ordinary life.

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   This is water

   David Foster Wallace · 2009

   A short, sharp shock of empathy that reframes the crushing boredom of daily adult life into an opportunity for profound connection.

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   It's Not About the Bike

   Lance Armstrong

   A raw, adrenaline-fueled testament to outracing death and willing oneself back to the pinnacle of human endurance.

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    All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten

    Robert Fulghum · 1986

    A warm, nostalgic embrace that reminds you to look for profound wisdom in the simplest moments of daily life.

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    Tuesdays with Morrie

    Mitch Albom · 2002

    A gentle, tear-soaked masterclass in how to live, taught by a man who is learning how to die.

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    Being Mortal

    Atul Gawande

    A compassionate, clear-eyed exploration of how to find meaning and dignity when the body begins to fail.

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