A frankly written, readily understood guide to why everyone needs to organize their final wishes now! This concise story is the result of the author's personal experience and how she navigated the twists and turns that appeared shortly after her husband's passing. The story moves from the moment she was asked for her husband's medical directive through the all that is required in the first three weeks after a funeral until completion of the probate process eighteen months later. You will find this book reads like a letter from a dear friend, but one where you will be taking notes to ensure you have your own papers in order. Readers agree that this well structured guide is time well spent and educational on a very important topic that is frequently ignored and overlooked.

"Surviving the Business of Dying" Companion Workbook MJ Charles has received numerous comments and questions as to how to begin the process of gathering one's important papers, since her award-winning book "Surviving the Business of Dying, a Guide to Why Final Papers Matter"was published three years ago. The original book speaks to her own experience, dealing with her late spouse's estate matters without any formal documents. She reminds us of the details and priorities that each one of us needs to understand and complete prior to our leaving this earth. Questions centered around not only organizing one's own final thoughts in order to write a will, but also how to compile lists in a concise manner, so that others will know what to do. In other words, how do we leave directions! With this background in mind, MJ Charles created the "Surviving the Business of Dying" Companion Workbook! The Companion Workbook is intended for use, both by single people as well as those with spouses or partners. This user-friendly format is a platform upon which thoughts can be assembled, while providing a forum for spouses and partners to share ideas. Wills and directives are covered, but there are also in-depth questions that perhaps neither party has yet to think of! The author knows well what kinds of problems develop, when key information is missing or decisions are left hanging. The Companion Workbook presents the opportunity to "plug those holes". Practically speaking, this workbook is a "safe place" for all of the back-up details that do not make it into a will. It is not only useful during the will-writing process, but a completed workbook then becomes a valuable reference for family and the executor later on. Handwritten notes allow perspective and meaning. One's personal initials and dates on any changes provide insight and credibility. While the user does not need to read the original book, it is well served to note that the author's story is the basis for the workbook's creation. This letter-sized (8 1/2 x 11") layout allows space for answers to be written underneath each question. It is easy to store and includes a checklist with page numbers for reference. The Companion Workbook combines a simple presentation with a comprehensive overview. Start "the conversation" with yourself, a spouse or partner today. The effort to "get it right" becomes a gift to all concerned, eliminating stress and removing all doubt as to how a will will be executed and wishes fulfilled.

Annotation Johnston presents an argument for a form of immortality that divests the notion of any supernatural elements. The book is packed with illuminating philosophical reflection on the question of what we are, and what it is for us to persist over time.

In Dying to Work, Jonathan Karmel raises our awareness of unsafe working conditions with accounts of workers who were needlessly injured or killed on the job. Based on heart-wrenching interviews Karmel conducted with injured workers and surviving family members across the country, the stories in this book are introduced in a way that helps place them in a historical and political context and represent a wide survey of the American workplace, including, among others, warehouse workers, grocery store clerks, hotel housekeepers, and river dredgers. Karmel’s examples are portraits of the lives and dreams cut short and reports of the workplace incidents that tragically changed the lives of everyone around them. Dying to Work includes incidents from industries and jobs that we do not commonly associate with injuries and fatalities and highlights the risks faced by workers who are hidden in plain view all around us. While exposing the failure of safety laws that leave millions of workers without compensation and employers without any meaningful incentive to protect their workers, Karmel offers the reader some hope in the form of policy suggestions that may make American workers safer and employers more accountable. This is a book for anyone interested in issues of worker health and safety, and it will also serve as the cornerstone for courses in public policy, community health, labor studies, business ethics, regulation and safety, and occupational and environmental health policy.

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES • An impeccably researched, page-turning investigation, revealing stunning and wide-ranging evidence suggesting that consciousness survives death, from New York Times bestselling author Leslie Kean “An engaging, personal, and transformative journey that challenges the skeptic and informs us all.”—Harold E. Puthoff, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin In this groundbreaking book, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Leslie Kean investigates the unexplained continuity of the human psyche after death. Here, Kean explores the most compelling case studies of young children reporting verifiable details from past lives, contemporary mediums who seem to defy the boundaries of the brain and of the physical world, apparitions providing information about their lives on earth, and people who die and then come back to report journeys into another dimension. Based on facts and scientific studies, Surviving Death includes fascinating chapters by medical doctors, psychiatrists, and PhDs from four countries. As a seasoned reporter whose work transcends belief systems and ideology, Kean enriches the narrative by including her own unexpected, confounding experiences encountered while she probed the question concerning all of us: Do we survive death?

A powerful, timely exploration of the art of living and dying on our own terms by one of Australia’s most respected voices Of all the experiences we share, two universal events bookend our lives: we were all born and we will all die. We don't have a choice in how we enter the world but we can have a say in how we leave it. In order to die well, we must be prepared to contemplate our mortality and to broach it with our loved ones, who are often called upon to make important decisions on our behalf. These are some of the most important conversations we can have with each other - to find peace, kindness and gratitude for what has gone before, and acceptance of what is to come. Dr Ranjana Srivastava draws on two decades of experience to share her observations and advice on leading a meaningful life and finding dignity and composure at the end. With an emphasis on advocacy, leaving a legacy and staying true to our deepest convictions, Srivastava tells stories of strength, hope and resilience in the face of grief and offers an optimistic meditation on approaching the end of life. Intelligent, warm and deeply affecting, A Better Death is a passionate exploration of the art of living and dying well. Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM is a practising oncologist, award-winning writer, broadcaster and Fulbright scholar. See www.ranjanasrivastava.com

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "I had the choice to come back ... or not. I chose to return when I realized that 'heaven' is a state, not a place" In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body began shutting down—overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realized her inherent worth . . . and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had improved so rapidly that she was released from the hospital within weeks—without a trace of cancer in her body! Within this enhanced e-book, Anita recounts—in words and on video—stories of her childhood in Hong Kong, her challenge to establish her career and find true love, as well as how she eventually ended up in that hospital bed where she defied all medical knowledge. In "Dying to Be Me," Anita Freely shares all she has learned about illness, healing, fear, "being love," and the true magnificence of each and every human being!