How We Die

Sherwin B Nuland

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English

Vintage
04 July 1997

Sociology: death & dying; Science: general issues; Human biology; Coping with death & bereavement

Reissued to coincide with the 25th anniversary of first publication - now with a foreword from Paul Kalanithi, author of When Breath Becomes Air

What happens to us as we die?

Discover the answers in this exclusive 25th anniversary edition of Sherwin B Nuland's seminal book

With a foreword by Paul Kalanithi, bestselling author of When Breath Becomes Air.

There are many books intended to help people deal with the trauma of bereavement, but few which explore the reality of death itself. Sherwin B. Nuland - with over thirty years' experience as a surgeon - explains in detail the processes which take place in the body and strips away many illusions about death. The result is a unique and compelling book, addressing the one final fact that all of us must confront.

'I don't know of any writer or scientist who has shown us the face of death as clearly, honestly and compassionately as Sherwin Nuland does here' James Gleick, author of Chaos

By: Sherwin B Nuland
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 219g
ISBN: 9780099476412
ISBN 10: 009947641X
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 04 July 1997
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sherwin Nuland was a well-known surgeon in the US - at the top of his profession. He was the author of The Doctors, which explores the ethics of the medical world, How We Die, a bestseller in America and Britain and The Wisdom of the Body. Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland drew on more than 35 years in medicine and a childhood buffeted by illness in writing How We Die, an award-winning book that sought to dispel the notion of death with dignity and fuelled a national conversation about end-of-life decisions. He died in March 2014 at his home in Hamden, CT.

Reviews for How We Die

A great aid to that noble dinner party game: how would you choose to go if you could pick your mode of dying? Little philosophical waffle here: this is a series of gritty portraits of the physical reality of death from a variety of causes, including heart disease, murder, suicide, cancer and, inevitably, AIDS; supplemented with medical explanations of the mechanics of failing bodies. It is a process in which Dr Nuland discerns little dignity, however much we may wish it. Not for the hypochondriac, but justifiably a bestseller for demythologizing the secrets of dying now so well concealed by the modern hospital method of death. (Kirkus UK)