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Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety.

Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments.

Chapter 1. The Mortal Wound.

Chapter 2. Recognizing Death Anxiety.

Chapter 3. The Awakening Experience.

Chapter 4. The Power of Ideas.

Chapter 5. Overcoming Death Terror Through Connection.

Chapter 6. Death Awareness: A Memoir.

Chapter 7. Addressing Death Anxiety: Advice for Therapists.

Afterword.

Notes.

About the Author.

A Reader’s Guide to Staring at the Sun.

Index.

Staring at the Sun

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 29 April 2009
      ISBN-13 9780470401811
      978-0470401811
      ISBN-10 0470401818
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      Non Fiction Health & Wellbeing Popular psychology Self Help & Mindfulness

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety.

      Table of Contents
      Preface and Acknowledgments.

      Chapter 1. The Mortal Wound.

      Chapter 2. Recognizing Death Anxiety.

      Chapter 3. The Awakening Experience.

      Chapter 4. The Power of Ideas.

      Chapter 5. Overcoming Death Terror Through Connection.

      Chapter 6. Death Awareness: A Memoir.

      Chapter 7. Addressing Death Anxiety: Advice for Therapists.

      Afterword.

      Notes.

      About the Author.

      A Reader’s Guide to Staring at the Sun.

      Index.

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