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Mercy
by Jodi Picoult
Police chief of a small Massachusetts town, Cameron McDonald makes the toughest arrest of his life when his own cousin Jamie comes to him and confesses outright that he has killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy. Now, a heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval, and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in their case against Jamie, is suddenly at odds with his... (more)
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Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes
Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick.What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane.Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He... (more)
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Breathless
by Lurlene McDaniel
What is the toughest request anyone can be asked to fulfill? Travis Morrison is a champion diver and one of the most popular kids at school. On the first day of summer vacation, while boating on the lake with his friends, Travis attempts a silly stunt dive that goes wrong. He fears he has broken his leg. Instead, his trip to the hospital reveals he has a rare form of cancer, and to save him, the doctors tell his... (more)
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How It Ends
by Laura Wiess
Laura Wiess is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Such a Pretty Girl , chosen as one of the ALA's 2008 Best Books for Young Adults and 2008 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, and Leftovers . Originally from Milltown, New Jersey, she traded bumper-to-bumper traffic, excellent pizza, and summer days down the shore for scenic roads, bears, no pizza delivery, and the irresistible allure of an old... (more)
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God Is in the Pancakes
by Robin Epstein
Fifteen-year-old Grace Manning is a candy striper in a nursing home, and Mr. Sands is the one patient who makes the job bearable. He keeps up with her sarcasm, teaches her to play poker . . . and one day cheerfully asks her to help him die. At first Grace says no way, but as Mr. Sands’s disease progresses, she’s not so sure. Grace tries to avoid the wrenching decision by praying for a miracle, stuffing herself... (more)
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October
by Richard B. Wright
Entwining two stories spanning past and present, cruelty and desire, Richard B. Wright weaves a memorable meditation on life and memory, love and death.
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God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
In what began as a series of quirkily characteristic ninety-second interludes for New York's public radio station, Kurt Vonnegut asks, on behalf of us all, the Big Questions. Could death be a quality? A place? Not an ending but an occurrence that changes those to whom it happens? As a "reporter on the afterlife," Vonnegut bravely allows himself to be strapped to a gurney by his friend Jack Kevorkian and... (more)
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Whale Song
by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
In Cheryl Kaye Tardif's heart-wrenching Whale Song, haunting native legends merge with the modern world as two cultures collide, and a young woman struggles with long-forgotten memories of her mother's suicide. Thirteen years ago, Sarah Richardson's life was shattered when her mother committed suicide. The shocking tragedy left a grief-stricken teen-aged Sarah with partial amnesia. Some things... (more)
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The Kindest Thing
by Cath Staincliffe
A painfully honest exploration of an ordinary family under stress... A stunning piece of work. --Ann Cleeves It's always exciting to see a writer get better and better, and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that. --Val McDermid Complex and satisfying. --Sunday Times
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Seven Patients
by Atul Kumar
Getting into medical school was easy. The hard part was staying out of jail. Third year medical student Raj Mok is excited about starting his clinical rotations. Finally, he’ll be taking care of real patients instead of just reading about diagnoses and treatments in his countless medical tomes. Unfortunately, Raj quickly learns that patients don’t behave like his beloved books led him to believe. The death of... (more)
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Last Wish
by Betty Rollin
The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller--an intimate, fiercely honest memoir of a daughter's struggle to come to terms with her terminally ill mother's decision to die--now back in print in trade paperback with a new reader's guide inside.
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One True Thing
A Novel
by Anna Quindlen
One True Thing (94422) 7Cassettes/9.75 hours. Copyright 1994 By Anna Quindlen. P 1995 By Recorded Books, Inc. Unabridged. Narrated by Christina Moore. ISBN 0-7887-0198-3. (from cassettes and case)
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Slouching Towards Gomorrah
Modern Liberalism and American Decline
by Robert H. Bork
In this New York Times bestselling book, Robert H. Bork, our country's most distinguished conservative scholar, offers a prophetic and unprecedented view of a culture in decline, a nation in such serious moral trouble that its very foundation is crumbling: a nation that slouches not towards the Bethlehem envisioned by the poet Yeats in 1919, but towards Gomorrah. Slouching Towards Gomorrah is a penetrating,... (more)
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Final Exit
The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying
by Derek Humphry
Just published for 2002-3 is the revised, 3rd edition of the bestseller "Final Exit". It described they ways in which a dying person may consider hastening the end of their life if suffering is unbearable. Laws and ethics are outlined in a straightforward fashion. Drug dosage tables and the latest inert gas technique of 'self-deliverance' are explained, with illustrations.
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What the Dying Teach Us
Lessons on Living
by Samuel Lee Oliver
What the Dying Teach Us is a collection of actual experiences and insights shared by terminally ill persons. Their experiences will teach you valuable lessons about hope, values, and faith and about giving and affirming life. These stories, which reveal the awareness of our spiritual selves and the transforming nature of grief, will touch your heart and renew your soul.
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The Right to Die (Point/Counterpoint)
by John E. Ferguson
Is there a "right to die"? Should the elderly or the terminally ill be allowed to take their own lives? Should the families of comatose patients be permitted to decide when to "pull the plug"? Do "living wills" have full legal standing? Questions like these have been brought to the forefront of national attention by cases such as the battle in Terri Schiavo's family. Offering excerpts from court decisions, plenty... (more)
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Mercy Lily
by Lisa Rondinelli Albert
A poetic, moving story about a teen who must make an unimaginable choice Mama has slowly been losing herself to MS. After traditional treatment fails, she takes bee sting therapy, administered by Lily, to alleviate her pain. Lily is trained as a veterinary assistant, so she can easily handle the treatments. What she can't handle is what happens when the bee sting therapy fails and it becomes clear that Mama... (more)
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Heart of a Killer
by David Rosenfelt
Jamie Wagner is a young lawyer who is happy to be flying under the radar at a large firm. It’s not that he isn’t smart. He is. It’s just that hard work, not to mention the whole legal thing, isn’t exactly his passion. Underachiever? A little. Content? Right up until the firm puts him on a case that turns his whole world upside down. Sheryl Harrison has served four years of a thirty-year murder sentence for... (more)
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God a Logs On Living and Dying
by Sam Oliver
When I wrote these daily moments with God, I felt myself paying more attention to whatever it was that I was focusing on that day. For me, the insights took me to a place where judgments cease and the desire to understand became more prevalent. Such a view of living makes a person begin to seek first to understand, instead of, act on what a person understands to be life s point of view in any given moment. Life is... (more)
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A Fish Named Ed
by Sam Oliver
This is a story about grief and loss. It is about how a fish named Ed awakens into soul. A Fish Named Ed is a book for children ages 6 and up. Many adults get a great deal of insight from reading such a simple and profound work as well. As you read this book, you will find the themes of life: Life, Death/Separation, Disorientation, Isolation, Lonliness, Emptiness, and Reorientation. This book is for any child or... (more)

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