The Psychology of Death
by Robert Kastenbaum
Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadssocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty non-fiction book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
"A classic, fascinating readers for nearly 30 years. New to the Third Edition are chapters on how we construct death, death in adolescence and adulthood including discussion on suicide, physician-assisted death, and Regret Theory and Denial, new approaches to the role of death anxiety, Terror Management Theory, and Edge Theory, and much more."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Author
- Robert Kastenbaum
- Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 472
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- Open Library
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