The best books on ageing well and living a meaningful life

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The best books for enhancing kindness and dignity in healthcare

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The best books about the psychological challenges of being human

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The most powerful books for coping with the fact that we’re all going to die

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The best books for the eclectic reader of nonfiction

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The best books to help you accept, embrace, and laugh at your silly mortality

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The best books about aging well and flourishing as you age

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The best books about the connection between unfelt emotion and illness

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The best books if you are thinking about retirement

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The best medical memoirs that will make your heart ache with emotion

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The best books for contemplating mortality

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The best books on death, medicine, and end of life care

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The best books about death and dying, grief, and loss

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