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The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die (John Izzo)

The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die (John Izzo)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMAApril 26, 2023death, regret, live without regret, meaning, atheism, mortalityComment

Why do we fear death?

Why do we fear death?

All, DiscussionsTMAApril 15, 2023atheism, death, death anxiety, mortal terror, death denialComment

Come of Age (Stephen Jenkinson)

Come of Age (Stephen Jenkinson)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMAFebruary 24, 2023elders, elderhood, atheism, culture, death, dyingComment

10 Books about Death for Atheists

10 Books about Death for Atheists

All, Books-on-Mortality, DiscussionsTMAFebruary 7, 2023non-religious, books, death, secular, mortality, atheism, agnostic, existential anxiety Comment

Making Friends With Death (Laura Pritchett)

Making Friends With Death (Laura Pritchett)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMAFebruary 4, 2023death, atheism, non-religiousComment

This Party's Dead (Erica Buist)

This Party's Dead (Erica Buist)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMAJanuary 23, 2023death festival, atheist, secular death, grief, secular griefComment

Tour of Bones (Denise Inge)

Tour of Bones (Denise Inge)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Memoirs, ReviewsTMAJanuary 13, 2023ossuary, bones, mortality, charnel houseComment

Flourish (Martin Seligman)

Flourish (Martin Seligman)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAJanuary 1, 2023flourish, meaning, meaning-making, happinessComment

Supernatural: Death, Meaning, and the Power of the Invisible World (Clay Routledge)

Supernatural: Death, Meaning, and the Power of the Invisible World (Clay Routledge)

Books-on-Mortality, All, ReviewsTMADecember 21, 2022meaning, death, death anxiety, mortality, supernatural, atheismComment

Savoring (Bryant and Veroff)

Savoring (Bryant and Veroff)

All, Books-on-Meaning, Reviews, Books-on-SpiritualityTMADecember 3, 2022meaning, savoring, mindfulness, Nov.23 books about spiritualityComment

Wild (Cheryl Strayed)

Wild (Cheryl Strayed)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Memoirs, ReviewsTMANovember 29, 2022Cheryl Strayed, memoir, grief, PCTComment

The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)

The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Reviews, MemoirsTMANovember 24, 2022cancer, mortality, childhood dreamsComment

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (Stephen King)

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (Stephen King)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMANovember 18, 2022horror, mortality, death anxietyComment

The Brain and the Meaning of Life (Paul Thagard)

The Brain and the Meaning of Life (Paul Thagard)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMANovember 5, 2022meaning, secular meaning, neural naturalism, paul thagard, meaning of life, atheism, Dec.23 books about meaningComment

What happens to an atheist when they die?

What happens to an atheist when they die?

All, DiscussionsTMANovember 1, 2022Midnight Mass, atheism, death, mortality, secular mortality Comments

Death Interrupted (Blair Bigham)

Death Interrupted (Blair Bigham)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMANovember 1, 2022death, medicalizationComment

Dead Mom Walking (Rachel Matlow)

Dead Mom Walking (Rachel Matlow)

All, Books-on-Mortality, Memoirs, ReviewsTMAOctober 10, 2022cancer, dying, memoirComment

The Hour of Our Death (Philippe Ariès)

The Hour of Our Death (Philippe Ariès)

All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMAOctober 3, 2022death, history, culture, death attitudes Comment

Meanings of Life (Roy F. Baumeister)

Meanings of Life (Roy F. Baumeister)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMASeptember 27, 2022meaning, meaning of life, social science, purpose, value, secular meaning, atheism, Dec.23 books about meaning Comments

Meaning in Life Trilogy (Irving Singer)

Meaning in Life Trilogy (Irving Singer)

All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAAugust 31, 2022meaning, meaning in life, philosophy, love, art, secular meaning, valueComment