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I have been finding books and other products related to my book “Boomercide: From Woodstock to Suicide” and the Baby Boomer lifestyle. I thought I’d share them with you. As a starter, here are some of the books on life and death that I recommend in my book plus an easy way to buy them on Amazon.
A friend just told me about this one. Close in premise to my book. Me: suicide as a financial planning tool (a personal journey) and Christopher: a novel about the idea that aging Baby Boomers could help solve the looming Social Security crises via suicide. Reading this book, and laughing, as I write this.
Christopher Buckley’s “Boomsday” (2007.) Its about the Baby Boom, the end of Social Security as we know it and a blogger. Sounds like me except its about an attractive blogger. Maybe that will be me in my next life. BUY
Albert Camus’ “The Myth of Sisyphus ” (1955.) The quintessential philosophical examination of man’s search for meaning, absurdity and suicide. Camus famously wrote… “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.” BUY
Derek Humphrey’s “Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying” (1991.) First published in 1991 and subsequently updated, “Final Exit” is viewed by some as a “how to” guide to committing suicide and is therefore highly controversial. It is one of the frankest books on the subject. BUY
Carla Fine’s “No Time To say Goodbye: Surviving The Suicide Of A loved One” (1999.) Fine’s very personal book recounts her experience with the death of her young physician husband and her pain in not being able to speak openly about her feelings. BUY
Kay Redfield-Jamison’s best-selling “Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide” (2000.) Redfield-Jamison a prolific John’s Hopkins professor of psychiatry who previously wrote “An Unquiet Mind” a personal memoir about a manic depressive, provides a detailed examination of historical and scientific facts and her educated views on suicide and society’s role. BUY
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ “On Death and Dying” (1997.) “On Death and Dying” is one of the most famous psychological studies of the late 20th century. The book introduces the idea of the five stages of dealing with death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. BUY
Shelly Kagan’s “Death” (The Open Yale Courses Series. 2012.) This book by Yale University’s Shelly Kagan, Clark Professor of Philosophy supports a series of lectures on death and suicide Kagan gave at Yale University. It is an exceptional philosophical examination of death, afterlife, mortality and suicide. BUY
Baba Ram Dass’s “Be Here Now” One of those life-changers from the 1970’s. Don’t take my word for it, read the reviews, buy the book and yup — Be Here Now. One of the mantras I taught my kids. BUY