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Staring at the Sun

Overcoming the Terror of Death

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Staring at the Sun

By: Irvin D. Yalom
Narrated by: Sean Mangan
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At the age of 74, best-selling author Irvin Yalom turns his attention to one of the great human questions: our fear of death. He suggests that what he calls the 'awakening experience' can help us acknowledge, accept, and make use of our fear of death in a positive manner. These awakening experiences often follow a loss, a trauma, or the death of a loved one, illness or just growing old. Yalom shows us how such an awakening can be the turning point for a more meaningful life.

This is a practical and tremendously useful book that includes methods and techniques for dealing with the most prevalent kinds of fear: anxiety that is hidden and appears to us as other problems in our lives. Dr. Yalom argues that once we confront our own mortality, we are inspired to rearrange our priorities, communicate more deeply with those we love, appreciate more keenly the beauty of life, and increase our willingness to take the risks necessary for personal fulfillment.

©2010 Irvin D. Yalom (P)2010 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Developmental Psychology Grief & Loss Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Inspiring Health Mental Health

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Irvin Yalom delivers a compassionate and thought-provoking book on the fear of death. His insightful reflections, steeped in philosophy, drives the reader to consider essential questions that impact on the quality of the life we lead. The narrator suited the material perfectly.

Compassionate and thought provoking

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What did you like most about Staring at the Sun?

Yalom is able to be honest and open about himself as a therapist and a person

Who was your favorite character and why?

I can't name an exact character but every one made a point and got a message across

Any additional comments?

If you liked this you will love 'Love's Executioner'. Yalom writes so well. As a counsellor I have found reading Yalom to be inspiring.

Yalom never disapoints

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Life would be so much easier if everyone read books like this one.
definitely worth your credit.

must read

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I genuinely didn't realise how much death terror influenced my life. I never related it to so many aspects of my life. Through this book, I have confronted death, and I can genuinely say I feel a lot less fear about it. Read this book, it'll make you want to live a better life.

Life changing

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Irvin yalom seems to have an uncanny knack of speaking to my soul. I find myself agreeing on so many points. It was well written and well read, full of insight and explores the hardest subjects we as therapist's or as human beings are likely to face. Superb.

Another fine book

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I absolutely loved this book...so much so that I will listen to it again soon ( and I never read booksore than once). Wonderful writing from Yalom, as usual, and lovely narration.

Amazing and inspiring book

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Really good book. Useful for therapists, less as a technical manual but more for a broad process level exploration of very important therapeutic matters.

I found the narration problematic. For the first few chapters I genuinely thought it was a robot. I either habituated to it, or the narration improved after that.

Good book but narration is patchy

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My therapist recommend to read this book,as I'm dealing with a tragic lost in our family. It has very powerful and incredible approach in understanding death fears. Simple language and amazing conclusion.

Very helpful during hard times .

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The final chapter wasn’t much relevant to me and it was by far the longest

Offers interesting insights I hadn’t considered before

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This book has been transformational for the parts of me that have been terrified of death. Just hearing of the patients who Irvin discusses makes me realise I and my clients are not alone with these fears. Love his clear intelligent and humane writing and bringing ancient philosophers into today's therapeutic approaches. Thank you!

Transformational wisdom

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