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Why We Die

The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

par Venki Ramakrishnan ...

"Utterly fascinating." —Bill Bryson"An incredible journey." —Siddhartha Mukherjee*WINNER OF THE 2025 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARD FOR BEST BOOK ON BIOLOGY**2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR SCIENCE AND COSMOLOGY*A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortality—from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan... ... En savoir plus

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"Utterly fascinating." —Bill Bryson"An incredible journey." —Siddhartha Mukherjee*WINNER OF THE 2025 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARD FOR BEST BOOK ON BIOLOGY**2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR SCIENCE AND COSMOLOGY*A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortality—from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan...
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Exhumed

Unearthing the History of the American Vampire

par Aaron Mahnke ...

An engrossing and macabre exploration of the folklore and early medical practices that led to the New England Vampire Panic in the 1890s, from critically acclaimed podcaster and bestselling author Aaron Mahnke.What would drive a man to exhume the body of his daughter and remove her heart? That question has haunted Aaron Mahnke, creator and host of the award-winning podcast Lore. Fueled by a decade ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

An engrossing and macabre exploration of the folklore and early medical practices that led to the New England Vampire Panic in the 1890s, from critically acclaimed podcaster and bestselling author Aaron Mahnke.What would drive a man to exhume the body of his daughter and remove her heart? That question has haunted Aaron Mahnke, creator and host of the award-winning podcast Lore. Fueled by a decade
... En savoir plus
Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

par Atul Gawande ...

**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER and #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“North American medicine, Being Mortal reminds us, has prepared itself for life but not for death. This is Atul Gawande’s most powerful—and moving—book.” —Malcolm GladwellFrom surgeon and bestselling author Atul Gawande, a book that has the potential to change medicine—and lives.**Being Mortal looks at the way modern medicine has changed ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER and #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“North American medicine, Being Mortal reminds us, has prepared itself for life but not for death. This is Atul Gawande’s most powerful—and moving—book.” —Malcolm GladwellFrom surgeon and bestselling author Atul Gawande, a book that has the potential to change medicine—and lives.**Being Mortal looks at the way modern medicine has changed
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Death

par Shelly Kagan ...

Collections series The Open Yale Courses Series
There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Should we accept an account according to which people are just material ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Should we accept an account according to which people are just material
... En savoir plus
Reliquia

Traduit par Unai Velasco ...

par Pol Guasch ...

Un libro delicado, sobrio y vital sobre los vínculos familiares, la ausencia y la escritura. Una elegía fulgurante.Diez años después de la muerte de su padre, el narrador de este libro decide escribirla. Con la sombra del suicidio privándole del duelo, se pregunta: ¿es posible encontrar las palabras de una despedida que no se produjo? Así, este relato personal e íntimo se convierte en una búsqueda ... En savoir plus

$20.53 CAD

Un libro delicado, sobrio y vital sobre los vínculos familiares, la ausencia y la escritura. Una elegía fulgurante.Diez años después de la muerte de su padre, el narrador de este libro decide escribirla. Con la sombra del suicidio privándole del duelo, se pregunta: ¿es posible encontrar las palabras de una despedida que no se produjo? Así, este relato personal e íntimo se convierte en una búsqueda
... En savoir plus
When Breath Becomes Air

Pulitzer Prize Finalist

par Paul Kalanithi ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLDThis inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?**“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLDThis inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?**“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The
... En savoir plus
Between Two Kingdoms

A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

par Suleika Jaouad ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads, ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads,
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The Story of a Heart

Two Families, One Heart, and the Medical Miracle that Saved a Child's Life

par Rachel Clarke ...

Winner of the Women**’s Prize for Nonfiction | Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**An unforgettable and inspiring true story of how one family’s grief transformed into a lifesaving gift—written by a bestselling author and palliative care doctor.The first of our organs to form and the last to die, the heart is both a simple pump and the symbol of what makes us human; as long as it continues ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $29.99 CAD Maintenant $24.99 CAD

Winner of the Women**’s Prize for Nonfiction | Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**An unforgettable and inspiring true story of how one family’s grief transformed into a lifesaving gift—written by a bestselling author and palliative care doctor.The first of our organs to form and the last to die, the heart is both a simple pump and the symbol of what makes us human; as long as it continues
... En savoir plus
The Undiscovered Country

Grief, Justice and the Hidden Territories of End of Life Care

par Andrew Herring ...

'A powerful, disturbing critique . . . a reminder that the cosy abstractions of medicine and law need to serve real people, not rule them' The Times Literary SupplementIn October 2019, 17-year-old Laurie Herring suffered a sudden, life-altering brain injury. What followed was a 40-month descent into a hidden territory of the British state that few families ever expect to navigate.Written with ... En savoir plus

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'A powerful, disturbing critique . . . a reminder that the cosy abstractions of medicine and law need to serve real people, not rule them' The Times Literary SupplementIn October 2019, 17-year-old Laurie Herring suffered a sudden, life-altering brain injury. What followed was a 40-month descent into a hidden territory of the British state that few families ever expect to navigate.Written with
... En savoir plus
The Other Side of the Straitjacket

A Daughter's Story of Mental Illness and Assisted Dying

par Alicia Duncan ...

As a psychiatric nurse, Donna Duncan knew how to convince authorities that she had the capacity to choose a medically assisted death. Did she?When Donna Duncan chose assisted dying, her daughter Alicia searched for understanding. How had a woman without a terminal illness and who was struggling with mental health challenges been allowed to make such a choice?Looking for answers, Alicia succeeded ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

As a psychiatric nurse, Donna Duncan knew how to convince authorities that she had the capacity to choose a medically assisted death. Did she?When Donna Duncan chose assisted dying, her daughter Alicia searched for understanding. How had a woman without a terminal illness and who was struggling with mental health challenges been allowed to make such a choice?Looking for answers, Alicia succeeded
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Death on Earth

Adventures in Evolution and Mortality

par Mr Jules Howard ...

There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms.Natural selection depends on death; little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence and fashioned by its spectre. We are all survivors of starvation, drought, volcanic eruptions, meteorites, plagues, parasites, predators, freak weather events, tussles and scraps, and our bodies are shaped ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms.Natural selection depends on death; little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence and fashioned by its spectre. We are all survivors of starvation, drought, volcanic eruptions, meteorites, plagues, parasites, predators, freak weather events, tussles and scraps, and our bodies are shaped
... En savoir plus
Opioids and Organs

par Arizona O'Neill ...

A heartwrenching memoir of a daughter losing her father and a scathing indictment of the medical industryArizona grieves at the hospital bed of her father, a man she hardly knew, brain dead after a fentanyl overdose. Doctors encourage her to act quickly to recast him as a hero by way of organ donations. Distraught, Arizona makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her life. As she ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

A heartwrenching memoir of a daughter losing her father and a scathing indictment of the medical industryArizona grieves at the hospital bed of her father, a man she hardly knew, brain dead after a fentanyl overdose. Doctors encourage her to act quickly to recast him as a hero by way of organ donations. Distraught, Arizona makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her life. As she
... En savoir plus
Cracked, Not Broken

Surviving and Thriving After a Suicide Attempt

par Kevin Hines ...

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures to define a modern city. Yet, for author Kevin Hines the bridge is not merely a marker of a place or a time. Instead, the bridge marks the beginning of his remarkable story. At 19 years old, Kevin attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge - a distance which took four seconds to fall. Recently diagnosed ... En savoir plus

$57.99 CAD

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures to define a modern city. Yet, for author Kevin Hines the bridge is not merely a marker of a place or a time. Instead, the bridge marks the beginning of his remarkable story. At 19 years old, Kevin attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge - a distance which took four seconds to fall. Recently diagnosed
... En savoir plus
Death of an Ordinary Man

par Sarah Perry ...

WINNER OF THE NERO NON FICTION AWARD 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON FICTIONA spectacularly original memoir that’s at once an elegy for a beloved family member and a deeply moving meditation on what it means to be a mortal creature, from one of our greatest novelists.Death of an Ordinary Man opens on a charming, merry seaside ... ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

WINNER OF THE NERO NON FICTION AWARD 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON FICTIONA spectacularly original memoir that’s at once an elegy for a beloved family member and a deeply moving meditation on what it means to be a mortal creature, from one of our greatest novelists.Death of an Ordinary Man opens on a charming, merry seaside ...
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Over Our Dead Bodies:

Undertakers Lift the Lid

par Kenneth McKenzie, Todd Harra ...

Discover a more lighthearted side of the funeral industry in this collection of real-life stories from the authors of Mortuary Confidential.Not knowing what to do, I sat on the church steps and waited. As the gravity of my failure began to well up in me, I began to cry . . . I Had Lost The Hearse!Funerals and the all the things that accompany them are traditionally somber, contemplative events in ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Discover a more lighthearted side of the funeral industry in this collection of real-life stories from the authors of Mortuary Confidential.Not knowing what to do, I sat on the church steps and waited. As the gravity of my failure began to well up in me, I began to cry . . . I Had Lost The Hearse!Funerals and the all the things that accompany them are traditionally somber, contemplative events in
... En savoir plus
The Rooms of Heaven

A Memoir

par Mary Allen ...

**A riveting personal account of falling in love with a man struggling with addiction and, after his death, becoming consumed by the belief that he can still be reached."A love story, a memoir, a haunting tale of grief and healing. This book is all that and more." —Chicago Tribune**When Mary Allen falls in love with Jim Beaman, she doesn't know he has a drug problem, but she does sense demons and ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

**A riveting personal account of falling in love with a man struggling with addiction and, after his death, becoming consumed by the belief that he can still be reached."A love story, a memoir, a haunting tale of grief and healing. This book is all that and more." —Chicago Tribune**When Mary Allen falls in love with Jim Beaman, she doesn't know he has a drug problem, but she does sense demons and
... En savoir plus
The Grieving Body

How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing

par Mary-Frances O'Connor ...

Collections series The Grieving Brain Series
“No one has done more for the science of grief than Mary-Frances O’Connor. Deeply human and wise, The Grieving Body delivers a grounded, logical understanding of the effects of stress and loss on our bodies. O’Connor doesn’t just explain what happens and why, she offers hopeful, beautiful solutions to support ourselves and our world.” - Megan Devine, author of It’s Ok that You’re Not OkThe follow ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

“No one has done more for the science of grief than Mary-Frances O’Connor. Deeply human and wise, The Grieving Body delivers a grounded, logical understanding of the effects of stress and loss on our bodies. O’Connor doesn’t just explain what happens and why, she offers hopeful, beautiful solutions to support ourselves and our world.” - Megan Devine, author of It’s Ok that You’re Not OkThe follow
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Curtains

Adventures of an Undertaker-in-Training

par Tom Jokinen ...

**If Bill Bryson were to join a Winnipeg funeral home as an apprentice, and if he searched for the meaning of life and death while he was at it, you'd have Curtains - enlightening, full of life in the midst of death, and very funny."There's a time, from when someone dies to when they magically pop up at the funeral or as a bag of ashes, that remains a black hole, invisible to civilians, and they ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**If Bill Bryson were to join a Winnipeg funeral home as an apprentice, and if he searched for the meaning of life and death while he was at it, you'd have Curtains - enlightening, full of life in the midst of death, and very funny."There's a time, from when someone dies to when they magically pop up at the funeral or as a bag of ashes, that remains a black hole, invisible to civilians, and they
... En savoir plus
Grief Diaries

Loss of a Spouse

par Lynda Cheldelin Fell, Mary Lee Robinson, Kristi Smith ...

When one loses a spouse, whether young or old, the emotional aftermath can take our breath away. The journey is sometimes a tumultuous one that challenges our fears, friendships, and even our future. While each loss is as unique as one’s own fingerprint, and grief tools aren’t one-size-fits-all, it’s important to know you are not alone. Grief Diaries: Loss of a Spouse is like your own portable ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

When one loses a spouse, whether young or old, the emotional aftermath can take our breath away. The journey is sometimes a tumultuous one that challenges our fears, friendships, and even our future. While each loss is as unique as one’s own fingerprint, and grief tools aren’t one-size-fits-all, it’s important to know you are not alone. Grief Diaries: Loss of a Spouse is like your own portable
... En savoir plus
The Immortalization Commission

Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death

par John Gray ...

A great philosopher will change the way you think about your life.For most of human history, religion provided a clear explanation of life and death. But in the late 19th and early 20th centuries new ideas — from psychiatry to evolution to Communist — seemed to suggest that our fate was now in our own hands. We would ourselves become God.This is the theme of a remarkable new book by one of the ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $11.99 CAD

A great philosopher will change the way you think about your life.For most of human history, religion provided a clear explanation of life and death. But in the late 19th and early 20th centuries new ideas — from psychiatry to evolution to Communist — seemed to suggest that our fate was now in our own hands. We would ourselves become God.This is the theme of a remarkable new book by one of the
... En savoir plus
La mort des autres

par Mélanie Noël ...

À quelle distance se tient-on de la mort ? Chaque jour qui passe, on s’approche inévitablement de la nôtre. Mais celle des autres ? Celle de nos proches qu’on aime tant ? Celle des étrangers à notre portée ? On détourne le regard ou on lui tend la main quand elle s’annonce ? À titre de journaliste dans un quotidien pendant 18 ans, Mélanie Noël a eu le privilège de se plonger, quelques heures ou ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

À quelle distance se tient-on de la mort ? Chaque jour qui passe, on s’approche inévitablement de la nôtre. Mais celle des autres ? Celle de nos proches qu’on aime tant ? Celle des étrangers à notre portée ? On détourne le regard ou on lui tend la main quand elle s’annonce ? À titre de journaliste dans un quotidien pendant 18 ans, Mélanie Noël a eu le privilège de se plonger, quelques heures ou
... En savoir plus
the Light

par Jim Alexander ...

‘the Light’ explores a world where you wake up and know this is the day you die. How would such a world shape the way we think, our views on each other and society, how we conduct our personal and financial affairs; how we live and how we will die?On a daily basis, people are required to take the Light; a device that ascertains whether this will be their last day. Between investigating this new ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

‘the Light’ explores a world where you wake up and know this is the day you die. How would such a world shape the way we think, our views on each other and society, how we conduct our personal and financial affairs; how we live and how we will die?On a daily basis, people are required to take the Light; a device that ascertains whether this will be their last day. Between investigating this new
... En savoir plus
Energy Never Dies: The Quantum Case for the Afterlife

par Elias Verdan ...

Energy cannot be created. Energy cannot be destroyed. This is not belief, not speculation, not comforting fiction — it is the first law of thermodynamics, one of the most rigorously tested principles in the history of science. Your brain runs on electricity. Your thoughts, memories, and sense of self are, in the most literal terms physics allows, patterns of energy. So what happens to that energy ... En savoir plus

$4.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Energy cannot be created. Energy cannot be destroyed. This is not belief, not speculation, not comforting fiction — it is the first law of thermodynamics, one of the most rigorously tested principles in the history of science. Your brain runs on electricity. Your thoughts, memories, and sense of self are, in the most literal terms physics allows, patterns of energy. So what happens to that energy
... En savoir plus
Four Funerals and a Wedding

Resilience in a Time of Grief

par Jill Smolowe ...

When journalist Jill Smolowe buried her husband, sister, mother, and mother-in-law in the space of seventeen months, she assumed that it was only a matter of time before she fell apart. That’s what all the movies and memoirs say will happen, after all. But when she never “lost it”—and when friends began to insist that her strength was amazing and unusual—she began to think there might be something ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

When journalist Jill Smolowe buried her husband, sister, mother, and mother-in-law in the space of seventeen months, she assumed that it was only a matter of time before she fell apart. That’s what all the movies and memoirs say will happen, after all. But when she never “lost it”—and when friends began to insist that her strength was amazing and unusual—she began to think there might be something
... En savoir plus

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