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THE Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing [Paperback]

BRONNIE WARE
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29 Aug 2011

After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or experience, she found herself in palliative care.

Over the years she spent tending to the needs of those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog about the most common regrets expressed to her by the people she had cared for. The article, also called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, gained so much momentum that it was read by more than three million people around the globe in its first year. At the requests of many, Bronnie now shares her own personal story.

Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse past, but by applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for people, if they make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this book, she expresses in a heartfelt retelling how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time.

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a story told through sharing her inspiring and honest journey, which will leave you feeling kinder towards yourself and others, and more determined to live the life you are truly here to live. This delightful memoir is a courageous, life-changing book.



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  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Get Published (29 Aug 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 145250234X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1452502342
  • Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1.6 x 22.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 401,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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heart-rending (The Sunday Times) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Through her work Bronnie Ware weaves delightful tales of real life observations and experience. Using gentleness, honesty and humour, Bronnie celebrates both the strength and vulnerability of human nature. Her message is a positive and inspiring one.

As well as performing her own songs, Bronnie runs an online personal growth and songwriting course, writes a well-loved blog called Inspiration and Chai, including articles that have been translated into several languages, and is the author of the full-length memoir, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing. www.bronnieware.com

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Life is what you make it 19 Aug 2012
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When i purchased this book, below the title was ' A life transformed by the dearly Departing'. This gave me a clue that this was going to be a memoir type book looking at Bronnie's lessons from the work that she did caring from the dying and i was not disappointed. Many reviewers feel that there is too much of Bronnie - but isn't this was this book was going to be about? She talks about the lessons she learnt from dying people to change her own life and i think the message she was trying to get to others was that life is to short, so stop and look at your life now and learn from the regrets that the dying had. I enjoyed this book and the easy style that Bronnie used. There was a small part that i did find irritating regarding her 'analogy with muck' which i felt went on a bit too long and found myself skipping over this part. As Bronnie says 'smile and know, thank and know'. Well worth a read.
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75 of 83 people found the following review helpful
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Like many others, I at one point stumbled over the article "Top five regrets of the dying" on the internet, published by The Guardian. When I later learned that Ware had written a full-length book with the same title, I found the premise appealing: It seemed probable that dying people may have enough interesting thoughts to share that they may fill a small book. Thus, when the book arrived in my mailbox, I was full of positive expectations. I ended up rather dissatisfied with the book, however. I found the book frustrating on three main accounts:

1. The book is to a large degree not very much about the regrets of the dying, rather it is about the author herself.

2. The language of the book is simplistic and fails to draw you in.

3. Ware is apparently rather into spirituality and meditation, and coats her accounts with pseudo-religious references, which gets very tiring when you really just want to hear about the regrets of the dying and not about Bronnie Ware's having improved her life by becoming a vegan, doing yoga and meditating.

On a more positive note, there are actual accounts of dying people reflecting on their lives and what they might have done better. These passages are interesting. However, they take up less than 25% of the book, with the remainder being about Ware describing her life, her hardships, and her attempts to apply the wisdom imparted by the dying. Towards the end of the book, the book entirely ceases to be about regrets of the dying and instead turns into an account of Ware's battle with depression. While I understand that Ware has shared much of her very personal life in this book, presumably with the intention of helping other people to avoid hurt, ultimately I didn't find it very interesting to read about Bronnie Ware, and I would much rather have read a book about the regrets of the dying.

In short, this book is not what one would naturally expect from its title, and I personally did not find the contents of the book very worthwhile.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful... 27 Mar 2012
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This book was recommended by a work colleague, and at first I wasn't quite sure what to expect as the title suggests rather a sombre read. But the book really couldn't be more different -- it's the wonderfully uplifting story of Bronnie Ware's life, beautifully woven together with the stories, and regrets, of the patients she has cared for. Perfectly balanced, heartfelt and so, so moving. A truly inspiring read from a truly inspiring woman.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Too sugary for my palate
I was hoping for more of a framework for patient care, rather that the memoir that this actually is. Read more
Published 3 days ago by catherine
3.0 out of 5 stars Very meaningful but sickly sweet
If I'd have reviewed this book a third of the way through I'd have given it five stars. But by the time I'd reached the end I must have (metaphorically) vomited at least a dozen... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Brian Richards
4.0 out of 5 stars Remembering to live your life
Bronnie Ware's book is hard to put down and, most importantly, it makes you think about modern life, how busy we are, rushing everywhere and forgetting to live our lives in the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alison Petrie
1.0 out of 5 stars Reading this drivel comes top of my regrets of the living
I bought this book due to the positive publicity which the writer received on her article the top five regrets of the dying. Read more
Published 2 months ago by D. Mcmahon
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
As a community nurse palliative care is a large part of what I do, and this book was very familiar territory for me, I loved it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nicolette Laurence
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Bronnie Ware is an Australian Nurse who has cared for palliative patients for some years , this book chronicles the 5 most common themes of regret that have been shared by her... Read more
Published 2 months ago by BusyReader
4.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and thought provoking.
Inspirational story of someone who after an unfulfilled career decides to look into palliative care, and see what she could learn, adapt, bring and use to this most noble and still... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Philip Harkins
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
A fascinating subject although I found the author irritating at times as there was too much about her. Worth a read though
Published 3 months ago by Leila Ferguson
3.0 out of 5 stars Thought this would be inspirational
The story becomes a little repetitive with the message that life should be lived to one's own expectations. It is an easy read but I would not strongly recommend it.
Published 3 months ago by David Bowker
5.0 out of 5 stars Success as gift.
If you want to please someone you like (really like!), I think this book is an excellent choice. Shows you care about this person's happiness.
Published 3 months ago by Guilherme Thompson
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