- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Bantam; New edition edition (1 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553505440
- ISBN-13: 978-0553505443
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 127,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The autobiography of the highly acclaimed author of On Death and Dying, as she faces her own imminent death.
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Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross shot to world fame in 1969 upon publication of her seminal work, On Death and Dying. Since then, through her many books as well as her years working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients and the elderly, she has brought comfort and understanding to millions coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Now, after a series of strokes she finds herself, aged seventy, confronted with her own death. In The Wheel of Life, her ultimate book and much-anticipated autobiography, she offers a work that is as inspiring, insightful and as incendiary as anything she has written in the past. Her memoir traces the events that shaped her intellectually and spiritually, and inevitably led her to explain her ultimate truth – that death does not exist but is a transformation. We see how her birth in Switzerland as the second of triplet girls and her conventional, though happy, childhood formed the base from which her outspoken and confident views sprang. Then, from her work as a young woman in war-ravaged Poland to her pioneering counselling of the terminally ill, her legendary seminars on death and dying at the University of Chicago and her eye-opening discussions with people who had been revived after death, we learn how each experience provided her with a new piece of the puzzle. Dr Kübler-Ross’s affirmation of life after death, already expressed in lectures and interviews, has sent shock waves through the medical and New Age communities alike. This final statement will no doubt ignite further controversy and debate. The Wheel of Life is an extraordinary, thought-provoking memoir of an exceptional woman. Like her previous revolutionary works, it will captivate and enlighten readers as an inspiring portrait of life and living.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Funny old thing, this thing called Life. What's it all about? Why are we here? Is there really life after death? There must be surely......... I found The Wheel of Life very moving and "down to earth". Having lost close members of family myself, I identified with Elisabeth Kubler Ross's experiences and her account of life's cycle. At last I'm as sure as any of us can be that my questions have been answered. Even the most cyncial of us mortals would take some comfort from reading it.
As I turned the last page and finally put the book down I felt a great sense of calm and assurity.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is an eye opener to those of us who already have the belief that people should be 'cared for' with the human touch when they are dying. This wonderful woman had so much insight into the concept that 'touch' is SO important and not 'fear' when a person is terminally ill, and actually have something to look forward to instead of dreading. She also makes the person feel that they should LIVE until they DIE, which is vital to all concerned. She also emphasises the point of being honest with the patient or friend, and, especially children. Having nursed dying children myself, I know that they KNOW they are dying and accept that with the peace that Elisabeth Kubler-Ross describes so very well in this wonderful book. Buy it for yourself, it will give you and yours peace of mind in the face of death, the last taboo.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After reading this book I felt a compelling need to fill every moment of my life with new and loving experiences. Whilst reading this book I found I experienced so many different emotions. I smiled and I cried but most of all I felt a warm sense of understanding of a subject which I had previously felt very uncomfortable with.....death.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
We're all heading there
I first read Elisabeth Kubler-Ross years ago, and when I head that she had written a farewell book, I had to have it. She was a remarkable woman.
Published 2 months ago by Carole A. Atkinson
An amazing read
This book details the life of Elisabeth, and what a life.
I started reading this book on an overnight ferry crossing to France and didn't stop until I'd finished it - I read... Read more
I started reading this book on an overnight ferry crossing to France and didn't stop until I'd finished it - I read... Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. Richardson
I loved this book
I loved this book - written by someone who has lived a life including a lot of loss. Yet survived it and much, much more. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Peter W. Burden
biography of a great person
elisabeth kubler ross was one of the great pioneers of the 20th century.
a very good read about a fascinating life !!
a very good read about a fascinating life !!
Published 12 months ago by allmut
the wheel of life review
Item wasn't in perfect condition as it was second hand, but arrived promptly and with no complications.
Published on 5 Mar 2010 by S. Dalcielo
The very best autobiography you will ever read
You can not fail to be moved by this book. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross has had an extraordinary life. From her first job as a maid to becoming a celebrated psychiatrist. Read more
Published on 16 July 2009 by Mrs. Jk Upchurch
A very remarkable story
A remarkable story about a very remarkable woman. Although each reader will have to decide for themselves their interpretation of the author's numinous experiences, her story is... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2007 by R. D. Blendell
Must read book, opens hart and mind.
My close friend is dying of the breast cancer and I did not know how to respond, how to talk or how to comfort her. Read more
Published on 13 April 2005 by Mrs. Elzbieta Harris
A truly beautiful book
Every so often, a book comes along which truly touches the soul. This book is one of them. Every chapter brought a tear or a smile, or rage against the way we treat people in a... Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2004 by "tanaquetal"
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