01690cam a2200373 i 4500 1286551528 TxAuBib 20240528120000.0 230921s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023044130 9780063240032 hardcover $28.99 0063240033 hardcover $28.99 (OCoLC)1402262619 TxAuBib rda Arthur, Alua, author. Briefly perfectly human : making an authentic life by getting real about the end / Alua Arthur. First edition. New York, New York : Mariner Books, [2024] ©2024. x, 256 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier A friend at the end -- The body always wins -- Death at our heels -- Peter -- Show up and shut up -- Teach me how to doula -- Stay black and die -- Finding your feet -- Fighting losing battles -- Hexagon-shaped peg -- Glimmer of freedom -- Stepping off the wheel -- Troubled legacies -- People who need people -- Breaking open -- Cuba te espera -- Epilogue: Glitter wave. "A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America's preeminent death doula"-- Provided by publisher. 20240528. Death. Conduct of life. Women Biography. Terminal care. Biography. Self-help publications. Biographies.