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The last dance

by Lynne Ann DeSpelder

The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying provides a comprehensive up to date and readable introduction to the study of death and dying. It directs attention to the evolving understanding of death and dying in today's culturally diverse environment. In a straightforward conversational style with an extensively illustrated format The Last Dance provides a solid grounding in theory and research as well as in methods for applying what is learned to readers' own circumstances both personal and professional. No other textbook so successfully combines the research and theories of such diverse disciplines as anthropology art ethics health science literature philosophy psychology public policy religion and sociology. The eleventh edition of The Last Dance includes coverage of key topics yet retains the focus writing and pedagogy instructors have come to expect from the best-selling text in death studies. Instructors and students can now access their course content through the Connect digital learning platform by purchasing either standalone Connect access or a bundle of print and Connect access. McGraw-Hill Connect® is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course.Complete system requirements to use Connect can be found here: http://www.mheducation.com/highered/platforms/connect/training-support-students.html

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?