The Something and Nothing of Death

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Definately a book to read before you die! - Rated
There are parts to this book that brought into focus many of the fears I have held about death since I was a child, but it lays them out in a way that entices you to query them. What I like most is what he has written about various cultures, their beliefs and how differently they approach and prepare for the passing of life.

A lively acceptance of something we cannot evade - Rated
Will's book on "Death" emerges as a debate - a discussion - between author and reader, in which the fears and horrors about death are clearly laid out. Will provides many perspectives from which to see the "something" or the "nothing" - coming back always to the spirit of honest inquiry, and what might be called a lively acceptance of something we cannot evade. We are not beseiged by any kind of party line, and yet Will doesn't flinch from laying out given modes of thought and belief. The additional exercises for reflection are a bonus and take us deeper into our own personal explorations.
Barbara Brown. Author of "Qi Gong" and (published in the spring) "Looking for Doris."