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Death: An Exploration Paperback – December 1, 2016

by Loren James Mayshark (Author)
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 110 ratings
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Discover Insights about Coping with Life's Most Feared Mystery.This book will help anyone who is interested in learning more about death, coping with a loss, approaching death, or explaining death to a child. It is an exploratory journey that includes multiple viewpoints, including Steve Jobs's embrace of his death, Ray Kurzweil's striving for immortality, and Joseph Campbell's view of death as the "ornament of life." The book looks at death from the perspectives of atheists, Christians, and Tibetan Buddhists, among many others. Interestingly, it considers the often unexplored aspects such as the curious relationship between death and ayahuasca. It is a guidebook, offering insights and comfort on a topic that many find frightening or macabre.

The author grew up with a skeleton in his living room, and surrounded by other symbols of death. His unusual upbringing makes him uniquely qualified to serve as guide. As you join him in discovering more about death, you will find yourself enjoying a fuller life.

Highlights of what you will learn:

  • Theories from Great Contemporary
  • Minds. Spiritual Insights Scientific
  • Discoveries. Personal Reflections.
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  1. Print length
    102 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Red Scorpion Press, LLC
  4. Publication date
    December 1, 2016
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.24 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0998576816
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0998576817
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Reviews. "In Loren Mayshark's Death: An Exploration: Learning to Embrace Life's Most Feared Mystery, he writes, 'experiencing death has dragged me into emotional pits and has also compelled me to deep contemplation. This journey has filled me with wonderment as well as remorse.' I found those sentences to be humble ones which transmit the abstract premise of his book into something we can explore in a concrete way. His narrative voice is at the same time both scholarly and personal. It lets the reader join him in trying to figure out what this concept of death is. His observations emerge out of his curious youth, grow to an adolescent's pondering, and then further mature with the wise citations of well-researched information from philosophers, scientists, and other distinguished thinkers. The author makes no definite assertions in his book, allowing the reader to stay open to nuance. Like Mayshark, we are all immature in answering death's puzzling question." -Peter Hamilton, author of The Devil Hates a Coward "In Death: An Exploration: Learning to Embrace Life's Most Feared Mystery Loren Mayshark shares his personal inquiry of what death is or could be in the stories of others as they faced the inevitable and find solace in religion, science, nature, spiritual guidance. But the exploration doesn't stop there. While knowing and understanding death often remains a conundrum, this exploratory primer suggests what is separate can be whole; what defines death, defines life. Death: An Exploration: Learning to Embrace Life's Most Feared Mystery is a terrific read for those embarking on their pursuit of the illusive, the contrary, the inescapable: death... and life." Linda A. Lavid, author of The Dying Of Ed Mees

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Red Scorpion Press, LLC (December 1, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 102 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0998576816
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0998576817
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.24 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 110 ratings

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Loren Mayshark’s first book Death: An Exploration won the 2016 Beverly Hills Book Award in the category of Death & Dying and was selected as the honorable mention recipient for book of the year in the 2016 Foreword INDIES Awards in the category of Grief/Grieving (Adult Nonfiction).

He was fortunate to have parents who offered him opportunities to see the world and introduce him to many exciting places which instilled in him a passion for travel. As his wanderlust grew, he journeyed to more than thirty US states and at least as many foreign countries while visiting four continents.

After college, he supported his itinerant lifestyle by working dozens of jobs including: golf caddy, travel writer, construction worker, fireworks salesman, substitute teacher, and vineyard laborer. Predominantly his jobs have been in the restaurant industry. He cut his teeth as a server, Maître D, and bartender at San Francisco's historic Fisherman's Grotto #9, the original restaurant on the Fisherman's Wharf. While working with a colorful crew of primarily Mexican and Chinese co-workers, he gained a passion for Spanish and spent several months wandering through South America.

While living in New York City, he attended both the famed Gotham Writers' Workshop and the prestigious New York Writers Workshop where he was inspired to assiduously learn the craft of writing. He is a regular contributor to Can the Man(cantheman.com), an alternative media resource focused on social justice, and the Jovial Journey, a website dedicated to food, drink, and travel. He has written for The Permaculture Research Institute and Uisio among other prominent outlets.

He received a B.A. in World History from Manhattanville College in 2004 while minoring in World Religions. He attended the M.A. history program at Hunter College in Manhattan.

You can keep up with him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/LorenMayshark.

You can read more at www.lorenmayshark.com.

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Moshe D. Kaufman
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful!
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
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A must read!

An interesting mix of philosophy and psychology this book makes us all reflect on the universality and inevitability of our last breaths from which all must one day cross over into eternity and leave the world of the living.
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Meg
4.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking book
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2016
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Loren Mayshark offers a thoroughly compelling perspective on the many facets of death. I'm not one to contemplate this topic very often, despite having faced the loss of family and friends. Truly intriguing was the author's relating of the present-day belief of Ray Kurzweil, referred to as an inventor and modern-day Thomas Edison, that by 2030, man will have successfully formulated an immortality nanobot. Mr. Mayshark also explains that a scientist has already found a cure for Type 1 diabetes in tests on rats with a blood cell-sized device. The book takes an intellectual approach presenting the reasoning behind different beliefs people have regarding death and afterlife. I was entertained by stories and research tastefully presented and outlined by Mr. Mayshark. I don't know that I'd find anything appropriate in the book to use to fuel a discussion about death with a child as the description suggests, but I will definitely recommend the book to family and friends for a fascinating and thought-provoking read.
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KM
5.0 out of 5 stars Death: An Exploration
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2016
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Death is often viewed as an overwhelming and frightening aspect of life. In Death: An Exploration, the author has gathered a diverse set of ideas on death and offers his own musings as a way to create a more healthy and thoughtful conception of death. The ideas range from those derived from science and religion, from great minds throughout history and those of today, with some celebrating the release that comes from death to others that are more focused on the practicality and function that it serves.

Personally, I really liked the passages that related the journey of salmon and their cyclical life, where they instinctively swim back to where they were born to die, tied to the idea that perhaps we have a greater instinctual knowledge on how to die (in terms of how to deal with death) than we think. Definitely an interesting concept, and the book offers such a diverse set of views that it really gives you a lot to think about.
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Serafina Mezzanotte
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't fear this book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016
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I must admit that I have always been fascinated by the topic of death. Not in my mind in a morbid sense, but as a genuine curiosity about what is a side of a coin or turn of the circle that is essential to humanity. I think the author feels that way too. He says that he grew up in a home with a skeleton in the living room, so that would certainly make a person think about death! But his interest is more philosophical, more helpful, than just thinking about dead things.

The author explores the connection between death and nature--the extreme environments taking their toll. He explores taking ayahuasca--seeing death in a vision. He explores what death might look like a few short years in the future based on inventions people are creating now, such as nanobots.

This book is far from morbid. It's a tool to think about something that we all experience, something we all must go through both as a spectator when those we love die and as a participant. It doesn't hurt to think about it a bit does it? Mayshark just wants people to ponder what death means, why it matters and how it can be different depending on how we view it. It's a fairly quick read but I enjoyed it.I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Examining Our Beliefs - Changing Our Perceptions
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2016
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Death: An Exploration: Learning To Embrace Life's Most Feared Mystery (Death, Dying, Grieving, Grief, Mortality, Loss, Coping with Death Book 1)
Death is a terrifying concept for many people. Mayshark gently leads the reader through an exploration of how that very subject is handled or perceived by various people, religions and cultures. He has interjected just enough of his life experiences to make the reading interesting and to help the reader understand why this topic demanded his thoughtful attention. I particularly liked how the author treated each section; each section was presented thoughtfully and with no attempt to influence the reader's perception of the concepts presented. The reader was gently led into a contemplative consideration of how the people referenced in the book though,t and how that belief system could be interpreted in terms of our own beliefs. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has experienced grief, the loss of family or friends, and those who question what comes after.
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Diogenes
2.0 out of 5 stars Found this to be totally useless. Move along
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2017
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Diagnosed with leukemia so I'm starting to prepare for my own death. Found this to be totally useless. Move along, nothing here.....fluff.
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ElkMuley
4.0 out of 5 stars More pleasant than I expected.
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2016
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I wasn't sure whether or not to try this book, I thought it was going to be depressing and or morbid. The author wasn't even close to either one of those descriptions. I was pleasantly surprised. This was a shorter read, but calming about the subject of death. The author has many examples of people who have dealt with this topic, either through family or self. How they deal with their struggle, facing their certainty of death. Their were some interesting self realizations these folks made.
I think the author was very open and honest about his views on this subject, but not pushy. I feel he tried to cover varying opinions and i think he did it quite well.
I do appreciate his efforts to help those who are struggling with the idea of death by writing this book, I think this would definitely help if you're struggling with how to start up this conversation. It would definitely soften some of the edges.
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corlis w. adkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Grief and relief he'll
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023
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Having witnessed deaths of loved ones ; I had come to the conclusion that death can be a friend. This book helps me to reconcile my gri ef.
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