Reviews

"People should be free to determine the course of their life, and death is part of that. . ."-The Economist
"The time has come to talk . . . about personal responsibility for managing the dying process."-Timothy Leary, author and psychologist
"Americans seem to be obsessed with exercising, doing mental puzzles, consuming various juice and protein concoctions, sticking to strict diets, and popping vitamins and supplements, all in a valiant effort to cheat death and prolong life as long as possible . . . I reject this aspiration. I think this manic desperation to endlessly extend life is misguided and potentially destructive. . ."-Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, bioethicist and oncologist