On his deathbed, Socrates exhorted his followers to practice dying as the highest form of wisdom. In his own attempt to accomplish this, author Stephen Levine documents his own explorations and offers meditations and practical strategies for readers doing the same. 

 “The book talks about mindfulness and how preparing for death is rational and rewarding. This is not just a book for those with a life-limiting illness, it’s for anyone who wants to try to better understand where the fear of death comes from and what are some tools we can use to change if we knew we had a year to live.”