Steven Levine's book is a breeze to read and will certainly be useful for anyone who takes the problems of life and death seriously and with understanding. She deprives the incredible melodrama called “death” of its terrifying power, replacing fear with calm, uncomplicated, compassionate understanding. Stephen Levine is a poet, he has long practiced and taught Buddhist meditation; Together with his wife Ondri, he devotedly serves those who are on the verge of death. In his book, he brought together all the areas of his expertise and created a work of classical sound. As Elisabeth Kubler-Ross says, “Stephen’s work is magic, few people I know can work with such skill and love...”