AIDS: The Ultimate Challenge [Paperback]

Ros Kubler-ross (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 1993

Dr Kubler-Ross shows how to comfort the seriously ill and help AIDS patients through the critical "stages of dying". The book includes letters from patients, questions and answers between doctor and patient, and chapters on babies, children and women with AIDS

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In an unfocused collection of essays, personal testimonies, interview transcripts and other material, Kubler-Ross writes (or compiles) here from the point of view that the AIDS epidemic has been visited upon the human race as a pre-Second Coming test of mankind's spiritual mettle--the 'ultimate challenge' of the title. PW found this to be "a strange and disappointing book."
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Kbler-Ross, the celebrated thanatologist, now joins the chorus of voices waging war with the AIDS epidemic. While her tone is shrill and full of indignation toward those who respond to AIDS with fear or prejudice, the book is nevertheless compelling. Drawing on her conversations with patients, families, and caregivers, the author covers the wide range of emotions triggered by the virus. Kubler-Ross, as in On Death and Dying and other previous works, makes a strong case for human compassion. She sees AIDS as an opportunity for us all to learn the ultimate lesson, the lesson of unconditional love. Recommended for general readers. Rev. David A. Buehler, Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, Mass.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Scribner (August 30, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0020891431
• ISBN-13: 978-0020891437
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,239,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross earned a place as the best-loved and most-respected authority on the subjects of death and dying. Through her many books, as well as her years working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients, and the elderly, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross brought comfort and understanding to millions coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Dr. Kubler-Ross, whose books have been translated into twenty-seven languages, passed away in 2004 at the age of seventy-eight. Before her death, she and David Kessler completed work on their second collaboration, On Grief and Grieving.