The following books have been recommended by staff members of Rainbow Hospice as having been especially helpful to patients, families, and others interested in hospice-related issues:

Baines, Barry K. Ethical Wills: Putting Your Values on Paper.

Bratman, Fred. Everything You Need to Know When a Parent Dies.

Byock, Ira. Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life.

Callanan, Maggie and Patricia Kelley. Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying.

Davidson, Joyce and Kenneth Doka. Caregiving and Loss.

Felber, Marta. Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies.

Grollman, Earl. Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill.

Harrold, Joan and Joanne Lynn, Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness.

Hess, Karen. The Family Handbook of Hospice Care.

Lamm, Maurice, The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning.

Lattanzi-Licht, Marcia, John Mahoney and Galen Miller: The Hospice Choice: In Pursuit of a Peaceful Death.

Nouwen, Henri J.M., Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring.

Rando, Therese. Grieving: How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies.

Schneider, John M. Finding My Way: Healing and Transformation through Loss and Grief.

Secunda, Victoria. Losing Your Parents, Finding Your Self.

Sones Feinberg, Linda. I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal.