This book is written by a Hospice physician and is intended to help one understand their future death especially those who have a terminal illness.
It is a very good "first book" for a dying person or their friend, spouse or relative to read. There is much discussion about experiences with his patients and what he has learned from them and that makes it a very human book and will give the reader some terrific insight to his or her own feelings.
It does have discussions about hospice, palliative care and end of life wishes and I highly recommend the reader read that thoroughly. There are a great number of myths surrounding hospice, and medicines at the end of life and I believe he has done a nice job of clarifying what hospice is and does as well as a discussion about medications.