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Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages.

After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story.

Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind.

In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.

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“Bronnie really is a quite wonderful soul who is able to talk about death in a relatable, powerful, and authentic way.” – Dr Rangan Chatterjee

"This book had a profound effect on my life."
- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

‘Bronnie’s work is a gift to the world. Her revelations on living regret-free are a continued source of inspiration. They fuel me to stay focused on what truly matters most.’
- Marie Forleo, creator of MarieTV and author of Everything Is Figureoutable

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Bronnie Ware is the author of the memoir The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, Your Year for Change, and Bloom. She is also an inspirational speaker and a songwriter.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hay House LLC (August 13, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401956009
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401956004
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.56 x 0.86 x 8.51 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #16,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #290 in Happiness Self-Help
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Bronnie Ware is the author of the internationally bestselling memoir The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, published in 32 languages, with a movie in the pipeline. She has published three non-fiction books that have inspired thousands around the globe and is currently working on some inspiring fictional works.

She is a TEDx speaker and has been interviewed by Wall St Journal, ABC Radio National, Marie Forleo, The Guardian, Dr Wayne Dyer, The Sunday Times, Lewis Howes, Harvard Business Review, and hundreds of publications worldwide.

Bronnie lives in rural Australia and is a respected teacher of courage on the global stage. She is also a passionate advocate for simplicity and leaving space to breathe, drawing on courage to follow the heart and allowing life to provide the shortcuts.

To find out more about Bronnie’s books and teachings, visit bronnieware.com

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Customers find the book provides valuable life insights and lessons. They describe it as a heartwarming memoir that tugs at their heartstrings. Readers praise the writing quality as gripping and well-conveyed. However, some feel the title is misleading and the last chapter is preachy. There are mixed opinions on the storytelling - some find it great and interesting, while others feel it's repetitive or long-winded at times.

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Customers find the book provides valuable life insights and reminders. They appreciate the author's unique perspective as a caregiver. The book makes them reflect on their priorities and how they want to live their lives. Readers also mention the book is full of spiritual knowledge, wisdom, and compassion.

"...The flow of the stories and the way the author uses her words was inspiring." Read more

"...simplicity are concerned, looking at every day as a gift, maintaining a sense of self, and realizing that your life is your own and not someone else..." Read more

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171 customers mention "Readability"162 positive9 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and engaging. They appreciate the content and messages it conveys. However, some readers found parts of the book annoying. Overall, the book is described as a good memoir with powerful guidance that reminds readers how to live better.

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"...It's worth reading but I wouldn't recommend spending a lot of money on it. I'm glad I bought the $10 kindle version and not the $30 paper copy!" Read more

55 customers mention "Writing quality"39 positive16 negative

Customers find the writing quality gripping and easy to read. They appreciate the author's clear-headed insights and care for others. The book makes them think about their own lives in a different light.

"...I see life in a different light now, a clearer and more beautiful light...." Read more

"This book has so many wonderful insights to share and the writing is gripping and your heartstrings are along for the ride like it or not...." Read more

"..."oh, this will make other people sad" just felt so generic and ungenuine that you can help but wonder if it's all a plot ploy, I mean what..." Read more

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52 customers mention "Heartfelt storytelling"44 positive8 negative

Customers find the book heartwarming and well-written. They appreciate its meaning for contemplating mortality and learning from the dying. The book touches every part of their being and makes them see death from a different perspective.

"The experience is a wonderful one. And I felt deeply pulled into this book...." Read more

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"The stories of the dying were mostly interesting and touching. But the stories about her own life were sometimes torturous and unnecessary...." Read more

61 customers mention "Storytelling"41 positive20 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the storytelling. Some find the stories engaging and interesting, sharing personal experiences with dying people. Others feel the book contains too many long-winded stories about the author's life, making it confusing and repetitive at times.

"...Highly recommended you won’t regret reading this book. The flow of the stories and the way the author uses her words was inspiring." Read more

"The author has had an interesting life in general and shares many sweet stories and insights from her job as a caregiver for the dying...." Read more

"...A lot of it is the author talking about her life and it felt lengthy or repetitive at times, but it's her life story and her book...." Read more

"...The author also shares very personal stories about her time with dying people, in a manner that clearly shows she has a sincere heart...." Read more

20 customers mention "Pacing"9 positive11 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book. Some find it moving and relatable, with the author's ability to filter through life's noise and highlight the priorities. Others feel it drags on and becomes repetitive, with some aspects falling short. Overall, the pacing is described as good but not great.

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"...Sometimes tears of sadness, other times of joy, gratitude, regret, compassion. It was a whirlwind of emotions and deep heeling...." Read more

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Customers find the book's title misleading and morbid. They say the last chapters are too self-deprecating and preachy.

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Jennifer Grandecoffee
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Absolutely an amazing book. Highly recommended you won’t regret reading this book. The flow of the stories and the way the author uses her words was inspiring.

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Eric Mayforth
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The end of a year is a common time to take stock—especially so this year as we embark on a new decade this Wednesday. Depending on your age, you have more or fewer opportunities to make changes and improvements at such a time. Australian author Bronnie Ware worked as a caregiver for the dying, and the people she cared for knew that there would be no new years or decades for them. They had to come to terms with what had happened in their lives that they wished hadn't, or what hadn't happened that they wished had. Ware shares their stories in "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying."

Ware realized that many of the same regrets came up over and over from those she cared for. They are:

* "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."
* "I wish I hadn't worked so hard."
* "I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings."
* "I wish I'd stayed in touch with my friends."
* "I wish I'd let myself be happier."

The elderly that Ware cared for make many recommendations to the reader, including resolving family conflicts to the extent that is possible, taking care of your health so you can live life to the fullest, striking a balance where money and simplicity are concerned, looking at every day as a gift, maintaining a sense of self, and realizing that your life is your own and not someone else's. One affluent woman envied her daughter's having the courage to live the way she wanted to against the opinions of society. Another one of Ware's charges regretted being married to a controlling spouse and not traveling to other regions or countries.

The stories in "Top Five Regrets" are moving and the book is well worth reading. It implores the reader, especially young readers, to realize that what you think you will regret when you are young is not what you will eventually come to regret at some point on the road from 25 and 75 and to order your life so that your regrets are fewer when it comes time to die.

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Wonderful book, would be perfect without 1 chapter
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2019
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This book has so many wonderful insights to share and the writing is gripping and your heartstrings are along for the ride like it or not. I absolutely loved it and was already thinking of all the people I would recommend it to when I got to the really dark chapter about her losing touch with reality and basically planning her own suicide. Honestly it negated a lot of the beautiful things that had been shared prior, and without much insight into WHY she was suddenly so depressed and done with life (lots of vague illusions to a tough past) she mostly comes off as just plain whiny and ungrateful. I nearly put the book down it was so bad. She did seem to redeem her original message in the chapters following, but the book would have been complete and fantastic without her sidebar woah is me tangent of destitution. If I recommend this book now I feel like I have to add the caveat that the reader should skip that chapter. Otherwise I loved the content and the messages passed on.

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Great book
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024
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I usually listen to audiobooks and this was no exception, but I loved it so much. I bought a paper copy too!

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Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2011
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I had high hopes for this book. The concept really appealed to me. Unfortunately though, I just didn't feel like the concept was very well executed. Don't get me wrong, there's some really great parts in it but I just feel like it fell short of my expectations. I just felt like there was WAY too much storytelling about the authors own personal life and not enough tales from the lives of those who were spending their last days on this earth. I would say it's about 75% about the author's life and 25% about the people who were about to pass on. The author's personal stories are usually tied into the lessons she learned from the dying patients she cared for, but still I wanted to hear more about the lives of the patients themselves.

The author's stories about herself are interesting. She obviously has lead a very free and interesting life, but constantly hearing about it loses it's appeal after a while. I was hoping to gain insight and wisdom from the people who were seeing life from their last days. I did get a portion of that, but not nearly as much as I had hoped. Strangely, a lot of the words of wisdom came from the author, which is fine I suppose, but that's not quite what I bought the book for.

Also, the end of the book got really self indulgent in my opinion. I was really feeling like giving the book 4 stars until I neared the end. There's a small portion in those last chapters that summarize her days and lessons learned with her patients, but the last 20% or so of the book is very long winded story telling of her own trials and tribulations through depression and her days as a songwriting instructor at a women's prison. I just didn't get what the point of all that content was. It didn't seem to tie in with the theme of the book at all. I kind of got the impression that the end was simply a need to fill pages to meet a quota by the way it rambled on and on. It really soured my opinion of the book as a whole.

At any rate, the book has high points and low points. It has 5 star rating material and 1 star rating material. I decided to split the difference and rank it as 3 stars overall. It's worth reading but I wouldn't recommend spending a lot of money on it. I'm glad I bought the $10 kindle version and not the $30 paper copy!

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smile and know
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2024
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Wisdom shared by the dying and by Bronnie. The precious seed of love and light beneath the harsh exterior of our beliefs, our programming, and our fears, finds gratitude and happiness underneath. Bronnie describes well the deep dive to get underneath using her experience with the dying. Quite a journey! Smile and know it’s possible.

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This book is amazing, it is a good advice for everyone who is alive, it started slow but while you reading you will find a great book and you will think about your life and the people around you

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En perfecto estado, entregado super rapido.

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I’ve bought this for several friends in need of hope or inspiration, and have yet to regret doing so. Some very wise words within its pages mixed with humour.

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Must read book to understand the life and priorities

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Amazing book. Gratitude, self_healing, honest and discipline are all we need to have a fully and complete life. I truly recommend this book.

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