▁seven ▁volumes , ▁appearing ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁They ▁received ▁largely ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Lil ient hal ' s ▁other ▁books ▁include ▁TV A : ▁Dem ocracy ▁on ▁the ▁March ▁( 1 9 4 4 ), ▁This ▁I ▁Do ▁Bel ieve ▁( 1 9 4 9 ), ▁Big ▁Business : ▁A ▁New ▁Era ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁and ▁Change , ▁Hope ▁and ▁the ▁Bomb ▁( 1 9 6 3 ). ▁ ▁Last ▁years ▁His ▁company ▁D & R ▁strugg led ▁finan cially ▁during ▁Lil ient hal ' s ▁final ▁years . ▁A ▁promised ▁inf usion ▁of ▁capital ▁from ▁the ▁Rock ef eller ▁family ▁was ▁not ▁fully ▁realized . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Lil ient hal ▁had ▁two ▁separate ▁serious ▁health ▁problems . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁bil ater al ▁hip ▁replacement ▁and ▁cat ar act ▁surg ery ▁in ▁one ▁eye . ▁ ▁He ▁needed ▁cr ut ches ▁and ▁a ▁can e ▁at ▁various ▁points . ▁The ▁recovery ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁eye ▁surg ery ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁neither ▁read ▁nor ▁write ▁aside ▁from ▁his ▁final ▁journal ▁entry ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Lil ient hal ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Public ▁W elf are ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁ ▁Further