Death category: 2756 books
Kadian Journal
A Father's Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
In July 2012, Thomas Harding’s fourteen-year-old son Kadian was killed in a bicycle accident. Shortly afterwards Thomas began to write. This book is the result.
Beginning on the day of Kadian’s death, and continuing to the one-year anniversary, and beyond, Kadian Journal is a record of...
Middletown, America
One Town's Passage from Trauma to Hope
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
The single event that we know as 9/11 is over, but the shock waves continue to radiate outward, generated by orange alerts, terrorism lockdowns, and the shrinking of personal liberties we once took for granted. The stories in this book, of real people faced with extraordinary trauma and gradually...
Writing to Heal the Soul
Transforming Grief and Loss Through Writing
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
Susan Zimmermann experienced a devastating loss when her first child, Katherine, developed a neurological disorder that left her unable to walk or talk. Faced with her daughter’s disability, Susan struggled with fear, denial, guilt, bitterness, and despair. She began to heal only through writing....
Softening the Grief
What to Say and Do to Comfort a Bereaved Mother
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2017
Ease the Pain of Losing a Child
Softening the Grief is both a companion for grieving mothers so they know they are not alone and a resource for people who want to be caring but are afraid they will say the wrong thing.
This book provides the right things to say and do.
Learn what...
Letting Go
how to plan for a good death
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
‘Too frequently, we leave it too late to start to think — but a crisis is never the best time for careful thought.’
As Australia's population ages, many individuals are faced with making complex medical decisions, for themselves and for others, in times of great stress. How far should...
Awake at the Bedside
Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
This book isn’t about dying. It’s about life and what life has to teach us. It’s about caring and what giving care really means.
In Awake at the Bedside, pioneers of palliative and end-of-life care as well as doctors, chaplains, caregivers and even poets offer wisdom that will challenge,...
by Barbara Kraft
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
It could be argued that it was mere chance that drew Barbara Kraft, a young aspiring writer, into friendship with each party of one of literature’s most famous love affairs: Anaïs Nin, and then Henry Miller; yet, upon reflection, it seems it was meant to be.
In 1974 Kraft signed up for a writing...
Because all is not lost
Verse on Grief
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Sweta Srivastava Vikram is a multi-genre writer living in New York City. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in literary journals, online publications, and anthologies across six countries and three continents. Sweta has attended several writing residencies and workshops in the United States and...
The Space Between
A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
2015-2016 Sarton Story Circle: Memoir Winner
2016-2017 Readers Views Award: Memoir/Autobiography/Biography Winner, West Pacific Regional Winner
2017 Independent Press Award: Relationships Winner
2017 Northern California Publishers and Authors Second Place in Book Cover
2017...
14 Days
A Mother, A Daughter, A Two Week Goodbye
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
How do you let go of a hand you've held your whole life?
When Lisa traveled home to visit her parents in December 2011, she never expected an ordinary three-day weekend to turn into an extraordinary 14-day observance of her mother’s life – and ultimately – death. From a child’s first...
by Mike O'Mary, Julie Rember
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
"Tender perspectives helping readers with their own goodbyes." Midwest Book Review"The stories are about love, really, not sadness. Despite all the sadness and grief that come with saying goodbye, there is love and joy and comedy on the Other Side." Gretchen Little, Squidoo.comSaying...
by Catherine Porter
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Meet Stella, an amazing toddler whose life and death brought together a community in love, laughter and grace. Stella's parents welcomed Star journalist Catherine Porter into their lives at this shattering time to chronicle how one remarkable family and their community grappled with issues of deep...
by Plutarch
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2008
From an intimate and moving letter to his grieving wife on the death of their daughter, to elegant writings on morality, happiness and the avoidance of anger, Plutarch’s powerful words of consolation and inspiration still offer timeless wisdom and guidance today.
Throughout history, some...
The Work of the Dead
A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity has universally rejected...