Suicide category: 248 books

The Boyers, a sheepherding family in Idaho decide to move into the fast food business when the Federal lands they used to graze their sheep are turned into a Federal nuclear energy research center. Hence the name of their diner, The Atomic Hamburger. Hoping to become rich with the expected economic...

Le suicide est un geste brutal et difficile à saisir pleinement, surtout lorsqu’il survient durant l’adolescence. Idée fugace pour certains jeunes, plus persistante chez d’autres, elle fait d’assez nombreuses victimes pour faire du suicide la deuxième cause de décès chez les 14 à 19 ans.

Pandangan Syariah Islam Terhadap Bunuh Diri Dan Eutanashia, bersumberkan dari Kitab Suci Al-Quran & Al-Hadist. Suicide and Euthanasia from Islamic Perspective Based from The Holy Quran & Prophet Al-Hadith In Indonesia Languange. Dalam berbagai ayatnya, Al-Qur’an menegaskan...

Fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, Running with Scissors and Girl, Interrupted will be entranced by this remarkable true story of teenage despair and recovery In 1991, fourteen-year-old Brent Runyon came home from school, doused his bathrobe in gasoline, put it on, and lit a match. He suffered...

By the time Josh Rivedal turned twenty-five, he thought he’d have the perfect life—a few years singing on Broadway, followed by a starring role in his own television show. After which, his getaway home in the Hamptons would be featured in Better Homes & Gardens, and his face would grace the cover...

Christopher (Kit) Lukas’s mother committed suicide when he was a boy. He and his brother, Tony, were not told how she died. No one spoke of the family’s history of depression and bipolar disorder. The brothers grew up to achieve remarkable success; Tony as a gifted journalist (and author of the...

After more than twenty-three years addicted to methamphetamine and other drugs, David Parnell put an SKS assault rifle under his chin and pulled the trigger. The blast took off half his face, yet somehow he survived. They called Parnell the "miracle man" at the Nashville hospital where he'd...

This is a journey of losing and finding, of keeping and letting go, presented as a fusion of personal story, creative expression, reader’s advisory, social commentary, and above all, a conveyance of compassion. Suicide is a devastating blow. Its ever-growing frequency demands that we dare to be vulnerable through open dialogue, and discover compassion and greater peace in the process.

The Wind in the Willows needs no introduction - children have enjoyed the exploits of its characters for generations. Few would guess that its author, Kenneth Grahame, was a tortured soul. Marriage to the predatory Elspeth Thomson, when both seemed destined for the single life, was a shared fantasy...

Although I have only known Cathy a short time, she has left an indelible impression in my mind and in my heart. I have been fortunate enough to stand alongside her and hear her story and witness the transformation that appears in the eyes of those listening.  Sharing such a personal story takes...

"Beautiful Disasters" follows the downward spiral of the author's son from when his birth dad died when Cameron was 15 until his own untimely death at age 18. The author feels that her son's grief manifested into major depression which was the precursor to meth addiction, breaking the law, and finally...

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures to define a modern city. Yet, for author Kevin Hines the bridge is not merely a marker of a place or a time. Instead, the bridge marks the beginning of his remarkable story. At 19 years old, Kevin attempted to take his own life by jumping...

Summary of Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson | Includes Analysis   Preview: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things is a series of essays that are hysterically funny and poignant at the same time. The author, Jenny Lawson, suffers from clinical depression, an anxiety...

In this fast-paced, sophisticated and hilarious play, a man contemplating suicide on a seventh-storey building ledge confronts the stories of the people who live inside the building. These “seven stories” lead to a charming and surprising ending.Cast of 2 women and 3 men.