Death category: 2756 books
Death, Disability, and the Superhero
The Silver Age and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
The Thing. Daredevil. Captain Marvel. The Human Fly. Drawing on DC and Marvel comics from the 1950s to the 1990s and marshaling insights from three burgeoning fields of inquiry in the humanities--disability studies, death and dying studies, and comics studies--José Alaniz seeks to redefine the contemporary...
Right Thoughts at the Last Moment
Buddhism and Deathbed Practices in Early Medieval Japan
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Buddhists across Asia have often aspired to die with a clear and focused mind, as the historical Buddha himself is said to have done. This book explores how the ideal of dying with right mindfulness was appropriated, disseminated, and transformed in premodern Japan, focusing on the late tenth through...
Healing Your Grieving Heart After a Military Death
100 Practical Ideas for Family and Friends
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Practical methods for healing after the loss of a member of the military
When a loved one is killed in the line of duty, this book affirms that survivors’ grief is shaped by the unique circumstances of the death. Because military deaths are almost always sudden and violent, the traumatic nature...
Through the Dark Forest
Transforming Your Life in the Face of Death
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
It's never too late to transform your life.
A practical and deeply healing guide to becoming whole and finding peace during the most difficult time of life
When we are confronted with the end of life, we must tackle medical decisions, attend to family and legal matters, and grapple with...
Near-Death Experiences Examined
Medical Findings and Testimonies from Lourdes
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Near death experiences are not that new, but never has a doctor working in Lourdes, and enlightened by deep respect for science and a faithful understanding of the 2,000 year-old Catholic approach to life developed such coherent, hopeful explanations. The task of the Lourdes medical office is to document...
Grief, Loss, and Death
The Shadow Side of Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Learn to balance the professional demands of your ministry with your personal needs
No amount of research, study, or planning can prepare pastoral care givers for the stress placed on their personal lives by the demands of their ministries. But Grief, Loss, and Death: The Shadow Side of Ministry...
My Forever Memories of You- Adult Version
The Story of Our Relationship- Discovering Eternal Hope in the Midst of Grief
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
My Forever Memories of You
Intertwines the stories of three special relationships:
you and your loved one, Eva and her late husband, and our ever-growing
relationship with the Lord.
Everyone who is grieving the death of a loved one has a story that cries to be told; a
history of a relationship...
How to Get the Death You Want
A Practical and Moral Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
This is a comprehensive manual for anybody reaching the end of life, and for their caring friends, relatives, advocates, and caretakers. The author, an Episcopal priest, describes in detail the formidable challenges faced by those who wish to avoid months or years of painful treatment after they no...
by Penny Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
It is often said that there are only two certainties in life and those are death and taxes. Of these two, death is the one subject that brings with it fear of the unknown. If you have ever lost someone, or are facing a terminal illness, or know that your time is short, this book will help give you...
Facing Death
Confronting Mortality in the Holocaust and Ourselves
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
What do we learn about death from the Holocaust and how does it impact our responses to mortality today?
Facing Death: Confronting Mortality in the Holocaust and Ourselves brings together the work of eleven Holocaust and genocide scholars who address these difficult questions, convinced of...
Greening Death
Reclaiming Burial Practices and Restoring Our Tie to the Earth
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
We once disposed of our dead in earth-friendly ways—no chemicals, biodegradable containers, dust to dust. But over the last 150 years death care has become a toxic, polluting, and alienating industry in the United States.
Today, people are slowly waking up to the possibility of more sustainable...
Fatherless Daughters
Turning the Pain of Loss into the Power of Forgiveness
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
A moving, elegantly written, and exhaustively researched account of what it means for a girl to lose a father to death or divorce—with advice for fatherless daughters on how to cope.
“People who lose their parents early in life are like fellow war veterans. As soon as they discover that...
by The Abbotts
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
The Abbotts explore the controversial subject of Death in a new & reassuring way. They introduce us to Archangel Azriel, a loving & compassionate angel who cares for each of us on our journey Home to Heaven. Subjects covered include death through disease, war, suicide, drug overdoses, euthanasia & the grieving process. Ease your concerns about death & dying - today. A Beacon of Light Book.
by Richard Wallace Klomp
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
While death is something that impacts all of us at one time or another, it can be very tough to talk about. That challenge can be compounded when we are trying to help a child understand and adapt to the death of a loved one. This book is designed to help caring adults who are looking for guidance...