Bereavement category: 2356 books

On August 4 1892 an elderly couple living in Fall River Massachusetts was slaughtered with a hatchet. Their daughter Lizzie Borden was first accused of the crime then tried for it and acquitted of it by a court of her peers. Yet "conventional wisdom" and Fall River Society have always considered...

Every day in the UK, 17 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth. Behind each one is a family rocked to the foundations by the death of their baby. Many parents who have suffered such a terrible tragedy do go on to have more children - but this brings with it a mixture of emotions: relief,...

"I am so glad that Rachel wrote this book so she can continue to help more people live with loss. She has a special gift for imparting small and manageable ideas that can profoundly impact someone grieving. Loss is never easy, but Rachel's words and wisdom can help make the journey a bit more...

A survival guide to grief and loss We experience grief and loss for many reasons: death, separation, divorce, redundancy, illness and through many other major life changes. Pam Heaney's thorough and perceptive exploration of grief is a book that will truly help us help ourselves and others.Sensible,...

Alessandra Lemma - Winner of the Levy-Goldfarb Award for Child Psychoanalysis! The Perversion of Loss is an edited collection of psychoanalytic papers written by clinicians in the field of trauma. The text offers a psychoanalytic perspective on trauma and its effects on psychic functioning....

The author is an eco-advocate mortician who has been featured for her innovative work in People, AARP, and Ladies' Home Journal Answers all the practical questions on how to actually perform a green burial; includes a resource guide of green cemeteries Guides both those with a recently...

A beautiful meditation on grief, memory, and the seasons of life.

At one point or the other in our lives, we all find ourselves passing through grief, either a major one or minor. Beyond Blue is written for you - whether you're personally going through grief or helping someone recover from the impact of grief. This short but powerful book will lead you on the path...

As a university professor, an environmentalist, and a world-traveller, Sue Hendler was thriving. Then she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She had to give up her job, make hard decisions about medical treatment, and drastically shorten her vision of the future. As her cancer spread, she...

They're friends and coworkers, so when they die, it's not only a personal and professional loss, but a challenge: how can you grieve and get your work done, too? In the fifth book in theFriend Griefseries, Friend Grief in the Workplace: More Than an Empty Cubicle, you'll meet people whose friends...

"Be a man." Society expects men to take charge, get things done and keep their emotions in check. But what happens when their best friend dies and they're not allowed to grieve? In the final book in the Friend Grief series - Friend Grief and Men: Defying Stereotypes - you'll...

Thich Nhat Hanh legt in `Geen dood en geen vrees uit dat wij niet bang hoeven zijn voor de dood. Vanuit boeddhistisch perspectief is de dood namelijk niet het einde, maar een tussenstap. Met adviezen, meditaties, korte gedichten en persoonlijke verhalen laat Thich Nhat Hanh zien hoe je anders, onbevreesd...

This is a novella about spirituality and death through the eyes of a child. From the age of three Dillon finds that by sitting in his bear chair he can float out of his body. When out of body, Dillon is invisible, and can pass through solid objects and communicate with spirits. When he was eight,...

• New poetry collection by winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry. • As poetry reviews editor at Publishers Weekly and Vice President of the National Book Critics Circle, Craig Morgan Teicher is well-known and respected in the poetry community. • Poems from the collection have appeared in the...