Grief category: 2356 books
What Obituaries Don’T Tell You
Conversations About Life and Death
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
The terminal diagnosis is given, the knock on the door comes, and someone you love is dying or has just died. Death happens every day, yet as one hospital chaplain said, Most of the time we just live life as if it isnt an issue until its in our face.
Its not as if death is a secret. Its on...
Two Weeks of Life
A Memoir of Love, Death, and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2009
While Eleanor Clift cared for her husband, journalist Tom Brazaitis, through the last two weeks of his life, the nation watched a very different death play out as Terri Schiavo entered her final days. In the commonalities and contradictions between these events, Clift probes the underlying questions:...
Kitchen Table Wisdom
Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
**"I recommend this book highly to everyone." --Deepak Chopra, M.D.
This special updated version of the New York Times-bestseller, Kitchen Table Wisdom, addresses the same spiritual issues that made the original a bestseller: suffering, meaning, love, faith, and miracles.**
"Despite...
The Transformative Power of Near-Death Experiences
How the Messages of NDEs Can Positively Impact the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are often transformative, not only on an individual level, but on a collective level too. This book contains a selection of inspiring stories from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences that have changed the course and direction of their lives and opened...
by Elizabeth A. Weber
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
Travel along on one woman's transformative journey into and, perhaps more importantly, out of the deep heart of mourning.
Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers
How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
If you are a teenager whose friend or relative has died, this book was written for you. Earl A. Grollman, the award-winning author of Living When a Loved One Has Died, explains what to expect when you lose someone you love.
by Allan Kellehear
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2008
Eternity and Me" by Allan Kellehear is a work that stimulates one to take stock of one's life and reassess values and ideals. Kellehear is of the view that the opportunity to comprehend life from a new perspective and to weigh the past in a dispassionate manner is afforded as death draws near. The...
How to Help Children Through a Parent's Serious Illness
Supportive, Practical Advice from a Leading Child Life Specialist
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
How to Help Children Through a Parent's Serious Illness has become the standard work on an important subject. A classic for over fifteen years, it continues to be a go-to book for supportive, practical advice, based on the lifetime experience and clinical practice of one of America 's leading child...
by Simon Carr
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
"So there we are, a father and two sons in a household without role models, males together in a home different from anything I'd known—an idyllic Lost Boys' world with a house full of children and as few rules as possible."
When Simon Carr's wife Susie lost her battle to cancer,...
by JC Cerrigone
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2013
The day my husband was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, my life became a photograph, a distorted picture that I was forced to look at every day. An image that stayed the same, capturing a moment in time, a moment that changed everything. Seasons passed, birthdays and holidays, but the...
by Josie Varga
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
If you think you’re going to die, then you’re in for a big surprise. This book will not only challenge your assumptions, it will give you the proof that you never thought existed. Not only are there substantial scientific studies indicating that our consciousness survives death, but those on the...
My Life After Life: A Posthumous Memoir
A Posthumous Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Sixteen-year-old Galen Stoller never saw the train that forced him, in December 2007, into another dimension–what some call the other side, heaven, or nirvana. He was able to make contact in dream states with his intuitive father within days and verbal contact by the end of the first month. Two...
At Peace
Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
The authoritative, informative, and reassuring guide on end-of-life care for our aging population.
Most people say they would like to die quietly at home. But overly aggressive medical advice, coupled with an unrealistic sense of invincibility or overconfidence in our health-care system, results...
Safe in the Arms of God
Truth from Heaven About the Death of a Child
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2003
"Is my baby in heaven?"
This is the most important question a grieving parent can ask. And even if the little one is someone else's child, the issue remains: What happens to children―those unborn, stillborn, or youngsters―when they die? Can you hope to see them again? Can you...