"For every parent who loses a child, when one life ends another life is forever changed." —from When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks presents a breakthrough concept of mourning, documenting the process of evolution from...
Death--Psychological aspects
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Auteur:Bernstein, Judith R.Sommaire: -
Auteur:Smythe, KarenSommaire:Part mystery, part elegy, This Side of Sad begins with an ending: the violent enigma of a man's death. Was it an accident, or did James commit suicide? In the shattering aftermath, his widow, Maslen, questions her own capacity for love...
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Auteur:Becker, ErnestSommaire:Winner of the 1974 Pulitzer Prize and the culmination of a life's work, this is Ernest Becker's answer to the "why" of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the...
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Auteur:Kortes-Miller, KathySommaire:This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying
Death is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at...
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Auteur:Pearson, PatriciaSommaire:Sparked by extraordinary experiences that occurred in her family when her father and her sister both died in 2008, Patricia Pearson was launched on a journey of investigation into what she calls "a curious sort of modern underground--a...
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Auteur:O'Farrell, MaggieSommaire:"I Am I Am I Am is a gripping and glorious investigation of death that leaves the reader feeling breathless, grateful, and fully alive. Maggie O'Farrell is a miracle in every sense. I will never forget this book." -Ann...
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Auteur:Harvey, GregSommaire:Whether the death of a loved one is sudden or expected, grieving the loss is a difficult yet transformative process. Grieving For Dummies approaches this very important subject with sensitivity, helping readers who are grieving the loss...
- Auteur:Grant, JessicaSommaire:
Audrey (a.k.a. Oddly) Flowers is living quietly in Oregon with Winnifred, her tortoise, when she finds out her father has been knocked into a coma back in Newfoundland. Despite her fear of flying, she goes to him, but not before she...
- Auteur:Kauffman, RebeccaSommaire:
The seven Shaw siblings have long been haunted by two early and profoundly consequential events. Told in turn back and forth over time, from the early twentieth century through the 1950s, each sibling relays their own version of the...
