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Worth Fighting Forby Lisa Niemi Swayze
Simon & Schuster 2012; US$ 10.99Wait a minute . . . . . . there. I made it to the next moment. And that’s how you get through a bad moment of grief. You do it one moment at a time. —from Worth Fighting For LISA NIEMI and PATRICK SWAYZE were married for thirty-four years. They first met as teenagers at his mother’s dance studio—he was older and just a bit cocky; she was the beautiful waif who refused to worship the ground he walked on. Through the years their marriage strained under the pressures that many do, but it was always a uniquely passionate and creative partnership. When they first exchanged vows, Lisa promised to be with her husband “till death do us part.” But how many couples stop and think about what that truly means?... more...
Silent Witnessby Mark Fuhrman
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99We all watched Terri Schiavo die. The controversy around her case dominated the headlines and talk shows, going all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House, and the Vatican. And it's not over yet. Despite her death, the controversy lingers. In Silent Witness , former LAPD detective and New York Times bestselling author Mark Fuhrman applies his highly respected investigative skills to examine the medical evidence, legal case files, and police records. With the complete cooperation of Terri Schiavo's parents and siblings, as well as their medical and legal advisers, he conducts exclusive interviews with forensics experts and crucial witnesses, including friends, family members, and caregivers. Fuhrman's findings will answer... more...
Seven Steps to Heavenby Joyce Keller
Simon & Schuster 2003; US$ 9.99Say Good-bye One More Time Have you ever experienced a breeze in a closed room? A brush on the cheek when no one is there? A whisper that sounds like the voice of someone who has passed away? Perhaps it is coincidence or perhaps it is the beginning of spirit communication. In Seven Steps to Heaven noted psychic Joyce Keller clears up misconceptions about the afterlife and reveals the various ways in which those who have crossed over make contact with us. With clarity and compassion she shares for the first time her successful Connection Technique that makes it possible for anyone to bridge the divide between the living and the dead. Developed over a period of twenty years, Keller's Connection Technique involves seven simple and safe... more...
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapyby J. William Worden
Springer Publishing Company 2008; US$ 45.00Dr. Worden presents the highly anticipated fourth edition to Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy, the gold standard of grief therapy handbooks. The previous editions, translated into 12 languages, received worldwide acclaim for their sensitive, insightful, and practical approach to grief counseling. In this updated and revised fourth edition, Dr. Worden presents his most recent thinking on bereavement drawn from extensive research, clinical work, and the best of the new literature. Key Features:.:.; The task model has been modified to account for new thinking and research findings in the field, including meaning making, resilience, and continuing bonds.; A new chapter on the Mediators of Mourning helps clinicians to understand what accounts... more...
The Handbook for Companioning the Mournerby Alan D. Wolfelt
Companion Press 2009; US$ 12.95Partly a counseling model and partly an explanation of true empathy, this handbook explores the ways companionship eases grief. For caretakers who work with grieving people or for friends and family just hoping to stay close, 11 tenets are outlined for mourner-led care. These simple rules call for understanding another person's pain, listening with the heart rather than the head, not filling up every minute with words, respecting confusion and disorder, and relying on curiosity rather than expertise. more...
Death, Gender and Ethnicityby David Field; Jenny Hockey; Neil Small
Routledge 1997; US$ 59.95Examines the ways in which gender and ethnicity shape the diversity of experiences of dying and bereavement. Drawing on a range of detailed case studies, this collection seeks to develop a more sensitive theoretical approach. more...
Fatherless Womenby Clea Simon
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 15.95"Elegant prose ... sheds new light on the father-daughter dynamic" -Boston magazine Praise for Fatherless WOMEN "If it can be said about a book on loss, Fatherless Women is a pleasure to read. Clea Simon is a warm, honest, intelligent, and trustworthy guide, not only for grieving women but for the men who support them. Simon's insights about father-daughter relationships are profound." -Neil Chethik, author of FatherLoss "Clea Simon deepens our understanding of the complicated emotions daughters feel about fathers, both during life and especially after death. This book will help heal rifts and set stuck energies free." -Beth Witrogen McLeod, author of Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal "Unusually candid and often... more...
Standing in the Circle of Griefby Blair Gilmer Meeks
Abingdon Press 2002; US$ 9.00A number of books are available to assist lay people in responding to friends and family when a death occurs; however, few resources and little guidance exists to help pastors respond to the various grief situations they encounter in their ministry. Standing in the Circle of Grief offers new, as well as veteran, pastors a book of worship resources for occasions of grief . The book will include prayers and liturgies for particular grief related circumstances (i.e., suicide, death of a parent, death of an infant, etc.), as well as advice for pastors on what to say and do when dealing with the family. more...
Still Watersby Jennifer Lauck
Simon & Schuster 2001; US$ 10.99Anger is a poison ivy in the heart and if it grows unchecked, it covers all the soft spaces where you love and understand and feel joy. There's power in anger, sure, a power that can help you survive. But true wisdom is in knowing when to let it go. In Still Waters, Jennifer Lauck continues the riveting true story begun in her critically acclaimed memoir, Blackbird. Clutching her pink trunk filled with secret treasures, the last relics of a lost childhood, twelve-year-old Jenny steps off a bus in Reno and straight into the wide-open future, where no path is certain except that of her own heart....Separated from her brother, Bryan, and passed from caretaker to caretaker, Jenny endures as she always has: by following the inner compass... more...
The Grieving Teenby Helen Fitzgerald
Simon & Schuster 2001; US$ 11.99Although the circumstances surrounding a death are difficult to handle at any age, adolescence brings with it challenges and struggles that until now have been largely overlooked. But in this unique and compassionate guide, renowned grief counselor Helen Fitzgerald turns her attention to the special needs of adolescents struggling with loss and gives them the tools they need to work through their pain and grief. Writing not only about but also for teenagers, Fitzgerald adeptly covers the entire range of situations in which teens may find themselves grieving a death, whether the cause was old age, terminal illness, school violence, or suicide. She helps teens address the gamut of strong and difficult emotions they will experience and the... more...