Grief category: 2356 books
Another Day in the Death of America
A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
A timely chronicle of what is now an ordinary day in America, where gun violence regularly takes the lives of children and teens, and leaves shattered families in its wake.
Winner of the 2017 J. Anthony Lukas Prize
Shortlisted for the 2017 Hurston/Wright Foundation Award
Finalist...
by Cory Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
**"Bracing and beautiful . . . Every human should read it." —The New York Times
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and 2017 Critics' Pick
One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2017**
At the age of sixty, Cory Taylor is dying of melanoma-related brain cancer....
Your Soul's Plan
Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Would you like to understand the deeper spiritual meaning of physical illness, parenting handicapped children, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, accidents, deafness, and blindness?
Your Soul’s Plan (which was originally published under the title Courageous Souls: Do We...
I Shall Not Hate
A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Search for Common Ground Award
Middle East Institute Award
Finalist, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
Stavros Niarchos Prize for Survivorship
Nobel Peace Prize nominee
"A necessary lesson against hatred and revenge" -Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
"In...
by Alexandra Fuller
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2019
From bestselling author Alexandra Fuller, the utterly original story of her father, Tim Fuller, and a deeply felt tribute to a life well lived
Six months before he died in Budapest, Tim Fuller turned to his daughter: “Let me tell you the secret to life right now, in case I suddenly give up...
Warrior's Return
Restoring the Soul After War
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
War touches us all—leaving visible and invisible wounds on the warriors who fight, disrupting their families and communities, and leaving lasting imprints on our national psyche. In spite of billions spent on psychological care and reintegration programs, we face an epidemic of combat-related conditions...
by Joan W Higgs
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
"One Moment" chronicles the author’s experience with sudden loss in her personal life and inside her classroom. It is also her memoir of growing up in West Virginia, daughter to a working single mother for part of her life. Clearly, it is the loss of her granddaughter to stillbirth that dominates this memoir and helps inform the public about a little known epidemic.
Secrets of the Grand Canyon
A Spiritual Journey
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
The next step in the journey brought us to a sturdy Park Service bus waiting nearby. According to guidebooks, this bus would carry us to the top of the South Kaibab Trail. Amy and I climbed up the steps and down the narrow aisle lugging our backpacks loaded with sleeping mats, clothes and food. The...
The Kids Are All Right
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
A blisteringly funny, heart-scorching tale of remarkable kids shattered by tragedy and finally brought back together by love."—People
Somehow, between their father’s mysterious death, their glamorous soap-opera-star mother’s cancer diagnosis, and a phalanx of lawyers intent on bankruptcy...
Mum's List
A Mother's Life Lessons to the Husband and Sons She Left Behind
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
For Kate Green, nothing was as important as the happiness and well-being of her two little boys, Reef and Finn, and her loving husband, St. John, known as “Singe.” They had a wonderfully happy family life in Somerset, England. But then tragedy struck—Kate was diagnosed with breast cancer that...
Hope Conquers All
Inspiring Stories of Love and Healing from CaringBridge
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
In 1997, Sona Mehring created the first CaringBridge website when a close friend endured a life-threatening pregnancy. CaringBridge is now used by over 500,000 people a day, with 44 million unique visitors over the past year. Through CaringBridge, Mehring has witnessed thousands of stories of hope...
by R. Lyn
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
As Nell reflects, she understands the journey will continue - but those early days weren’t easy.
From the beginning she knew she was different, but wasn't sure why. Trust, love, memories, hate, relationships, addiction and loss all weave their way throughout the pages.
If given the...
The Deeper Wound
Recovering the Soul in the Face of Fear and Tragedy
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2001
The author of How to Know God provides help for healing deep trauma—whenever it arises—so we may find peace in ourselves and in our world.
Terror came from the sky, and afterward the world would never be the same. September, 11, 2001, defined tragedy for a generation. On that day Deepak...
Awake at the Bedside
Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
This book isn’t about dying. It’s about life and what life has to teach us. It’s about caring and what giving care really means.
In Awake at the Bedside, pioneers of palliative and end-of-life care as well as doctors, chaplains, caregivers and even poets offer wisdom that will challenge,...