Death

Letters from Motherless Daughters: Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing

Editura: Delta

Anul aparitiei: 1996

Revisiting the profoundly important subject of mother loss, "Letters From Motherless Daughters is a compilation of real letters written by women in response to the ground-breaking "New York Times bestseller Motherless Daughters.When "Motherless Daughters was first published in 1994, author Hope Edelman--through research, interviews, and personal experience--helped women across the country deal with the pain of losing a mother. Finally they felt free to discuss and try to understand their unique form of grief, and perhaps most importantly, they felt that they were not alone in their loss.The overwhelming number of letters she received in response to "Motherless Daughters prompted Hope Edelman to publish "Letters From Motherless Daughters. Reaffirming her precious link with motherless women across the country, Hope presents these moving, honest, and often hopeful letters, along with her own insight, and offers readers a chance to further learn from this loss. Chapters are divided by the number of years since mother loss, and each addresses the significant issues of that stage. Hope also includes information on starting or joining a support group, and offers suggested reading for ...

Patricia Kelley, Maggie Callanan

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying

Editura: Bantam Books

Anul aparitiei: 1992

Five years after its first publication, with more than 150,000 copies in print, "Final Gifts has become a classic. In this moving and compassionate book, hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years experience tending the terminally ill. Through their stories we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover the gifts--of wisdom, faith, and love--that the dying leave for the living to share. Filled with practical advice on responding to the requests of the dying and helping them prepare emotionally and spiritually for death, "Final Gifts shows how we can help the dying person live fully to the very end

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth Kbler-Ross

On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nursers, Clergy, and Their Own Families

Editura: Scribner Book Company

Anul aparitiei: 1997

One of the most famous psychological studies of our time, this classic grew out of one of the author's interdisciplinary seminars on death. Sample interviews and conversations provide a better understanding of the effects which imminent death has on patients and their families. "On Death and Dying" is being reissued with other titles by Kubler-Ross to tie in with the release of her newest book, "The Wheel of Life".

Billy Sprague

Letter to a Grieving Heart: Comfort and Hope for Those Who Hurt

Editura: Harvest House Publishers

Anul aparitiei: 2001

With honesty, compassion, and perspective, Billy Sprague reaches out as only one who has suffered deep loss can. Facing the death of a fiance, a beloved grandmother, and a favorite college professor, Sprague pulls from the depths of his soul to share insights and encouragement with those living through grief and heartache. Illustrated with restful, hope-filled photographs of nature, Letter to a Grieving Heart will comfort the broken and assure them that someday they, too, will feel the sun again.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, David Kessler

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

Editura: Scribner Book Company

Anul aparitiei: 2007

The authors explain how Kubler-Rosss famous "Five Stages of Dying" apply directly to mourners themselves. In this, her final book, completed shortly before her death, the authors own experiences and spiritual insight explain how the grief process helps survivors live with loss.

Smeenge de Zonnebelt, Robert C. De Vries, Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge

Getting to the Other Side of Grief: Overcoming the Loss of a Spouse

Editura: Baker Books

Anul aparitiei: 1998

The authors, a clinical psychologist and a pastor and professor, offer comfort and guidance to those mourning their spouse's death. Both suffered the loss of a spouse at a relatively young age, and their empathy, combined with psychological insights, biblical observations, and male and female perspectives, help readers experience grief in the healthiest, most complete way.

Baker's Funeral Handbook: Resources for Pastors

Editura: Baker Books

Anul aparitiei: 1996

Don't let the convenient pocket size fool you-these comprehensive guides to conducting funerals, weddings, and worship services provide everything from pre-planning resources to complete services for several denominations. Each book is packed with suggestions, illustrations, prayers, quotations, and ideas for special services.

Zig Ziglar

Confessions of a Grieving Christian

Editura: B&H Publishing Group

Anul aparitiei: 2004

On May 13, 1995, God called Zig Ziglar s oldest daughter, Suzan, home after a prolonged illness. Journeying through his own grief, Ziglar realized many things about himself, his family, his priorities, and God. In this comforting book, he uses his experience to encourage readers to deal with the reality of loss and learn to take up the threads of life again as they find consolation and inspiration in the Giver of all Peace."

Harold Ivan Smith

Grieving the Death of a Mother

Editura: Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Anul aparitiei: 2003

A mother's death can make a shambles of schedules, priorities, agendas, commitments, and, sometimes, even our most important relationships. A mother's last breath inevitably changes us. Drawing on his own experience of loss, as well as those of others, Harold Ivan Smith guides readers through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a mother after her death.

Mary de Turris Poust

Parenting a Grieving Child: Helping Children Find Faith, Hope, and Healing After the Loss of a Loved One

Editura: Loyola Press

Anul aparitiei: 2002

Teaching children how to deal with death can be a difficult process, but it can be made easier by following certain guidelines. In Parenting a Grieving Child , author Mary DeTurris Poust offers practical advice for parents helping children through the grieving process, whether it's the loss of a parent, the death of a sibling, even the death of a pet. Stories from real parents enhance the information and offer hope for healing. Written from a faith perspective, the book emphasizes the role of religion in grieving and healing. Parents also learn how to deal with their children's emotions and help them face the reality and finality of death and begin healing.

Albert y. Hsu

Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers & Hope

Editura: IVP Books

Anul aparitiei: 2002

A 2003 Finalist in the United Kingdom Christian Book Awards Every seventeen minutes, someone in the United States dies by suicide. It is one of the most serious public health crises of modern times, claiming over one million lives worldwide every year. Those who have lost a loved one to suicide experience tremendous shock and trauma, with a confusing mix of emotions--anger, guilt, grief and despair. Suicide also raises heartrending questions: Why did this happen? Why didn't we see it coming? Many also wonder if those who choose suicide are doomed to an eternity separated from God and loved ones. Some may even start asking whether life is worth living at all. After his father's death by suicide, Albert Hsu wrestled with the intense emotional and spiritual questions surrounding suicide. While acknowledging that there are no easy answers, Hsu draws on the resources of the Christian faith to point suicide survivors to the God who offers comfort in our grief and hope for the future. If you have lost a loved one to suicide or provide pastoral care to those left behind, this book is an essential companion for the journey toward healing.

Alice Pattie, Bernadine Kreis

Up from Grief: Patterns of Recovery

Editura: HarperOne

Anul aparitiei: 1985

One of the best books available on grief offers solid guidance to all who minister to those who mourn.

Katafiasz, Karen Katafiasz

Grief Therapy

Editura: Abbey Press

Anul aparitiei: 1993

The death of a loved one has a powerful and significant impact on a person's life. But the surrounding world often expects survivors to move quickly beyond their loss, to just snap out of it. A wise and sensitive dissenting voice, Grief Therapy demonstrates how the grieving process takes time and deserves attention. With succinct, meaningful guidelines and hope-filled illustrations, it reassures those who grieve that out of their pain can come profound, transforming healing.

Wendy Deaton, Kendall Johnson

Grow: Someone I Love Died: A Child's Workbook about Loss and Grieving

Editura: Hunter House Publishers

Anul aparitiei: 2002

Someone I Love Died is a creative, child-friendly program designed for use with elementary school children, filled with illustrations and original exercises to foster healing, self-understanding, and optimal growth.

Etan Boritzer

What Is Death?

Editura: Veronica Lane Books

Anul aparitiei: 1999

Introduces children to the concept of death with examples of customs and beliefs from different religions and cultures.

Linda J. Schupp

Grief: Normal, Complicated, Traumatic

Editura: Pesi

Anul aparitiei: 1960

The scientific study of grief, accompanied by its vast eclectic approach of available therapeutic techniques, gives rise to the significance and importance of this emerging field. No longer pushed aside in favor of other pursuits, grief research, theories, and therapies has made it's presence known in the myriad of occupations. This reader friendly book offers a holistic approach to understanding and treating normal, complicated and traumatic grief. There are many changes on the horizon surrounding the subject of grief, and this book simplifies and clarifies the developing definitions, terminologies and diagnostic criteria. Based on a thorough review of previous and current literature, Dr. Schupp has succinctly extracted the most pertinent grief related nuggets from different theoretical foundations. The reader will appreciate the immediate applicability of the physiological, psychological and therapeutic techniques. If your time is limited and you've wished for easy to read practical information on diagnosing and treating grieving clients, then this resource will be a welcome addition to your work.

Michele A. Reiss

Lessons in Loss and Living: Hope and Guidance for Confronting Serious Illness and Grief

Editura: Hyperion Books

Anul aparitiei: 2010

The counselor to Randy Pausch ("The Last Lecture") provides comfort and counsel for readers who are coping with the challenges of serious illness or grief. Through a collection of true-life examples, she offers a book about hope and the art of living and loving well despite significant adversity.

Haddon W. Robinson

Grief: Comfort for Those Who Grieve and Those Who Want to Help

Editura: Discovery House Publishers

Anul aparitiei: 2009

Whatever its cause--the death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, a devastating illness--no one escapes the ravages of grief. Since 1996, Haddon Robinson has been helping the hurting with his meaningful little book, Grief. This 48-page gift edition, filled with warm and inviting full-color pages and photographs, continues to draw on the wellspring of Scripture with consolation and strength to go on with life. If you or someone you know struggles with sorrow, let Discover the Word's Haddon Robinson minister the compassion of God's Word, offering solace to the brokenhearted.

Molly Fumia

Safe Passage: Words to Help the Grieving

Editura: Conari Press

Anul aparitiei: 2003

Alexandra Day

Not Forgotten

Editura: Laughing Elephant

Anul aparitiei: 2004