Death/Grief/Bereavement 27

Hoy en día, la sociedad tiene cada vez más presente la necesidad de encarar los procesos de pérdida –desde el duelo por la muerte de un ser querido hasta una ruptura- desde la presencia y la conscie……続きを見る

A hospital chaplain reflects on grief and loss, mindfulness and healing, in this “beautifully written” meditation on the spiritual, emotional, and philosophical implications of end-of-life care (Jan……続きを見る

When a railroad engineer realizes his feelings for a commuter are changing, he must confront unresolved parts of his past. 続きを見る

At Death’s Door: End of Life Stories from the Bedside tells the powerful story of Sebastian Sepulveda’s experiences in working with patients at the end of their lives. In some cases, death came quic……続きを見る

Grief is one of the most complicated processes that the human psyche will ever go through. From the immediate aftermath of a loved one's passing to the acceptance of loss, there are so many obstacle……続きを見る

With efficiency and a touch of humor, this valuable guidebook offers information on the difficult subject of planning for one's own death or organizing funerals for loved ones. Topics ranging from c……続きを見る

Eighty-four years old and terminally ill with cancer, psychiatrist Pat Ferguson wants nothing more than for her life, which no longer brings her joy, to be over. But when her ailing body refuses to ……続きを見る

Sean Davison made headlines when he was arrested in New Zealand for matricide. The story that emerged - how he helped his ailing mother to die - is the subject of his affecting book, Before We Say G……続きを見る

Lo schianto in autostrada. Il mondo che va in frantumi e la vita che sembra arrestarsi. È il Ferragosto del 1991 quando Massimiliano Tresoldi, 20 anni, entra in «stato vegetativo». Un grande sonno d……続きを見る

Decades after her pregnant mother’s suicide, a naïve Australian runaway finally faces her grief on Everest. Led into the Valley of Death by her stoic Sherpa guide, she questions her mother’s fate, h……続きを見る

In this courageous memoir, Elizabeth Heineman “illuminates the complex emotional landscape of stillbirthーputting into frank and poetic words the unspeakable experience of simultaneously grieving an……続きを見る

Movie tie-in edition of the film from Lions Gate starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Dianne Wiest. Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident. 続きを見る

"Comedy nirvana . . . satisfyingly mean and funny."-New York Post "Without sacrificing his mordant wit or bleak worldview, this distinctive dramatist shows a new maturity and empathy in."?The New Yo……続きを見る

**AN INDIE NEXT LIST SELECTION A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BIG INDIE BOOK OF FALL 2013 "Part modern western, part mystery, this first novel will appeal to fans of Louise Erdrich and Kent Haruf. Quimby's pro……続きを見る

First novel from the winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize is about families, death, secrets, and failure. 続きを見る

Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2008 Tony Award for Best New Play. "A tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher……続きを見る

Humorous envisioning of the afterlife described in the Book of the Dead, one populated by militant monks and hapless wanderers. 続きを見る

Since Morris Panych’s classic black comedy, Vigil, premiered in 1996, it has been produced throughout North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, including a 2009 Off-Broadway production, which op……続きを見る

Is an artist born, or rather, created by experience? From the moment in childhood when he is forced to take drastic action to defend his adoptive mother from a violent assault the only maternal fi……続きを見る

"If you have a dog you will likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and prospectively, to equally profound sadness."-Marjorie Garber, William R. Kennan Jr. Professor of E……続きを見る

Leaving Life is an easy to read discussion of the need to plan one’s estate in order to avoid chaos, confusion and competition in the lives of those you leave behind. Other interesting topics includ……続きを見る

How far would you go to save the one you love? "Anyone who wishes David Nicholls would write faster needs to grab this with both hands." Jill Mansell An emotional page-turner with a heart-pounding d……続きを見る

"Guirgis, like other storytellers who explore the sacred and profane, is most interested in how grace transforms us."ーThe New Yorker Written with humor, tenderness, grit, and wonderment by acclaime……続きを見る

Clara, Ende dreißig, ist erfolgreich im Job, hat eine schicke Wohnung in München, einen alten, leicht übergewichtigen Kater und eine Liebe: Martin. Doch der ist mit einer anderen verheiratet. Als si……続きを見る

In Death Watch, the National Book Award-winning poet Gerald Stern uses powerful prose to sift through personal and prophetic history and contemplate his own mortality. Characteristically audacious, ……続きを見る

'A classic whodunit with a contemporary edge' Cecily Von Ziegesar, praise for The Amateurs Everyone knows Chelsea Dawson. Day and night, her tens of thousands of followers on Instagram watch her eve……続きを見る

Newly married, writer Jan Baumgartner and her husband, John, pack up their home and busy lives in San Francisco trading the city verve for a quieter one along the rural coast of Maine. Looking forwa……続きを見る

After the unexpected death of his three-year-old son, Jason Jones went on a long, painful journey to make sense of how God could let this happen to his family. He struggled intensely with his faith ……続きを見る

The poems in Crone’s Wines often unlock the memories at the fringes of consciousness, making them come alive, or reflect on the mysterious and unspoken, casting them into the realm of the familiar. ……続きを見る

“The happiest, saddest, sweetest book about rock ‘n’ roll that I’ve ever experienced.”ーChuck Klosterman Mix tapes: We all have our favorites. Stick one into a deck, press play, and you’re instantly……続きを見る