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When Someone Dies: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death
Scott Taylor Smith · Scribner; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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Scott Taylor Smith, a venture capitalist and lawyer, had plentiful resources, and yet after his mother died, he made a series of agonizing and costly mistakes in squaring away her affairs. He could find countless books that dealt with caring for the dying and the emotional fallout of death,... |
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The Future of God: A Practical Approach to Spirituality for Our Times
Deepak Chopra · Harmony; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times Bestselling Author. Can God be revived in a skeptical age? What would it take to give people a spiritual life more powerful than anything in the past? Deepak Chopra tackles these issues with eloquence and insight in this book. He proposes that God lies at the source... |
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Eldercare 101: A Practical Guide to Later Life Planning, Care, and Wellbeing
Mary Jo Saavedra · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 264
Format: Print book
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The Silver Tsunami is upon us as elder care and crisis management reaches a tipping point with the graying of America. By 2020, 54 million people in the U.S. will be over the age of 65; by 2030, that number will top 80 million. Feeling the squeeze of multi-generational home demands, children... |
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And Life Comes Back: A Wife's Story of Love, Loss, and Hope Reclaimed
Tricia Lott Williford · WaterBrook Press
Format: Paperback
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“Now I know that every single day, the best and the worst, only lasts for twenty-four hours.” —Tricia Lott Williford, And Life Comes Back When your life falls apart—through a death, a lost relationship, a diagnosis—you want more than anything to know... |
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Restore Order. Restore Joy.: How To Get Your Life in Order After a Loss
CPO, Dorothy L. Clear · Yellow Brick Road Publishing
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
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Grief comes in many forms: death, divorce, retirement, physical impairment, caregiving for the terminally ill, or the diagnosis of a medical or mental condition. Misguided or unresolved grief can manifest itself in many forms, also. In Mrs. Clear's case it was alcohol abuse. But, with... |
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Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy
Irvin D Yalom · Basic Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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"All of us are creatures of a day," wrote Marcus Aurelius, "rememberer and remembered alike." In his long-awaited new collection of stories, renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom describes his patients' struggles - as well as his own - to come to terms with the two great... |
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Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions
James E Ryan · HarperOne
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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Joining the ranks of Tina Seelig's What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, Clayton Christensen's How Will You Measure Your Life, Mary Karr's Now Go Out There, and George Saunders' Congratulations, By the Way comes an insightful guide that reveals the secret to pursuing a rich, fulfilling life:... |
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A Family Affair
ReShonda Tate Billingsley · Gallery Books; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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Award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley, whose bestselling fiction “tackles some of life’s toughest situations” (The Florida Times-Union), unravels the secrets in a mother’s past that turn her daughter’s life upside down—by revealing the family... |
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
Caitlin Doughty · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 254
Format: Hardcover
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A young mortician goes behind the scenes, unafraid of the gruesome (and fascinating) details of her curious profession.Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty -- a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre -- took a job at a crematory,... |
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An Unintended Journey: A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia
Janet Yagoda Shagam · Prometheus Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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According to the 2009 census, more than five million people living in the United States have Alzheimers disease or some other form of dementia. Not reported in these statistics are the fifteen million family caregivers who, in total, contribute seventeen billion hours of unpaid care each... |
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