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The Road to Character
Brooks, David
Format: electronic resource
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success—“résumé virtues”—and our core principles.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST
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The Rough Patch: Marriage and the Art of Living Together
DAPHNE DE MARNEFFE - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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From a leading clinical psychologist who has counseled couples and individuals for decades, a wise, radical, and optimistic approach to marriage that promises compatibility between an individual's development and the often relentless demands of a relationship.People today are trying to make... |
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Shift for Good: Simple Changes for Lasting Joy Inside and Out
Tory Johnson - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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Good Morning America contributor Tory Johnson truly believed that she would live happily ever if only she could lose weight. She seemed to be well on her way to that ever-lasting joy after losing 62 pounds in a year--a journey she detailed in her inspirational #1 New York Times bestseller... |
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Capital Gaines: The Smart Things I've Learned by Doing Stupid Stuff
CHIP GAINES - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover
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"National Bestseller - New York Times, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, Wall Street Journal"The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known to millions of people as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of 4 in Waco, Texas. But long before... |
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JumpStart Your Leadership: A 90-Day Improvement Plan
John C. Maxwell - Center Street; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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John C. Maxwell, 1 New York Times bestselling author, presents his 90-day guide to improving your leadership. Whether you want to increase your influence, prepare yourself for that big promotion, or get a handle on leadership for the first time, you can trust John Maxwell to help you in the journey.... |
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A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
Sue Klebold - Crown
Format: Print book
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On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Over the course of minutes, they would kill twelve students and a teacher and wound twenty-four others before taking their own lives. For the last sixteen years, Sue Klebold, Dylan's... |
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The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations
OPRAH WINFREY - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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Oprah Winfrey says Super Soul Sunday is the television show she was born to do. "I see it as an offering," she explains. "If you want to be more fully present and live your life with a wide-open heart, this is the place to come to."Now, for the first time,... |
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Eating Disorder Recovery Handbook: A Practical Guide to Long-Term Recovery
Nicola Davies - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Print book
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This empathetic handbook has been created for people affected by any form of disordered eating. Thoughtfully compiled by experienced authors, it will be a comprehensive guide through every stage of your recovery, from recognising and understanding your disorder and learning fully about... |
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Healthy, Happy You: 365 Daily Micro-Actions for Lasting Change
Nora Rosendahl - Experiment Llc
Format: Print book
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"Small, easy steps for big, life-changing results - this book is genius." - Jamie Oliver Do you want to improve your health, live and love more mindfully, and increase your happiness? This book makes it easy with 365 micro-actions - fun, achievable goals you can tackle right now.... |
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Hopeful Healing: Essays on Managing Recovery and Surviving Addiction
Mackenzie Phillips - Atria Books/Beyond Words
Format: Print book
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Actress and author of the courageous New York Times bestselling memoir High on Arrival, Mackenzie Phillips - Hollywood's go-to person on substance abuse and a visible and outspoken advocate for addiction awareness and education - brings her knowledge and voice on the subject of recovery... |
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De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less
Douglas Noll - Atria Books/Beyond Words
Format: Paperback
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Discover how to successfully and efficiently calm an angry person or diffuse a volatile situation in ninety seconds or less with this proven and accessible peacekeeping method by self-described "lawyer turned peacemaker" Douglas E. Noll.We live in an increasingly divided world... |
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H Is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald - Grove Press
Format: Print book
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One of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the YearON MORE THAN 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR LISTS: including TIME (#1 Nonfiction Book) , NPR, O, The Oprah Magazine (10 Favorite Books) , Vogue (Top 10) , Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Boston... |
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Spoken For: Embracing Who You Are and Whose You Are
Robin Jones Gunn - Multnomah Books
Format: Paperback
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Say Yes to the Love Story of Your LifeA great romance was set in motion before you were born. A relentless Lover is pursuing you, and He has made His intentions clear. He wants you to be His forever. How will you respond to the One who longs for you to be His with your whole heart?In Spoken... |
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Master Your Memory: From America's Top Expert on Study Skills
Ron Fry - Career Press
Format: Print book
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Want to retain more of what you read, perform better on tests, or just remember where you left your car keys? Author Ron Fry's effective system has helped hundreds of thousands of people successfully adapt today's best memorization techniques to their own needs and situations. Packed... |
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Back from the Dead
Bill Walton - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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This inspiring memoir from sports and cultural icon Bill Walton recounts his devastating injuries and amazing recoveries, set in the context of his UCLA triumphs under John Wooden, his storied NBA career, and his affinity for music and the Grateful Dead.In February 2008, Bill Walton suffered... |
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Great Quotes from Great Women: Words from the Women Who Shaped the World
Peggy Anderson - Simple Truths
Format: Hardcover
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Throughout history women have inspired and motivated society towards greater strength, courage, and justice. If you had the opportunity to ask the greatest women of all time for advice, wouldn't you jump at the chance?Drawing from the timeless wisdom of leaders such as Eleanor Roosevelt,... |
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Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse
Michael Paymar - Hunter House; Third Edition edition
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Violent No More is for men who have struggled with or are currently being violent in an intimate relationship. Filled with real stories of men who have harmed the ones they love and found the courage to change, this highly acclaimed book has helped thousands acknowledge and reform their... |
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Defining Moments: Coping With the Loss of a Child
Melanie Warner - Heritage Builders
Format: Print book
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The first book in the series is specifically to share stories of anyone who has lost a child. The other books will be about specific subjects like raising chronically ill kids, overcoming financial loss, surviving cancer, etc. Each book will have its own theme and multiple authors. |
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Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much
Tony Crabbe - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Business psychologist Tony Crabbe outlines a unique four-step approach to combating one of the modern life's great problems: being too busy. |
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Joyful Living: 101 Ways to Transform Your Spirit and Revitalize Your Life
Amy Leigh Mercree - Llewellyn
Format: Print book
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Discover how to experience bliss every day and also be equipped to weather the ups and downs of life with Joyful Living, a practical roadmap to finding inner and outer happiness. Using a mindful and balanced approach, Amy Leigh Mercree presents over a hundred ways to enliven your spirit... |
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The Fear Book: Facing Fear Once and for All
Cheri Huber - Keep It Simple Books
Format: Print book
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Rather than explaining typical strategies for overcoming fear, this book examines how fear is an experience, how to recognize that experience as nothing more than conditioned reaction to circumstance, and how to mentor oneself into letting go of beliefs about "appropriate" responses... |
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A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World
Daniel Goleman - Bantam
Format: Hardcover
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For more than half a century, in such books as The Art of Happiness and The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace, the Dalai Lama has guided us along the path to compassion and taught us how to improve our inner lives. In A Force for Good, with the help of his longtime friend Daniel... |
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Overcoming Acute and Chronic Pain: Keys to Treatment Based on Your Emotional Type
Marc S Micozzi - Healing Arts Pr
Format: Print book
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Find the holistic treatment that will work best for you based on your emotional type and specific pain condition* Provides an easy questionnaire to determine your emotional type and an interactive self-assessment for finding the right pain treatment for your condition* Explores mind-body... |
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Joyful living : 101 ways to transform your spirit & revitalize your life
Amy Leigh Mercree - Llewellyn Publications
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"Discover how to experience bliss every day and also be equipped to weather the ups and downs of life with Joyful Living, a practical roadmap to finding inner and outer happiness. Using a mindful and balanced approach, Amy Leigh Mercree presents over a hundred ways to enliven your... |
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1-2-3 Magic Teen: Communicate, Connect, and Guide Your Teen to Adulthood
Thomas Phelan - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback
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Help your teens grow into the very best versions of themselves!From rule-breaking and risk-taking to defensive communication and disrespect, parenting a teenager can feel like modern warfare--but it doesn't have to be that way. In 1-2-3 Magic Teen, internationally renowned parenting expert... |
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Stressed Out!: Solutions to Help Your Child Manage and Overcome Stress
Mary Anne Richey - Prufrock Press, Inc.
Format: Paperback
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For parents of stressed kids, Stressed Out!: Solutions to Help Your Child Manage and Overcome Stress is an easy-to-read guide to understanding children's stress, its effects on their day-to-day lives, and how to handle it. The book suggests stress management solutions for children that... |
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Creative, Successful, Dyslexic: 23 High Achievers Share Their Stories
Margaret Rooke - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Print book
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23 very well-known people from the arts, sport, and business worlds talk about how dyslexia affected their childhood, how they were able to overcome the challenges and use the special strengths of dyslexia to achieve great success in adulthood. Darcey Bussell CBE, Eddie Izzard, Sir Richard... |
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Life...The Reader's Digest Version: Great Advice, Simply Put
Peggy Northrop - Readers Digest
Format: Print book
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Life... is what you make it Getting the most out of life can be so much easier if you know the coordinates. Whether you want to take the scenic route, make a quick detour, or find the simplest shortcut, there can be no substitute for a good roadmap. Part instruction manual, part GPS, part... |
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The Road to Character
David Brooks - Random House
Format: Print book
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST * "I wrote this book not sure I could follow the road to character, but I wanted at least to know what the road looks like and how other people have trodden it." - David Brooks... |
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Quantum Love: Use Your Body's Atomic Energy to Create the Relationship You Desire
Laura Berman - Hay House
Format: Print book
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Falling in love is a thrilling, transcendent experience . . . but what about staying in love? Once the intense excitement of a new relationship starts to fade, you may think your only options are to somehow recapture that early magic or settle for a less than fulfilling love life. Now love,... |
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Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
J. K. Rowling - Little Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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J.K. Rowling, one of the world's most inspiring writers, shares her wisdom and advice. In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom... |
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The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
Frank Ostaseski - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book
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Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most in life.Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot... |
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Boundaries for Leaders: Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously in Charge
Henry Cloud - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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In Boundaries for Leaders, clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Henry Cloud leverages his expertise of human behavior, neuroscience, and business leadership to explain how the best leaders set boundaries within their organizations--with their teams and with themselves--to improve... |
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Bipolar, Not So Much: Understanding Your Mood Swings and Depression
Chris Aiken MD - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Approaching depression as a complex disorder with many different facets rather than all-or-nothing.Depression confuses the mind, strips away hope, and causes people to blame themselves for an illness they never asked for. This book presents a revolutionary new understanding of the concept... |
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The Road to Character
David Brooks - Random House
Format: Print book
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST * "I wrote this book not sure I could follow the road to character, but I wanted at least to know what the road looks like and how other people have trodden it." - David Brooks With the wisdom,... |
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Judgment Detox: Release the Beliefs That Hold You Back from Living A Better Life
Gabrielle Bernstein - North Star Way
Format: Hardcover
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gabrielle Bernstein comes a clear, proactive, step-by-step process to release the beliefs that hold you back from living a better life.This six-step practice offers many promises. Petty resentments will disappear, compassion will replace... |
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Knit Yourself Calm: A creative path to managing stress
BETSAN CORKHILL - Search Press
Format: Paperback
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Knitting is a relaxing and therapeutic pastime, and this winning combination focuses on mindfulness and the perfect stress-busting knitting projects. Whether you choose a portable project to knit on the go, a group project to do with friends, or one that introduces new skills to stimulate... |
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A Loss Misunderstood: Healing Your Grieving Heart After Miscarriage
Jaclyn Pieris - Changing Lives Pr
Format: Print book
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A Loss Misunderstood is the story of the author's challenging path to parenthood. The purpose of this book is to support the women and their partners who can be left feeling devastatingly alone with their pain following the loss of a pregnancy. Questions are posed at the end of each... |
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Birthed: Finding Grace through Infertility
Elizabeth Hagan - Chalice Press
Format: Paperback
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When infertility painfully interrupted Elizabeth Hagan's plan to start a family, the path of grace offered her another way. Instead of giving birth to a child, she birthed herself instead. Along the way, she learned you can't control how fast your dreams come true, if they come... |
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The Complete A to Z Dictionary of Dreams: Be Your Own Dream Expert
Ian Wallace - HCI; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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If you've ever woken up wondering, "What was that about?" this fascinating dream dictionary with over 12,000 definitions will explain everything and enable you to become your own dream expert. By exploring your dreams in a deeper way, you'll reach a profound understanding... |
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The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us
Bruce Feiler - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Walking the Bible and Abraham comes a revelatory journey across four continents and 4,000 years exploring how Adam and Eve introduced the idea of love into the world, and how they continue to shape our deepest feelings about... |
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The Complete Book of Dreams And What They Mean
Leonard R N Ashley - Barricade Books
Format: Print book
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Sigmund Freud said that dreams are a window into the subconscious. This book is not only a valuable guide to the interpretation of dreams, but also goes much further than typical dream books to include a vast array of literature, folklore and film references about dreams, proving that while... |
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You're a Leader, Charlie Brown
Carla Curtsinger - Simple Truths
Format: Print book
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On any given day, we can be as shy and withdrawn as Charlie Brown, as pushy as Lucy, as introspective as Linus, as raucous as Peppermint Patty, as zealous as Schroeder, as sunny as Sally, or as self-absorbed as Snoopy.Yet no matter our mood, each and every day, we all strive to be leaders... |
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Solve for Happy: Engineering Your Path to Joy
Mo Gawdat - North Star Way
Format: Hardcover
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Mo Gawdat is a remarkable thinker and the Chief Business Officer at Google's [X], an elite team of engineers that comprise Google's futuristic "dream factory." Applying his superior skills of logic and problem solving to the issue of happiness, he proposes an algorithm based on an understanding... |
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Rest in peace : a planning guide for the inevitable
Charles Walts - Next Century Pub
Format: Print book
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As human beings, we are not immortal. Life comes with an expiration date and sooner or later we are all going to pass away, often without warning or time to prepare. To help prepare for the end of life, Rest in Peace is a pre-death planning guide; whether it be for your own demise... |
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Funeral Planning Basics
NOT AVAILABLE. - Enodare Limited
Format: Paperback
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Through proper funeral planning, you can ensure that your loved ones are not confronted with the unnecessary burden of having to plan a funeral at a time which is already very traumatic for them. By having a clear funeral plan, you can have every detail of your funeral arranged in advance... |
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