Books like 'Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying'
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Festive Christmas Nights by Mimi Barbour, Susanne Matthews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas cheer and romance are sweet any time of year!This gift set of eight diverse holiday-themed love stories is loaded with hunks and honeys, cops and crooks, love at first sights and second chances, and a few surprise youngsters out to trick Mommy... -
![What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey]()
What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsOur earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand.“Through this lens we can build a renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrate our responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships...Categorized as:
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![With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix]()
With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind , she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and understanding... -
![Forever Boy: A Mother's Memoir of Autism and Finding Joy by Kate Swenson]()
Forever Boy: A Mother's Memoir of Autism and Finding Joy by Kate Swenson
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith her popular blog, Finding Cooper's Voice, Kate Swenson has provided hope and comfort for hundreds of thousands of parents of children with Autism. Now, Kate shares her inspiring story in this powerful memoir about motherhood and unconditional love When Kate Swenson's son Cooper was diagnosed with severe, nonverbal autism, her world stopped...Categorized as:
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![Trusting God Day by Day: 365 Daily Devotions by Joyce Meyer]()
Trusting God Day by Day: 365 Daily Devotions by Joyce Meyer
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn her dynamic new devotional, TRUSTING GOD DAY BY DAY, international speaker and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer provides you with powerful "starting points" for every day of the year. Each day's devotion is filled with practical advice and help from Joyce along with life-changing promises from God's Word that you can quickly and easily apply in your own life... -
![The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski, Rachel Naomi Remen M.D.]()
The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski, Rachel Naomi Remen M.D.
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDeath 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 truly live unless we are aware of death... -
![Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Timothy J. Keller, Lloyd James]()
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Timothy J. Keller, Lloyd James
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller—whose books have sold millions of copies to both religious and secular readers—explores one of the most difficult questions we must answer in our lives: Why is there pain and suffering?Walking with God through Pain and Suffering is the definitive Christian book on why bad things happen and how we should respond to them...Categorized as:
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![The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World by Sharon Brous]()
The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World by Sharon Brous
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe national bestsellerFrom one of our country’s most prominent rabbis, an inspiring book about the power of community based on one of her most impactful sermons... -
![The Life Recovery Bible NLT by Stephen Arterburn, David Stoop]()
The Life Recovery Bible NLT by Stephen Arterburn, David Stoop
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Life Recovery Bible is today’s #1-selling recovery Bible and is based on the 12-step recovery model. It was created by two of today’s leading recovery experts, David Stoop, Ph.D., and Stephen Arterburn, M.Ed., to lead readers to the source of true healing—God himself...Categorized as:
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![Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave, Sean O'Hagan]()
Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave, Sean O'Hagan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFaith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life, created from over forty hours of intimate conversations with Sean O’Hagan, it is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity.The book examines questions of faith, art, music, freedom, grief and love...Categorized as:
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![That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour by Sunita Puri]()
That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour by Sunita Puri
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“A profound exploration of what it means for all of us to live—and to die—with dignity and purpose.” — People “Visceral and lyrical.” —The AtlanticAs the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her parents' experiences and her own was impossible to bridge, save for two elements: medicine and spirituality... -
![Parenting: Getting It Right by Andy Stanley, Sandra Stanley]()
Parenting: Getting It Right by Andy Stanley, Sandra Stanley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAm I getting parenting right? Most parents, at any and every stage, find themselves asking this question.Whether you're sleep deprived with a colicky newborn or navigating the emotional roller coaster of a teenager, parenting has its ups and downs, its confusion and clarity, its big blowups and small victories... -
![My Grandfather's Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Remen]()
My Grandfather's Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Remen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn My Grandfather's Blessings, Rachel Naomi Remen, a cancer physician and master storyteller, uses her luminous stories to remind us of the power of our kindness and the joy of being alive.Dr. Remen's grandfather, an orthodox rabbi and scholar of the Kabbalah, saw life as a web of connection and knew that everyone belonged to him, and that he belonged to everyone...Categorized as:
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![The Light Between Us: Stories From Heaven, Lessons for the Living by Laura Lynne Jackson]()
The Light Between Us: Stories From Heaven, Lessons for the Living by Laura Lynne Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For readers of Proof of Heaven , the astonishing story of a woman with an extraordinary psychic gift—and a powerful message from the Other Side that can help us to live more beautifully in the here and now.Laura Lynne Jackson is a wife, a mother, a high school English teacher—and a psychic medium... -
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![Awakening Loving-Kindness by Pema Chödrön]()
Awakening Loving-Kindness by Pema Chödrön
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis new, redesigned edition of Awakening Loving-Kindness shares inspiration and encouragement for cultivating kindness--by embracing the joy, suffering, confusion, and brilliance of our everyday lives... -
![Wildwood Tarot Book & Cards by Mark Ryan, John Matthews]()
Wildwood Tarot Book & Cards by Mark Ryan, John Matthews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBased on the seasonal rhythms and festivals of the ancient year, "The Wildwood Tarot" draws its inspiration from pre-Celtic mythology and shamanic mysteries, placing mystical archetypes into a nature-based system rich in shamanic wisdom and forest lore... -
![Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore, Jeffrey Rubin]()
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore, Jeffrey Rubin
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you love, you will grieve—and nothing is more mysteriously central to becoming fully human. Dr. Cacciatore is featured in the 2021 documentary series The Me You Can’t See , from Oprah, Prince Harry, and Apple TV.Bearing the Unbearable is a Foreword INDIES Award-Winner — Gold Medal for Self-Help...Categorized as:
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![One Day at a Time in Al-Anon by Al-Anon Family Groups]()
One Day at a Time in Al-Anon by Al-Anon Family Groups
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne Day at a Time in Al-AnonAl-Anon Family Group... -
![Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter by Kari Kampakis]()
Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter by Kari Kampakis
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNow an ECPA Best Seller—Kari Kampakis's Love Her Well gives moms ten practical tips for how to build strong and lasting relationships with their daughters.For many women, having a baby girl is a dream come true...Categorized as:
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![Financial Peace Revisited by Dave Ramsey]()
Financial Peace Revisited by Dave Ramsey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDave Ramsey knows what it's like to have it all. By age twenty-six, he had established a four-million-dollar real estate portfolio, only to lose it by age thirty...Categorized as:
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![In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom]()
In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful memoir of a love that leads two people to find a courageous way to part—and a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss—that “enriches the reader’s life with urgency and gratitude” ( The Washington Post )“A pleasure to read . . . Rarely has a memoir about death been so full of life. . . -
![Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki, Edward Espe Brown]()
Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki, Edward Espe Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPractising the true spirit of Zen. Not Always So is based on Shunryu Suzuki's lectures and is framed in his own inimitable, allusive, paradoxical style, rich with unexpected and off–centre insights. Suzuki knew he was dying at the time of the lectures, which gives his thoughts an urgency and focus even sharper than in the earlier book... -
![On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David A. Kessler]()
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David A. Kessler
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTen years after the death of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, this commemorative edition of her final book combines practical wisdom, case studies, and the authors’ own experiences and spiritual insight to explain how the process of grieving helps us live with loss. Includes a new introduction and resources section...Categorized as:
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![While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger]()
While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them.Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg Kissinger’s family seemed to live a charmed life... -
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![Where the Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again by Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Michael J. Fox]()
Where the Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again by Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Michael J. Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“The relationship between a mother and daughter is one of the most complicated and meaningful there is. Kimberly Williams-Paisley writes about her own with grace, truth, and beauty as she shares her journey back to her mother in the wake of a devastating illness... -
![True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh, James Gimian]()
True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh, James Gimian
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this little treasure, Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Zen monk, offers timeless insight into the nature of real love. With simplicity, warmth, and directness, he explores the four key aspects of love as described in the Buddhist tradition: lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and freedom—explaining how to experience them in our day-to-day lives...Categorized as:
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![Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky, Connie Burk]()
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky, Connie Burk
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis beloved bestseller—over 180,000 copies sold—has helped caregivers worldwide keep themselves emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, and physically healthy in the face of the sometimes overwhelming traumas they confront every day...Categorized as:
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![Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death by Joan Halifax, Ira Byock]()
Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death by Joan Halifax, Ira Byock
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this long-awaited book of inspiring and practical teachings, Buddhist teacher Joan Halifax offers the fruits of her many years of work with dying people... -
![On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living by Alan Noble]()
On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living by Alan Noble
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorrow, despair, anxiety, and mental illness are everyday experiences. While we have made tremendous advancements in therapy and psychiatry, the burden of living still comes down to mundane choices that we each must make―like the daily choice to get out of bed...Categorized as:
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![The One Year Love Language Minutie Devotional: A 365-Day Devotional for Christian Couples by Gary Chapman]()
The One Year Love Language Minutie Devotional: A 365-Day Devotional for Christian Couples by Gary Chapman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre you and your spouse speaking the same language? He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn’t love―it’s your love language. The Love Languages Devotional is your daily guide to how to express heartfelt love to your loved one...Categorized as:
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