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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Gina and Rob lost David during birth at 34 weeks due to Potter’s Syndrome. About a year later, they became pregnant again, but Ethan passed away at 24 weeks from heart failure caused by cystic hygroma with hydrops. Gina and Rob also had two miscarriages. They credit their friendship as a source of strength while navigating their grief, and now have a healthy son.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Gina y Rob perdieron a David durante el parto a las 34 semanasdebido al síndrome de Potter. Alrededor de un año después,Gina volvió a quedar embarazada, pero Ethan falleció a las 24semanas de vida por un fallo cardíaco causado por un higromaquístico con hidropesía. Gina y Rob tuvieron también dos abortosespontáneos. Consideran que la amistad que los une fue su fuente de fortaleza mientras sobrellevaban el duelo y ahora tienen un hijo sano....
Series
Fierce earth volume Series 1
Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
In this Fierce Earth special, Clare and Leo head to Death Valley in California which is officially the hottest place in the entire world, with record-breaking temperatures of a sizzling 57 degrees centigrade. The pair endure a special test to work out what color clothing is the best to wear in heat; Clare finds out what it's like to go to school in the world's hottest place; Leo becomes one of the first people in the world to climb the hidden canyons....
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Digging deep into the physical aspects of death while also carefully exploring what death says about our humanity, this shocking, macabre, hilarious and moving book, based on the popular podcast, guides us through a deadly, yet colorful history, traditions and contemporary practices to demystify taboo topics.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An educational book that helps grieving children understand what happens when we die, and celebrates the traditions people around the world use to honor the dead. Death is an important part of life, and yet it is one of the hardest things to talk about-for adults as well as children. Historian and museum curator Sarah Chavez is determined to create a book that sparks wonder and curiosity about dying, instead of fear and shame. In this informative...
8) Mind games
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As they do each June, the Foxes have driven the winding roads of Appalachia to drop off their children for a two-week stay at their grandmother's. Here, twelve-year-old Thea can run free and breathe in the smells of pine and fresh bread and Grammie's handmade candles. But as her parents head back to suburban Virginia, they have no idea they're about to cross paths with a ticking time bomb. Back in Kentucky, Thea and her grandmother Lucy both awaken...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Begin an open, honest, and child-appropriate conversation about death. This is a kids' book about death. It dives right into a topic that most of us prefer to avoid thinking or talking about, and aims to facilitate a safe and honest conversation about bereavement with young ones. This book was made to help kids aged 5-9 understand what death is and how to process it when it occurs in their lives. The practical aspects are sensitively explained, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
That was then... For the Hempsteads, summers were idyllic. The lake was a magical place, a haven where they were happy and carefree. All of their problems drifted away as the days passed in sun-dappled contentment. Until the summer that changed everything. This is now... After an accident turned the lake house into a site of tragedy and grief, it was closed up. None of the Hempstead women speak of what happened, and relationships between them are...
Author
Series
Regan Merritt novels volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Quitting her job and moving in the wake of the shocking murder of her son, Marshal Regan Merritt returns to Virginia to look into her former boss’s death.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A deeply compelling exploration of the death industry and the people-morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners, embalmers, executioners-who work in it and what led them there. We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we're so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look? Fueled by...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Pim van Lommel, a renowned cardiologist, was so inspired by the stories his patients told of their Near Death Experiences (NDEs) that he became the first medical practitioner to risk his reputation with a full, systematic trial into the phenomenon. He interviewed 344 heart patients at his hospital who had all clinically died, some for five minutes or longer, before being resuscitated. Of these, 62 -- or 18 per cent -- reported some ongoing experience...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death--and what might follow--by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children....
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring, informative, and practical guide to navigating end of life issues, by a groundbreaking expert in the field and the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door. In the mid-1400s, an unnamed Catholic monk composed a popular self-help book called Ars Moriendi, or The Art of Dying. Written in Latin, this medieval death manual taught people how to navigate the trials of the deathbed, using simple rituals of repentance,...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Andes, the dragon's back: With glaciers, volcanoes, snow-capped peaks, enormous deserts, tropical rainforests, caustic salt pans, and cloud forests, the Andes are an extraordinary world of diverse terrains, extreme temperatures, and a staggering array of wildlife. Five thousand miles long and extending over seven countries, this high mountain range boasts some of the highest, saltiest, wettest and driest terrains on the planet.
Life in Death Valley:...
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