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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.
Series
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....
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:...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Based on his own amazing experiences communicating with those who have passed over, Barry Eaton answers these questions about the spirit world, and many, many more. Taking the reader on a journey through the realm of the spirit, the author details the whole process of crossing into the next life, from the journey "home," to adapting to new living conditions in the afterlife, and even delving into what kinds of activities will be available there,...
12) The Black death
Series
Pub. Date
[1997, c1996]
Language
English
Description
Killing one third of Europe's population in just three years and ravaging the flourishing cities of Italy, France, Germany, England, and Spain, the Black Death swept across the continent at an inconceivable rate. Through chilling reenactments, interviews with experts and historians, and excerpts from original accounts, discover the origins, progress, and cultural repercussions of the Plague's reign of terror. Many thought it was punishment by God,...
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...
15) TEENS 101
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
At the age of 13, a boy approached Cristina asking her to be his girlfriend. She declined the boy’s offer and he became angry, threatening that she would regret it. One day Cristina came to school and everyone eyed her every move. Whispers in ears and people laughing at her, she felt something was terribly wrong. A friend finally told her this boy had circulated a nude photo on line saying that it was Cristina although the person’s face was not...
16) Rabbit hole
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Becca and Howie Corbett are returning to their everyday existence in the wake of a shocking, sudden loss. Just eight months ago, they were a happy suburban family with everything they wanted. Now, they are caught in a maze of memory, longing, guilt, recrimination, sarcasm and tightly controlled rage from which they cannot escape. The journey is an intimate glimpse into two people learning to re-engage with each other and a world that has been tilted...
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
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"A comprehensive, informative, and utterly debilitating compendium of surprising ways you might die a horrible death at any moment--all of them based on actual research about the perils of everyday life--from master humorists Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf"--
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,...
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