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The Tennis Partner

A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss

par Abraham Verghese ...

An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston GlobeIn this pow... ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston GlobeIn this pow...
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The Girls Inside

par NJ Mackay ...

A gripping, compelling psychological thriller about a cult, a fire, and the dark secrets that four young girls have carried with them but can no longer keep buried...Blue grew up in the Black House.In remotest Wales, Joseph Carillo recruited young, lonely women to join his community and adopt his erratic views. Blue's mother was one of them. But when the Black House goes up in flames, Blue escapes ... En savoir plus

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A gripping, compelling psychological thriller about a cult, a fire, and the dark secrets that four young girls have carried with them but can no longer keep buried...Blue grew up in the Black House.In remotest Wales, Joseph Carillo recruited young, lonely women to join his community and adopt his erratic views. Blue's mother was one of them. But when the Black House goes up in flames, Blue escapes
... En savoir plus
The Little Book of Suicide

77 Reasons to Kill Yourself. In Verse.

par David Kavanagh ...

FROM the death of a distraught puppy owner, to the demise of a depressed cat lover, this collection of short poems shines a light on the dark subject of suicide in all its randomness and variety, its tragedy and its sometimes accidental farce...Note:A background article about this controversial poetry book appeared on the UK's Sabotage Times website on October 27, 2010: http://www.sabotagetimes ... En savoir plus

$1.79 CAD

FROM the death of a distraught puppy owner, to the demise of a depressed cat lover, this collection of short poems shines a light on the dark subject of suicide in all its randomness and variety, its tragedy and its sometimes accidental farce...Note:A background article about this controversial poetry book appeared on the UK's Sabotage Times website on October 27, 2010: http://www.sabotagetimes
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How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me, Revised Edition

One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention

par Susan Rose Blauner ...

NOW WITH A NEW CHAPTER AND AN UPDATED RESOURCES SECTIONSuicide has touched the lives of nearly half of all Americans, yet it is rarely talked about openly. In her highly acclaimed book, Susan Blauner—a survivor of multiple suicide attempts—offers guidance and hope for those contemplating ending their lives and for their loved ones.“Each word written with thoughtful intent; each story told with the ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

NOW WITH A NEW CHAPTER AND AN UPDATED RESOURCES SECTIONSuicide has touched the lives of nearly half of all Americans, yet it is rarely talked about openly. In her highly acclaimed book, Susan Blauner—a survivor of multiple suicide attempts—offers guidance and hope for those contemplating ending their lives and for their loved ones.“Each word written with thoughtful intent; each story told with the
... En savoir plus
Suicide: You Don't Have to Die to Live

par Sandra Gould Thompson ...

Suicide is something no one wants to talk about. The act conjures up everything that we fear. It requires that we look at our mortality. Because we confuse happiness with contentment, we aim for something unobtainable by their very nature. When we view life through the eyes of the mentally ill, it adds the unique complication of their inability to achieve either. Her own attempted suicide has ... En savoir plus

$2.24 CAD

Suicide is something no one wants to talk about. The act conjures up everything that we fear. It requires that we look at our mortality. Because we confuse happiness with contentment, we aim for something unobtainable by their very nature. When we view life through the eyes of the mentally ill, it adds the unique complication of their inability to achieve either. Her own attempted suicide has
... En savoir plus
Suicides

Témoignages de l'au-delà

par Philippe de Ségur ...

Un médium témoigne à cœur ouvert afin de mieux comprendre et prévenir ce phénomène de société dramatique qu'est le suicide.Des témoignages de l'au-delà tirés de faits réels pour comprendre à quel point le suicide est un acte aux conséquences insoupçonnées et sous-estimées.En France, on décompte 12.000 suicides annuels et plus de 200.000 tentatives par an. Chez les jeunes, le phénomène prend une ... En savoir plus

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Un médium témoigne à cœur ouvert afin de mieux comprendre et prévenir ce phénomène de société dramatique qu'est le suicide.Des témoignages de l'au-delà tirés de faits réels pour comprendre à quel point le suicide est un acte aux conséquences insoupçonnées et sous-estimées.En France, on décompte 12.000 suicides annuels et plus de 200.000 tentatives par an. Chez les jeunes, le phénomène prend une
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Building a Life Worth Living

A Memoir

par Marsha M. Linehan ...

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others.“This book is a victory on both sides of the page.”—Gloria Steinem“Are you one of us?” a patient once asked Marsha Linehan, the world-renowned psychologist who developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy. ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others.“This book is a victory on both sides of the page.”—Gloria Steinem“Are you one of us?” a patient once asked Marsha Linehan, the world-renowned psychologist who developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
... En savoir plus
Night Falls Fast

Understanding Suicide

par Kay Redfield Jamison ...

Critical reading for parents, educators, and anyone wanting to understand the tragic epidemic of suicide—”a powerful book [that] will change people's lives—and, doubtless, save a few" (Newsday).The first major book in a quarter century on suicide—and its terrible pull on the young in particular—Night Falls Fast is tragically timely: suicide has become one of the most common killers of Americans ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Critical reading for parents, educators, and anyone wanting to understand the tragic epidemic of suicide—”a powerful book [that] will change people's lives—and, doubtless, save a few" (Newsday).The first major book in a quarter century on suicide—and its terrible pull on the young in particular—Night Falls Fast is tragically timely: suicide has become one of the most common killers of Americans
... En savoir plus
But Everyone Feels This Way

How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life

par Paige Layle ...

Autism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to diagnosis and living life autistically.“For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. But knew it couldn’t be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me. This wasn’t okay. This wasn’t normal. This wasn’t functioning. And it certainly wasn’t fine.”Paige Layle was normal. She lived in ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

Autism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to diagnosis and living life autistically.“For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. But knew it couldn’t be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me. This wasn’t okay. This wasn’t normal. This wasn’t functioning. And it certainly wasn’t fine.”Paige Layle was normal. She lived in
... En savoir plus
The Burn Journals

A Memoir

par Brent Runyon ...

**Fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, Running with Scissors, and Girl, Interrupted will be entranced by this remarkable true story of teenage despair and recovery.“[The Burn Journals] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone.” —Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon**In 1991, fourteen-year-old Brent Runyon came home from school ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**Fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, Running with Scissors, and Girl, Interrupted will be entranced by this remarkable true story of teenage despair and recovery.“[The Burn Journals] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone.” —Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon**In 1991, fourteen-year-old Brent Runyon came home from school
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My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward

A Memoir

par Mark Lukach ...

International BestsellerA heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love.Mark and Giulia’s life together began as a storybook romance. They fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty-four, and were living their dream life in San Francisco. When Giulia was twenty-seven, she suffered a terrifying and unexpected psychotic ... En savoir plus

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International BestsellerA heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love.Mark and Giulia’s life together began as a storybook romance. They fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty-four, and were living their dream life in San Francisco. When Giulia was twenty-seven, she suffered a terrifying and unexpected psychotic
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Stay

A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It

par Jennifer Michael Hecht ...

Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search for history’s most ... En savoir plus

$23.03 CAD

Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search for history’s most
... En savoir plus
Pas sans lui

Drame psychologique inspiré d'une histoire vraie

par Jeanne Yliss ...

Collections series Histoires vraies
Elle s’accroche à lui. Lui s’accroche à un secret.Marie n’a jamais appris à vivre pour elle-même. Abandonnée par sa mère alors qu’elle n’avait qu’un an, élevée par sa sœur, elle s’est accrochée à Éric comme à une promesse de stabilité. Militaire, père de ses deux filles, son mari est devenu le centre de son existence. Jusqu’au jour où Marie découvre qu’Éric mène une double vie... avec un membre de ... En savoir plus

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Elle s’accroche à lui. Lui s’accroche à un secret.Marie n’a jamais appris à vivre pour elle-même. Abandonnée par sa mère alors qu’elle n’avait qu’un an, élevée par sa sœur, elle s’est accrochée à Éric comme à une promesse de stabilité. Militaire, père de ses deux filles, son mari est devenu le centre de son existence. Jusqu’au jour où Marie découvre qu’Éric mène une double vie... avec un membre de
... En savoir plus
Seductive Poison

A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple

par Deborah Layton ...

In this haunting and riveting firsthand account, a survivor of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple opens up the shadowy world of cults and shows how anyone can fall under their spell."A suspenseful tale of escape that reads like a satisfying thriller.... The most important personal testimony to emerge from the Jonestown tragedy." —Chicago TribuneA high-level member of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple for seven ... En savoir plus

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In this haunting and riveting firsthand account, a survivor of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple opens up the shadowy world of cults and shows how anyone can fall under their spell."A suspenseful tale of escape that reads like a satisfying thriller.... The most important personal testimony to emerge from the Jonestown tragedy." —Chicago TribuneA high-level member of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple for seven
... En savoir plus
Behind the Door

The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel

par Amy Price ...

The disturbing true story of the notorious Cecil Hotel in downtown LA, by its general manager for a decade and star of the controversial Netflix documentary series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.When Amy Price took a temporary design job at an Art Deco hotel in Los Angeles to help a friend, she had no idea the path it would lead her down. Before long, she would become manager of the ... En savoir plus

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The disturbing true story of the notorious Cecil Hotel in downtown LA, by its general manager for a decade and star of the controversial Netflix documentary series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.When Amy Price took a temporary design job at an Art Deco hotel in Los Angeles to help a friend, she had no idea the path it would lead her down. Before long, she would become manager of the
... En savoir plus
The Last Goodnights

Assisting My Parents with Their Suicides

par John West ...

A unique, powerful, and unflinching look inside the reality of one of the most galvanizing issues of our time: assisted suicide.A husband and wife, both medical professionals, are gravely ill. Rather than living in pain, they choose to end their lives, and they turn to their son for help. Despite the legal risks and certain emotional turmoil, he agrees—and ultimately performs an act of love more ... En savoir plus

$15.11 CAD

A unique, powerful, and unflinching look inside the reality of one of the most galvanizing issues of our time: assisted suicide.A husband and wife, both medical professionals, are gravely ill. Rather than living in pain, they choose to end their lives, and they turn to their son for help. Despite the legal risks and certain emotional turmoil, he agrees—and ultimately performs an act of love more
... En savoir plus
A Life Too Short

The Tragedy of Robert Enke

par Ronald Reng ...

WINNER OF THE 2011 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2012 FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEARWhy does an international footballer with the world at his feet decide to take his own life?On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty-two years old and a devoted husband and father.Enke had played for ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

WINNER OF THE 2011 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2012 FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEARWhy does an international footballer with the world at his feet decide to take his own life?On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty-two years old and a devoted husband and father.Enke had played for
... En savoir plus
Touched by Suicide

Hope and Healing After Loss

par Michael F. Myers, Carla Fine ...

Whether you are struggling with fresh grief at a loved one’s death by suicide or your loss happened years ago, you should know that you are not alone. 5 million Americans are affected—directly or indirectly—by this tragedy each year. And it sends us on a lifelong search for answers, both to the practical questions and the deepest question of all: Why? In this definitive guide book, Michael F. ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $15.99 CAD Maintenant $8.99 CAD

Whether you are struggling with fresh grief at a loved one’s death by suicide or your loss happened years ago, you should know that you are not alone. 5 million Americans are affected—directly or indirectly—by this tragedy each year. And it sends us on a lifelong search for answers, both to the practical questions and the deepest question of all: Why? In this definitive guide book, Michael F.
... En savoir plus
How Not to Kill Yourself

A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind

par Clancy Martin ...

**FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION • ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S CRITICS' PICKS • ONE OF THE BOSTON GLOBE’S 55 BOOKS WE LOVED THIS YEAR • ONE OF KIRKUS’S BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR• An intimate, insightful, at times even humorous blend of memoir and philosophy that examines why the thought of death is so compulsive ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

**FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION • ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S CRITICS' PICKS • ONE OF THE BOSTON GLOBE’S 55 BOOKS WE LOVED THIS YEAR • ONE OF KIRKUS’S BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR• An intimate, insightful, at times even humorous blend of memoir and philosophy that examines why the thought of death is so compulsive
... En savoir plus
Silent Grief

Living in the Wake of Suicide

par Christopher Lukas, Henry M Seiden ...

'This book gives insights into the pain and suffering involved when people are grieving for someone who has committed suicide, but it also offers hope without diminishing the significance of the suffering involved. As such, it has a lot to offer, and is therefore to be welcomed.' - Well-Being 'This book provides deep and valuable insight into the experiences of "suicide survivors" - those who have ... En savoir plus

$25.64 CAD

'This book gives insights into the pain and suffering involved when people are grieving for someone who has committed suicide, but it also offers hope without diminishing the significance of the suffering involved. As such, it has a lot to offer, and is therefore to be welcomed.' - Well-Being 'This book provides deep and valuable insight into the experiences of "suicide survivors" - those who have
... En savoir plus
Losing Tom, Finding Grace

Walking through the aftermath of a son' s suicide

par Jackie Slough ...

Collections series True Stories
This book is unique.Written as a journal, it is an honest and intimate revelation of one woman's ability to cope with the unexpected suicide of her teenage son.Tom was a deep-thinking and creative young man, and an active Christian. How can a young Christian commit suicide? How can a parent not feel condemned? What goes through the minds of young people in these circumstances? Excerpts from Tom's ... En savoir plus

$4.69 CAD

This book is unique.Written as a journal, it is an honest and intimate revelation of one woman's ability to cope with the unexpected suicide of her teenage son.Tom was a deep-thinking and creative young man, and an active Christian. How can a young Christian commit suicide? How can a parent not feel condemned? What goes through the minds of young people in these circumstances? Excerpts from Tom's
... En savoir plus
Better

A Memoir About Wanting to Die

par Arianna Rebolini ...

A VULTURE BEST BOOK OF 2025 (SO FAR)"[Better] is both an act of defiant self-expression—an insistence on vulnerability over shame—and an academic exploration that asks seriously: 'What is making us want to die?'" —Chicago Review of BooksA gutsy, riveting mental health memoir that intimately explores suicide, its legacy in families, and the cyclical, crooked path of recovery.<... ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

A VULTURE BEST BOOK OF 2025 (SO FAR)"[Better] is both an act of defiant self-expression—an insistence on vulnerability over shame—and an academic exploration that asks seriously: 'What is making us want to die?'" —Chicago Review of BooksA gutsy, riveting mental health memoir that intimately explores suicide, its legacy in families, and the cyclical, crooked path of recovery.<...
... En savoir plus
Waking Up, Alive

The Descent, the Suicide Attempt... And, the Return to Life!

par Richard A. Heckler, Ph.D. ...

Waking Up, Alive addresses the penetrating hopelessness—the loss of faith—that leads one to suicide. Pain and suffering visit us all. No one is exempt. No one has earned a special status that enables him or her to live without heartache or anxiety, sadness or fear. Sometimes these emotions galvanize our spirit and our will, emboldening us to forge ahead, confident of brighter horizons. At other ... En savoir plus

$12.31 CAD

Waking Up, Alive addresses the penetrating hopelessness—the loss of faith—that leads one to suicide. Pain and suffering visit us all. No one is exempt. No one has earned a special status that enables him or her to live without heartache or anxiety, sadness or fear. Sometimes these emotions galvanize our spirit and our will, emboldening us to forge ahead, confident of brighter horizons. At other
... En savoir plus
Why People Die by Suicide

par Thomas Joiner ...

In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are invariably the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always, unremittingly: Why? Written by a clinical psychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this book offers the clearest account ever given of why some people choose to die.Drawing on extensive clinical and epidemiological ... En savoir plus

$25.64 CAD

In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are invariably the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always, unremittingly: Why? Written by a clinical psychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this book offers the clearest account ever given of why some people choose to die.Drawing on extensive clinical and epidemiological
... En savoir plus

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