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"After years of physical and verbal abuse from her mother, fourteen-year-old Coi moved in with her father, and together they created a peaceful life. But now, four years later, that peace is shattered when her mother dies. While Coi struggles to find kindness in her heart for the woman who did nothing but hurt her, her mother's passing does help reopen the door to her mother's side of the family. It's only through reconnecting with her estranged family...
2) Beyond Death
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" Beyond Death: Living a Meaningful Life " by Benak is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted aspects of death, addressing its philosophical, spiritual, and practical dimensions. The book delves into the challenges and opportunities presented by mortality, offering insights into how individuals can lead meaningful lives while acknowledging the inevitability of their finitude. The text is divided into several sections, each dealing with a...
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Wolves, swans and French angelfish are among a litany of species which mate forever. If a partner dies, the survivor literally becomes a lost soul and gives up all interest in continuing alone.Humans, too, often embrace the mindset of there being only one true love allotted to each of us per lifetime. In Eve's Diary by Mark Twain, an inconsolable Adam weeps at her grave with the words, "Wheresoever she was, there was Eden." Even if Eve had been the...
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24 Years ago, I lost my best friend, I was 11 years old. This story is about my personal reflection, my emotion, my feeling and how I cope at 34 years old. This story is not just about me, but also about the victims. John was my best friend, he died too young, 24 years later, I try to reflect, I try to remember and I try to resolve.
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Les poèmes de ce recueil naissent souvent en réaction à des événements que nous avons tous observés, comme la tragédie des tours jumelles de Manhattan ou les discours controversés d'un certain président de la République. Parfois, ils s'inspirent de la présence ignorée d'un SDF. Ces vers peuvent prendre la forme de cris d'alarme, d'humour, de nostalgie, de mélancolie, voire de colère, mais jamais de haine. L'auteur maintient constamment...
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Ramón de la Cruz entrega en éste, su primer poemario, un canto a la desolación y a la rabia al tiempo que su mirada, parpadeante, como la luz de las luciérnagas, se entrega al misticismo de la contemplación y así, poder escribir(se) en la distancia. No es, sino la sensación sentida, su verso más simple. Y el más profundo.
9) Sam and Lucy
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Lucy is Sam's best hen. She takes good care of the baby chicks and makes sure all the chickens in the flock have a place to roost. Everyone loves Lucy. Especially Sam. Lucy and Sam do the chores together, go fishing--and Lucy always waits for Sam's bus after school. When Lucy starts to limp, the vet lets Sam know that Lucy is getting old and the best thing to do is give her lots of extra love. Which is just what Sam does. This tender story tells readers...
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Poussé par une séparation inattendue, un homme commence à écrire sur ses futures rencontres tout en conservant sa passion pour son ex-femme. Malgré son désir de vivre pleinement et d'aimer sans condition, il ressent une amertume persistante. Son parcours explore le dilemme entre l'affection et la tentation de vendre son âme au diable pour des gains matériels. Pourra-t-il privilégier l'amour véritable ?
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Fervent passionné...
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"Voyage dans l'infini" est un périple marqué par une succession d'émotions, oscillant entre la joie et l'amertume. Entre le jour et la nuit, cet ouvrage nous entraîne sur les traces d'un poète en quête d'amour, de paix et de liberté. C'est le cri d'un jeune homme vivant dans la chambre de l'injustice, de la souffrance et du dégoût, qui aspire à provoquer un changement structurel à l'échelle mondiale, en particulier dans son pays. Ce texte...
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"Toujours debout II – Re - Écueil de Poésie – Mon combat" célèbre la passion, l'affection et rend hommage au corps féminin. Il est composé de textes et d'illustrations qui évoquent une quête inlassable du bonheur et de l'amour. Tout cela en contraste avec les douleurs et les souffrances d'un homme confronté à l'évolution implacable de sa maladie et à la lente érosion de ses capacités neurologiques.
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Xavier...
13) Hypnosis for Grief and Loss: A Comprehensive Guide to Coping With Loss, Grief Feeling, Pains and Fin
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Shock, pain, suffering and sorrow. Such life events will stop us in our tracks. Unfortunately life is over and we are overcome by feelings such as rage, sorrow, disappointment and heartbreak. It's all right!... That you're not all right! Have you ever felt humiliated or confused by a society that seeks to "resolve" grief?Grief needs a cure that is NO more than LOVE needs a cure. Instead, we will understand that there is absolutely no "right way" to...
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"Fragile est le vol de l'oiseau – Suivi de La cabriole des papillons" évoque le ressenti de l'auteure face au souvenir d'images trop fortes pour être oubliées. À travers ses poèmes, elle aborde des thèmes tels que la mort, l'amour, la fragilité, ainsi que nos interrogations face aux défis de l'existence humaine.
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Marie-Hélène Nocent a aimé l'écriture et particulièrement la poésie en découvrant des auteurs...
15) Aye of the Tiger
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LIFE IS ABSURDALL ROADS LEAD TO DEATHHOW DOES ONE LIVEA GOOD LIFE? The pandemic rages on, but the world has changed the channel. Society has inoculated the working class: by normalizing dying of COVID. Millions develop long-lasting neurological damage and disabilities, and immune systems battered by SARSCOV2 are now hosting opportunistic infections that keep healthcare systems beleaguered and overwhelmed. To put it very simply: the young party and...
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Returning to the form of Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately, Sorry I Haven't Texted You Back is a poetic mixtape dedicated to those who struggle or have struggled with their mental health. Divided into two parts, "Side A" holds 92 poems, titled as "tracks," and "Side B" holds the "remixes," or blackout-poetry versions, of those 92 poems. The book includes the evergreen themes of love, grief, and hope. Named after Cook's viral Instagram poem, Sorry...
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"Les battements du cœur – Vers envoûtants" est une poésie rythmée et émouvante qui explore la vie humaine avec passion, douleur et espoir. À travers des vers, le texte invite le lecteur à ressentir la pulsation vitale qui anime chaque instant de notre existence, tout en exprimant des thèmes tels que l'amour, la perte, et la rédemption, avec une quête constante de beauté et de vérité.
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Depuis son enfance, Nathalie...
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A debut collection of poetry exploring themes of religion, human behavior, identity, marriage, family, and loss.
The mind and the body. The heavens and earth. God and animal. The speaker in God had a body considers how the image of a higher power is presented to her, beginning with a Catholic upbringing in Kentucky. Speckled with stars and peopled with creatures, these poems employ a trinity of sequences that address a present, past, and possible...
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One winter morning in 1991, Joan Wickersham's father shot himself in the head. The father she loved would never have killed himself, and yet he had. His death made a mystery of his entire life. Who was he? Why did he do it? And what was the impact of his death on the people who loved him? Using an index-that most formal and orderly of structures-Wickersham explores this chaotic and incomprehensible reality. Every bit of family history, every encounter...
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In January 2014, Elise Schiller's youngest child, thirty-three-year-old Giana Natali, died of a heroin overdose while a resident in a treatment program in Boulder County, Colorado. Even if Your Heart Would Listen is about Giana's life, which was full of accomplishments, and her mental illness, addiction, and death. Using excerpts from the journals, planners, and letters Giana left behind, as well as evidence from her medical records, Schiller dissects...
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