Catalog Search Results
45) Notes on grief
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The author presents a timely and deeply personal account of the loss of her father.
46) Pumpkin and me
Author
Series
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After her beloved pet dog dies, a young girl finds it very difficult to overcome her feelings of sadness.
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Leanne Friesen thought she knew a lot about bereavement. But it was only when her own sister died from cancer that she learned what grieving people need. In these pages, Friesen writes with vulnerability, wisdom, and even wit about stark and sacred lessons learned at deathbeds and funerals. When we lose someone, what we need most is grieving room"--
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In Lesbian Death, Mairead Sullivan probes the perception that lesbian status is in retreat, exploring the political promises-and failures-of lesbian feminism and its usefulness today. Sullivan reads how lesbian is conceptualized in relation to death from the 1970s onward, arguing that lesbian offers disruptive potential and offering a fresh perspective on her value for feminist and queer projects"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Losing a parent at any time in one's life is difficult, but losing a parent when a teenager brings its own distinct challenges. Coping with Parental Death offers coping strategies, expert advice, useful resources, and valuable insight from other young adults, providing support to those struggling with the death of one or both of their parents"--
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Miscarriage affects almost 1 million women in the United States every year. Yet each person experiencing a pregnancy loss often feels alone and full of questions about the process and the aftermath. And today s health care system is simply not designed to shepherd you and your family through the loss with the information and understanding you need. Dr. Kate provides an experienced hand to help guide you through this painful experience.
55) Peque y yo
Author
Series
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Peque, mi perro, era muy viejito y estaba muy cansado. Cuando murió, una nube comenzó a seguirme a todos lados, me entró jabón en los ojos y, además, un pulpo me agarró muy fuerte del corazón."--Back cover.
"Peque, my dog, was very old and very tired. When he died, a cloud began to follow me everywhere, soap got into my eyes and, furthermore, an octopus grabbed my heart very hard."--Back cover .
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"P.S. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN TUNA is the first gift book specifically for adults grieving a companion cat. The book gives friends and loved ones an opportunity to step forward and offer tangible comfort during the grieving period, when many people feel isolated and misunderstood after a beloved pet dies. Heartfelt but not saccharine, it offers readers solace and inspiration using New Yorker-style illustrations paired with simple, evocative language"--...
58) Gratitude
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In July 2013, Oliver Sacks turned eighty and wrote a ... piece in The New York Times about the prospect of old age and the freedom he envisioned for himself in binding together the thoughts and feelings of a lifetime. Eighteen months later, he was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer--which he announced publically in another piece in The New York Times. Gratitude is Sacks's meditation on why life continued to enthrall him even as he faced the all-too-close...
Author
Language
English
Description
An inspiring memoir of life, love, loss, and new beginnings by the widower of bestselling children's author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal, whose last of act of love before her death was setting the stage for her husband's life without her in a column in the New York Times. On March 3, 2017, Amy Krouse Rosenthal penned an op-ed piece for the New York Times' Modern Love column - You May Want to Marry My Husband. It appeared ten days before her...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Writing an ethical will, a document that includes stories and reflections about your past, is an ancient tradition. It can include joy and regrets, and ultimately becomes both a way to remember a loved one who is gone and a primer on how to live a better, happier life. Beloved Rabbi Steve Leder has helped thousands of people to write their own ethical wills, and in this intimate book helps us write our own"--
Interlibrary Loan Request
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Des Moines Public Library can be requested from other libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? If the item was published recently, submit a purchase suggestion. Submit Request