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Spring 2001 Recommendations | Catalog & Recommendations
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Our current Title recommendation is

Living With Grief-Children, Adolescents, and Loss
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Hospice Foundation of America 2000 (Click on the Link to read more about this book.) 

 

We also recommend these recent Library Donations (Winter 1999)

  • A Broken Heart Still Beats (after your child dies) by Anne McCracken and M. Semel - donation of Teresa Kiso, Volunteer
  • The Complete Bedside Companion: A No-nonsense Guide to Caring for the Seriously Ill
    by Rodger McFarlane and Philip Bashe - donation in Memory of Georgianna Parker
  • The Dying Time: Practical Wisdom for the Dying and their Caregivers by Joan Furman, MSN, RN and David McNabb - donation in Memory of Georgianna Parker
  • Dying Well: Peace and Possibilitites at the End of Life by Ira Byock, MD - donation in Memory of Georgianna Parker   book review
  • Ethnicity and Family Therapy, 2nd ed. by McGoldrick, Giordano, Pierce, Ed.
  • The Good Death: The American Search to Reshape the End of Lifeby Marilyn Webb - donation in Memory of Georgianna Parker
  • Guide to Ease the Dying Process by Jan Selliken Bernard, RN, ND and Miriam Schneider, RN, CRNH - donation in Memory of Georgianna Parker
  • Healing Journeys: The power of Rubenfeld Synergy by Mechner, Ed. - donation of Patricia Ellen, Volunteer
  • Refuge: An unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams - donation in Memory of Georgianna Parker
  • Therapeutic Touch:" A Practical Guide" by Janet McCrae
  • The True Work of Dying: A Practical and Compassionate Guide to Ease the Dying Processby Jan Selliekn Bernard, RN, and Miriam Schneider, RN, CRNH - donation in Memory of Georgianna Parker
  • When a Child Diesby Carol Pregent - donation of Cynthis Martin, Volunteer

Our special thanks to volunteer George Quinlan for his gift of 45 books to our library in memory of his mother, Bonnie Quinlan

Our thanks to volunteer Richard Cross for the donation of his CD - Excelsior.

 


CATALOG & Recommendations
Alphabetized by Author

* = Book is in the Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester Library.
Those without an asterisk are recommended for outside reading.

Note: If there is a    there will be an underlined link.


*Final Passages: Discussion of emotional, medical, legal and financial choices faced by terminally ill and their families
Ahronheim, Judith and Doron Weber

Tuesdays with Morrie
Albom, Mitch

*
Introduction to Literature
Barnet, Burman, Burto

*
Where is Grandpa?
Barron, T.A.

Meditations
Bartholome, Bill

*
Square Foot Gardening
Bartholomew, Mel

Denial of Death
Becker, Ernest

*Caring Notes
Beloit Hospice

*
The Hospice Handbook
Beresford, Larry (2 copies)

*
The True Work of Dying: A Practical and
Compassionate Guide to Ease the Dying Process
Bernard, Jan Selliken and Miriam Schneider

*The Fall of Freddie the Leaf
Buscaglia, Leo

*
Personhood: The Art of Being Fully Human
Buscaglia, Leo

*Dying Well: The Prospect for Growth at the End of Life
Byock, Ira (2 copies)   book review
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*Final Gifts   book review

Callanan, Maggie and Patricia Helly (2 copies)

The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind and Unlock the Creative Spirit
Campbell, Don

*Conversations with a Dying Friend
Carmody, John

Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life
Cassel, Christine & M. Fields, eds.

The Nature of Suffering
Cassell, Eric

*The Dying Patient: A Supportive Approach
Caughill, Rita E.

*Through Death to Life
Champlin, Rev. Joseph

*A Spirituality for Active Ministry
Clark, Corita

*
Hospice Care
Corr, Charles A. and Donna M. Corr

*
Living with Grief: At work, at school, at worship
Davidson, Joyce D. and Kenneth Doka

*
Life after Loss
Deits, Bob



*
Eating Hints
Department of Health

*Taking Time
Department of Health

The Last Dane: Encountering Death & Dying
Despelder. Lynn Ann & A. L Strickland, eds.

*
Death and Spirituality
Doka, Kenneth

*
Disenfranchised Grief
Doka, Kenneth

*
Living with Grief afer Sudden Loss
Doka, Kenneth (2 copies)

*
Living with Grief: Children, Adolescents and Loss
Doka, Kenneth

*
Living with Grief When Illness is Prolonged
Doka, Kenneth

*
Living with Grief: Who we are, How we grieve
Doka, Kenneth and Joyce D. Davidson

*
Living with a Life Threatening Illness
Doka, Kenneth

*A Time of Grace: One Family's Experience with Chronic Care
Donovan, Daniel

Healing Words:The Power of Prayer and The Practice of Medicine
Dossey, Larry

*
Cicely Saunders, The Founder of the Modern Hospice Movement
DuBoulay, Shirley

*Coming Home
Duda, Deborah

Seeds of Hope
Durback, Robert

*
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Eddy, Mary Baker (2 copies)

*
The Skilled Helper: A systematic approach to effective helping
Egan, Gerard

*
Mortal Acts: eighteen empowering rituals
Feinstein, D. and P. Mayo

Assessing Spiritual Needs, A Guide for Caregivers
Fitchett, George

The Mourning Handbook
Fitzgerald, Helen

*
Prolonged Death--An American Tragedy--Debating the Use of Life Support
Fowkes, William C., MD

*Man's Search for Meaing
Frankl, Victor E.

*
Overcoming Loss
Freedman, Dr. Rita

Safe Passage
Fumia, Molly

*The Dying Time: Practical Wisdom for the Dying and their Caregivers
Furman, Joan and David McNabb

*Speaking Your Mind in 101 Difficult Situations
Gaber, Don

The Seasons of Grief: Helping Children Grow Through Loss
Gaffney, Donna

*
A Hard Life for 2 Kids, A Mother and A Father
Gever, Eric

*
Burnout among Social Workers
Gillespie, David

*
Alternative Medicine: Bible of Alernative Medicine
Goldberg, Burton
REFERENCE ONLY/Not available for loan

Talking about Death: A dialogue between parents & child
Grollman, E. A.

*Right Side Up: Reflections for those living with serious illness
Halpin, Marlene

*
Growing Myself
Handelsman, J.

Hospice Care
Hayslip, Bert and Joel Leon

*
Easy Death
Heart-Master DA

*
Hospice: A Special Kind of Caring
Herrington, P. and J. Ewens

Death Is only a Horizon
Holland, Henry Scott

*
Hospital Ministry: The Tole of the Chaplain Today
Holst, Lawrence

*
A Survival Guide for Family Caregivers
Horne, Jo

*Finding Hope
Jevne, Ronna Fay and James E. Miller

The Metamorphosis
Kafka, Franz

*Facing Death
Kavanaugh Robert E.

*
Family Based Palliative Care
Kirschling, Jane Marie

*
Psychiatric Aspects of Terminal Illness
Klagsbrun, Samuel

The Healing Power of Humor
Klein, Allen

*
Making Sense out of Suffering
Kreeft, Peter

*
How it Feels when a Parent Dies
Krementz, Jill

*
Death: The Final Stage of Growth
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth

*
Living with Death and Dying
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth (2 copies)

On Death and Dying
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth

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Questions and Answers on Death and Dying
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth

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Working it Through
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
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*
Renewal In Late Life Through Pastoral Counseling
Lapsley, James


The Helper's Journey: Working with people facing grief, loss and life threatening illness
Larson, Dale G.

*My Friend is Dying: Prayers and Reflections
Latela, Mary E.

*
Bereavement Care: A New Look at Hospice and Community Based Services
Lattanzi-Licht, Marcia and J. M. Kirschling and S. Fleming, Eds.

The NHO Guide to Hospice Care--The Hospice Choice in Pursuit of a Peaceful Death
Lattanzi-Licht, M. & J. Mahoney & G. Miller

*Families and Psychosocial Problems
Leahey, Maureen

*
Wright Families & Life Threatening Illness
Leahey, Maureen & L.

*
Learning to Say Goodbye
LeShan, Eda

A Year to Live: How to live this year as if it were your last
Levine, Stephen

*
Meetings at the Edge
Levine, Stephen

*
Who Dies
Levine, Stephen

*
A Grief Observed   book review
Lewis, C. S. (2 copies)

*
Facing Death and Finding Hope
Longaker, Christine

Improving Care for the End of Life: A Sourcebook for Health Care Managers and Clinicians
Lynn, Joanne M.D. & J. L. Schuster with The Center to Improve Care of the Dying & The Institute for Healthcare for the End of Life

Handbook for Mortals: A Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness
Lynn, Joanne M.D. & J. Harrold, M.D.

*A Broken Heart Still Beats
McCracken, Anne and M. Semel

*
Reflections for the Hospice Caregiver
McCullough, Brother Dan

*
The Complete Bedside Companion: A No-nonsense Guide
to Caring for the Seriously Ill
McFarlane, Rodger and P, Bashe

Women's Cancers: How to prevent them, how to treat them, how to beat them
McGinn, Kerry A. and Pamela Haylock

*Ethnicity and Family Therapy 2nd ed.
McGoldrick, Giordano, Pearce, Ed.
REFERENCE ONLY/ not available for loan

*
Death--A Friendly Companion
McNicholas, Neil

*
Therapeutic Touch: A Practical Guide
Macrae, Janet

*
The Gift of Significance
Manning, Doug

*
Toward My Father's House
Mason, Mary Jane

*
Healing Journeys: The Power of Rubenfeld Synergy
Mechner, Vicki

*Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children
Mellonie, Bryan and Robert Ingpen

*
Too Young To Die
Mental Health of Rockland County

A Good Death: Challenges, Choices, & Care Options
Meyer, Charles

Surviving Death: A Practical Guide to Caring for the Dying and the Bereaved
Meyer, Charles

*
The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for
Caregivers
Meyer, Maria with P. Derr

*
One You Love is Dying: 12 Thoughts to Guide You on the Journey
Miller, James

*When You're The Caregiver
Miller, James

Reflections on Life After Life
Moody, Raymond

*
Hospice Care Systems
Mor, Vincent

*
Dealing Creatively with Death: A Manual of Death Education and Simple
Burial
Morgan, Ernest

Triumph: Getting Back to Normal When You Have Cancer
Morra, Marion and E. Potts

*Let Someone Hold You: The Journey of a Hospice Priest
Morrissey, Paul (2 Copies)   book review

*
Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul
Murray, Elizabeth

*The Family Crucible
Napier, Augustus with Carl Whitaker

*
Code of Ethics
National Association of Social Workers

*
Eating Hints for Cancer Patients
National Institute of Health

*
The Road Ahead: A Stroke Recovery Guide
National Stroke Association

The Inner Voice of Love
Nouwen, Henri

Our Greatest Gift
Nouwen, Henri


*
How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
Nuland, Sherwin

*
Biblical Themes for Pastoral Care
Oglesby, William, Jr.

*Yielding: Prayers for Those In Need of Hope
O'Malley, William S. J.

*
Dying with Love
O'Reilly, Patricia

*
Meditations for the Terminally Ill and Their Families
Osgood, Judy

*
The Lord is my Shepherd (A Psalm for the Grieving)
Parachin, Victor

*
Stress and Burnout Among Providers Caring for the Terminally Ill
and Their Families
Paradis, Lenora Ed.

*Horticulture As Therapy: Principles and
Practice
Pastor, Sharon & D. Simson & M. Straus Ed.

*
When a Parent Dies
Pregent, Carol

*
Death Week: Exploring the Dying Process
Prunkl, Peter & R. Berry

*
Journey through Dying, Death and Bereavement
Quinlan, John

*Lay Ministry A Tehological Spiritual & Pastoral Handbook
Rademacher, William J.

*
It's Always Something
Radner, Gilda


The Anatomy of Bereavement
Rafael, Beverly

Grief, Dying and Death
Rando, Therese

Grieving: How to go on Living When Someone You Love Dies
Rando, Therese

Loss and Anticipatory Grief
Rando, Therese

*
I'm Here to Help A Hospice Worker's Guide to Communicating with
Dying People and Their Loved Ones
Ray, M. Catherine (2 copies)

Melodies From My Father's House: Hasidic Wisdom for the Heart and Soul
Raz, Semicka

Listening with the Third Ear
Reik, Theodore

*
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Rinpoche, Sogyal

Last Wish
Rollin, Betty

*
Families Facing Death Family Dynamics of Terminal Illness
Rosen, Elliott J.

*
Hospice A new approach to humane and dignified care for the dying
Rossman, Parker (2 copies)

*
Creative Healing
Samuels, Michael, MD & Mary R. Lane

Dying at Home: A Family Guide for Caregiving
Sankar, Andrea

*
The Bereaved Parent
Schiff, Harriet Sarnoff

*
Bereavement: Its Psychosocial Aspects
Schoenberg, Bernard, ed.

Death: Current Perspectives
Shneidman, E. D., ed.

*
Journey's End A guide to understanding the dying process
Sigrist, Deborah

*
Horticulture as Therapy: Principles & Practice
Simson, Sharon P. PhD & M. C. Straus, eds.

*
A Way Without Words: A Guide for Spiritually Emerging Adults
Sinetar, Marsha

The Illustrated World's Religion: A guide to our wisdom traditions
Smith, Huston

*
The Grim Reader: Writings on Death, Dying and Living On
Spiegel, Maura & R. Tristman

Everything Starts From a Prayer
Stern, Anthony

*
The Hospice Movement
Stoddard. Sandol (2 copies)

Music and the Mind
Storr, Anthony

*
What About Me? A booklet for teenage children of cancer patients
Strauss, Linda L.


The Healer's Calling: A Spirituality for Physicians and Other Health Care
Professionals
Sulmasy, Daniel

*
Bloom & Blossom: The Reader's Guide to Gardening
Swander, Mary, ed.

The Courage to Grieve
Tatelbaum, Judy

You Don't Have to Suffer
Tatelbaum, Judy

Living With an Empty Chair: a guide through grief
Temes, Roberta

The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Tolstoy, Leo

*
The Meaning of Persons
Tournier, Paul

*Brief Companions: A composite of true stories about dying persons and the
lessons they leave about living
Ufema, Joy

*Eating Hints: Recipes & Tips for Better Nutrition during Cancer Treatment
US Department of Health & Human Services

*
Taking Time: Support for people with cancer and the people who care about them
US Department of Health & Human Services

Occupational Stress in the Care of The Critically Ill, The Dying and The
Bereaved
Vachon, Mary

*
Accept This Gift: Selections from a course in miracles
Vaughn, Frances & Roger Walsh, eds.

*
Death, Dying and the Biological Revolution: Our Last Quest for
Responsibility
Veatch, Robert M.

Necessary Losses
Viorst, Judith

*
The Good Death: The American Search to Reshape the End of Life
Webb, Marilyn

On Dying and Denying
Weisman, Avery

*
When It's Right to Die: Conflicting Voices, Difficult Choices
Westley, Dick

*Home Care of the Hospice Patient
White, Paula

*
Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling, Vol 2
Wicks, Robert J. & Richard D. Parsons, eds.

*
Living Through Loss: God's Help in Bereavement
Winter, David

*
Refuge: An unnatural history of family and place
Williams, Terry Tempest

*A Child's View of Grief
Wolfelt, Alan D.

*
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy
Worden, J. William

The Art of Condolence
Zunin, Leonard M., MD & Hilary S. Zunin

* = Book is in the Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester Library.
Those without an asterisk are recommended for outside reading.


 


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