Library Bibliography

DONOR FAMILY LIBRARY
*Books that are cross-referenced are so noted within parentheses after the title

SECTION THREE: ADULT BEREAVEMENT
GENERAL BEREAVEMENT (GB) - General guidance through adult grief

ANGEL CATCHER, A Journal of Loss and Remembrance by Kathy and Amy Eldon
The authors suggest that you "capture angels" when you fill a book with pictures, stories, letters, whatever will remind you of your loved one who died. This journal is a companion that provides the backdrop and opportunity to capture memories and the essence of the person who is no longer with you.

COMPANION TO GRIEF by Patricia Kelley
Each person grieves differently and many do not know how to find comfort and healing for their sadness. This informative book by a hospice nurse and grief counselor offers a depth of understanding and the specific explanations and suggestions to help those experiencing the loss of a loved one. She is co-author of Final Gifts.

(THE) COURAGE TO GRIEVE, Creative Living, Recovery, and Growth through Grief by Judy Tatelbaum
A tribute to the resiliency of the human spirit, Tatelbaum reminds us that grief is a wound that needs attention in order to heal. She encourages the reader to work through grief by facing feelings openly and honestly, expressing or releasing feelings fully, and tolerating and accepting feelings for however long it takes to heal.

*CRY UNTIL YOU LAUGH, (CR) by Richard Obershaw, MSW, LICSW
The founder and director of The Grief Center and Burnsville Counseling Clinic in Minnesota, Obershaw presents comforting guidance for coping with grief, blending gentle humor with practical advice. He confronts our expectations, myths, attitudes, and prejudices about grief and loss with a down-to-earth approach.

DON'T TAKE MY GRIEF AWAY by Doug Manning
A Baptist pastor and counselor helps readers face up to grief, move through it, and learn to live again. This complete helpful handbook covers such important areas as the choice of a minister, family dynamics during such stressful times, and personalizing the funeral service. The author offers thoughtful advice on rebuilding a life while taking to heart the valuable lessons death and mourning import to everyone.

EARLY WINTER by Howard Bronson

*(THE) FALL OF FREDDIE THE LEAF (CC) by Leo Buscaglia
Freddie and his companion leaves change with the passing seasons, finally falling to the ground with winter's snow. This inspiring allegory illustrates the delicate balance between life and death. Children and adults will be touched by this sensitive treatment of death.

FOR THE BEREAVED; THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

*GOOD GRIEF - A Constructive Approach to the Problem of Loss (CR)
by Granger Westberg
We all need a better understanding of the small griefs in life as well as those larger grief experiences that can overwhelm us. This small-format volume by a pioneer in the interrelationship of religion and medicine, encourages the grieving with healing thoughts that express the faith that we come out of our grief experience at a higher level of maturity and as deeper persons.

*GOOD GRIEF RITUALS (CR) by Elaine Childs-Gowell, A.R.N.P., Ph.D.
This practical small-format book shows us how to get through the difficult human experience of grief and presents progressive means of transforming grief. It helps uncover many deep painful feelings and offers methods of opening ourselves to healing them.

GRIEF: CLIMB TOWARD UNDERSTANDING by Phyllis Davies

(A) GUIDE FOR THE BEREAVED SURVIVOR by R. Baugher, Ph.D. and M. Calisa

*(THE) GRIEF RECOVERY HANDBOOK (CR) by John James and Russell Friedman

(THE) HEALING JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF - Journal by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW

*HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART: 100 Practical Ideas for Friends (CR)
by Wolfelt, Alan, Ph. D.

*HEALING YOUR GRIEVING HEART : 100 Practical Ideas To Help You (CR) by Wolfelt

*HOPE FOR THE FLOWERS (CC) by Trina Paulus

I CAN'T STOP CRYING by John Martin and Frank Ferris, M.D.

(A) JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF by Allia Bozarth, Ph.D.

(THE) JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF by Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.

LETTING GO WITH LOVE by Nancy O'Connor, Ph.D.

MEETINGS AT THE EDGE by Stephen Levine

(THE) MOURNING HANDBOOK by Helen Fitzgerald

*(THE) NEXT PLACE (CC) by Warren Hanson

(A) PASSAGE THROUGH GRIEF, An Interactive Journal by Barbara Baumgardner

*REMEMBERING (CC) (Explaining Donation) by Vajentic and Neuer

REMEMBERING WITH LOVE by E. Levang, Ph.D. and I. Sherokee

*SAFE PASSAGE (GS) by Molly Fumia

STRINGS: The Miracle of Life (On Transplantation) by John Robbins

TRANSCENDING LOSS by Ashley Prend, A.C.S.W.

DEATH OF A PARENT OF ADULTS (DP)

FINDING YOUR WAY AFTER YOUR PARENT DIES by Richard Gilbert
Many adults are taken aback by the sense of being "orphaned" that the death of a mother or father can bring. In this compassionate guide, a well-known speaker in the field of bereavement care sketches out some of the issues that arise in the wake of a parent's death and offers practical suggestions for navigating these difficulties.

WHEN PARENTS DIE by Edward Myers
Myers offers sensible, compassionate advice to those coping with the death of a parent. He offers suggestions on how to cope with and overcome shock, depression, and guilt. Practical matters, such as dealing with funerals and estates are also discussed.

MEN AND GRIEF (MG) - Male issues in grieving

MEN AND GRIEF by Carol Staudacher
This book is both a guide for men surviving the death of a loved one and a resource for caregivers and mental health professionals. Staudacher's work helps free men from the sense of isolating uniqueness, offering awareness, fresh insights, and encouragement to men who need to grieve. The author concludes: "The reason for processing grief is not to weaken life, but to strengthen it."

SWALLOWED BY A SNAKE by Thomas Golden L.C.S.W.
Golden's blend of folklore, cross-cultural analysis, and clinical advice is meant to be a map and a guide through the experience of loss into a place of healing and transformation. The material presents a fresh look into the uniqueness of a man's grief in a way that both men and women will find helpful.

WHEN A MAN FACES GRIEF/A MAN YOU KNOW IS GRIEVING (Double book) by Golden and Miller
This small book of 12 practical ideas is written as a double book. One half directly addresses a man, focusing on the masculine side of healing from loss. The other half, A Man You Know is Grieving, offers 12 practical ideas for friends and family of the grieving man. Miller is a grief counselor, educator, author and ordained minister. Golden, an internationally known speaker, is a grief educator, author, and counselor.

PARENTAL GRIEF (PG) - (See "Children, Teens and Parental Grief")

SPOUSAL GRIEF (SG) - Meeting the needs of the grieving spouse

GRIEF EXPRESSED WHEN A MATE DIES by Marta Felber
A widow and counselor shares her insights for bereaved spouses and those who surround them, to find their own space and believe there is hope for healing and peace. Gentle exercises are straightforward and honest. Readers will realize they are not alone.

WHEN YOUR SPOUSE DIES - by Cathleen Curry
Very practical and concise wisdom for growing through the death of a spouse. Curry deals with a variety of practical topics including stages of grief for adults and children and establishes eight practical guideposts for getting through the first year - and beyond.

WIDOW TO WIDOW by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg M.S.
Writing from her own experience as a widow, author and therapist, Ginsburg is frankly honest as she dispels the myths and disputes the rules, encouraging each widow to begin her new life in her own way and time.

SUDDEN DEATH AND SUICIDE (DS) - The special needs imposed by sudden loss

HEALING AFTER THE SUICIDE OF A LOVED ONE by Ann Smolin and John Guinan
A very informative book to provide new insights into the emotional responses experienced after the self-inflicted death of a loved one. Smolin and Guinan are direct and honest with gentle wisdom as they offer support, hope, and permission to go on with life.

NO TIME FOR GOODBYES by Janice Harris Lord
Lord, a former Director of Victim Services for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, has worked personally with survivors for the past decade. Her invaluable handbook offers sound advice for surviving one of life's most painful tragedies, offering a moving account of the unique anguish associated with this type of loss.

NO TIME TO SAY GOODBYE by Carla Fine
Comprehensive and rich in exposition, Fine draws on her own experience and those of many other survivors. She brings suicide survival into the light, speaking frankly and with compassion about the overwhelming feelings of confusion, guilt, shame, anger, and loneliness that are shared by all survivors.

SUICIDE OF A CHILD (PG) by Adina Wrobleski (A Centering Corp. Resource)
An author who knows about suicide personally and professionally writes a very concise handbook for parents, outlining feelings you may have, the ways you can relate to others, your marriage, your other children and what you can do to take care of yourself.

SHELTERING THOUGHTS ABOUT LOSS AND GRIEF by Sharon Gilchrest O'Neill

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