Philip Galanes
At the age of thirty-five, Matthew Vaber's life is so messy it can only be at a turning point. In one direction is the neon glare of his father's recent suicide, and in the other is the tough love of his fluorescent mother. He'd love to find ... [... more]
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Robert Pape
Finalist for the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award One of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of suicide terrorism, the esteemed political scientist Robert Pape has created the first comprehensive database of every ... [... more]
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Larry Watson
Forty years after the suicide of his best friend's father, a writer revisits the tragedy and tries to unravel the mystery behind one man's inexplicable actions on that icy January day in 1961. Through his own recollections and his ... [... more]
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Elisabeth Guthrie
In America's hypercompetitive culture, children are being suffocated by our quest to make them the best. As competitive parenting has been on the rise since the 1980s, so have rates of teen suicide, eating disorders, depression, and drug use. Yet ... [... more]
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Jonathan Towers
A beloved, familiar figure known as "Jon the Walker" for his daily appearances traversing the marshes and waterways of various Connecticut towns, Jonathan Towers composed brief, emotionally evocative poems until his suicide in 2005 after years [... more]
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Under the Wolf, Under the Dog
Steve Nugent is in Burnstone Grove, a facility for kids who are either addicts or have tried to commit suicide. But Steve doesn't fit in either group, and he used to go to the gifted... I'm what they call a Gray Grouper. The Red Groupers are the ... [... more]
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November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide
 Very thorough: Really an excellent survey of the subject, with heartbreaking case studies interwoven. This book is very well written, deals a lot with historical treatments and perceptions of suicide, as well as current scientific thinking. Lots of facts, [... more]
CDN$27.50
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Pamela Heath
This provocative study explores what happens to those who commit suicide. Drawing on communications from the spirits of more than 100 'successful' suicides, it offers an intriguing look at what the dead themselves say about suicide, its ... [... more]
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Evaluating and Treating Adolescent Suicide Attempters: ...
Guidelines for applied research can be derived from within.: I'm currently working on a school-based suicide intervention program in pursuing my PhD degree in Mexico. Eventhough the book covers most areas of interest in youth suicide there are only two [... more]
CDN$69.75
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Suicide: A Study in Sociology
Synthesis of intimately personal and powerfully public: Emile Durkheim's classic work tells us more than just details about suicide. Studying a powerfully individual phenomenon from a sociological perspective was, in its own right, an impressive [... more]
CDN$22.02
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Suicide Across The Life Span: Premature Exits
Suicide and the Life Span: Stillion and McDowell have developed a solid informational book on suicide. Their organization moves the reader from an understanding of the historical factors relating to perspectives on the natue and causes of suicide. Then, [... more]
CDN$53.13
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Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide
From Amazon.com: "Suicide is a particularly awful way to die: the mental suffering leading up to it is usually prolonged, intense, and unpalliated," writes Kay Redfield Jamison. "There is no morphine equivalent to ease the acute pain, and [... more]
CDN$21.00
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