Irish Wake 101 - Bereavement
Growing up, we tend to think that our life experiences are like everyone else's. Then we get to school, and start socializing. The Only Child hears what life is like in a large family. We hear unfamiliar names of food. We encounter disabilities, ... [... more]
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Talisman of Zandria
 An excellent book!: What would you do if you were an ordinary girl suddenly transported to a world that is completely different form your own? A world of elves, dwarves and fairies as well as human beings? What if your only way home depended on the [... more]
$14.95
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How To Make a Hospital Visit - Bereavement
Oh no, someone is in the hospital. I hate hospitals. Should I go visit? Even if the person is unconscious? What about that smell? Will I get sick if I go? How long should I stay? I don't know what to do when I get to the room. I don't like the ... [... more]
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Grief By Association - Bereavement
It was her ninth pregnancy. She had four kids at home, but had suffered as many miscarriages. She gave birth to large babies after three days of labor, and usually lost a lot of blood. This placed her in the risk category, so she was in hospital ... [... more]
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Surfboards
Surfboards is a high-end, large format book exploring the past hundred years of efforts by surfers to find and build that perfect wave-riding vehicle for riding that perfect wave. Beginning with a brief history of the sport and its equipment, subsequent [... more]
$29.67 (Save 41%)
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Benedict Flynn: Tales of Irish Myths (Junior Classics)
It is said that the old stories of the Irish Kings, intertwined with tales of fairies and mystical gods are as true as the day is long and the grass is green in Erin. The legends and tales of Ireland come from a strong tradition of imagination and [... more]
$3.94
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Complicated Grief - Bereavement
In an interview, food maven Paula Deen tells why she couldn't leave her home for twenty years. TWENTY YEARS of staying in her house, expecting, and at times, hoping to die. She had babies, and family. But the dominating force in her life was the ... [... more]
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A Brief History of Death - Bereavement
Who needs a history of death, you may ask? You're here one minute, gone the next. Everybody knows that. It's natural. In Western culture, death isn't natural any more. Social science defines natural death as "one that doesn't matter". In the ... [... more]
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The Everything Celtic Wisdom Book: Find Inspiration ...
People of many denominations find spiritual meaning and inspiration in the wisdom of the Celtic tribes. The Celtic path of wisdom incorporates Druidism, early Christianity, and ancient Celtic myth and lore. This guide includes discussion of the following [... more]
$7.98
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Ghosts - Bereavement
As defined by Webster, " The supposed disembodied spirit of a dead person, conceived of as appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy apparition". There seems to be a negative connotation to ghosts, while we collect figurines and books on [... more]
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The Prose Edda - Tales From Norse Mythology
Excerpts from the Prose Edda: While Young's translations are quite good, it should be noted that these are *selections* from the Prose Edda, and are not complete. Notably missing are large sections of Skaldskarpamal, or "Poetic Diction". This [... more]
$29.45
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The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori
The Life Behind the Legend: For those of you who like your reviews short and to the point: this book is just plain wonderful. I used it as an assigned text in a class I taught about modern Japan and will use it again. It is an academic book in that it [... more]
$32.50
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