Bereavement Library

GENERAL INTEREST

Living When A Loved One Has Died, Earl A. Grollman                                   

What Helped Me When My Loved One Died, Earl A. Grollman                                  

Grief’s Courageous Journey, Sandi Caplan & Gordon Lang

Good Grief, Granger E. Westberg                    

Dying We Live, Edward S. Gleason     

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

Going Solo, Ted Menten                                  

Don’t Take My Grief Away, Doug Manning     

The Last Thing We Talk About, Joseph Bayly

The Courage to Grieve, Judy Tatelbaum           

Surviving Death, James Taylor

How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies, Therese A. Rando      

Living Through Mourning, Harriet Sarnoff Schiff

Living with an Empty Chair, Roberta Temes

Genesis: A Personal Guide Through Grief, John Kennedy Saynor                     

Living with Grief When Illness is Prolonged, Ken Doka (ed)                             

Living with Grief After Sudden Loss, Ken Doka (ed)

Grief’s Courageous Journey, Sandi Caplan & Gordon Laing   

Last Will and Testament of a Lover, Clifford Ellis                                             

Men and Grief, Carol Staudacher  

Suicide, Earl A. Grollman                                 

After Suicide, John H. Hewett              

Suicide in Later Life, Nancy J. Osgood

Living With Grief After Sudden Loss, Kenneth Doka (ed)

On Grieving the Death of a Father, Harold Ivan Smith

Losing a Parent, Alexandra Kennedy   

Last Touch: Preparing for a Parent’s Death, Marilyn R. Becker

Father Loss, Elyce Wakerman

Orphaned Adult, Alexander Levy                          

CHILDREN AND GRIEF  - Books for Children

My Letter From Grandma, Ruth V. Cullen       

Badger’s Parting Gifts, Susan Varley    

On the Wings of a Butterfly, Marilyn Maple      

Remember the Secret, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Gentle Willow, Joyce C. Mills

My Mom is Dying, Jill Westberg McNamara

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, Leo Buscaglia      

Good-Bye, Papa, Una Leavy & Jennifer Eachus

Goodbye Grandma, John Kennedy Saynor

Saying Goodbye, John Kennedy Saynor          

Am I Still a Sister?, Alicia M. Sims                   

Children Facing Grief, Janis Loomis Romond

The Saddest Time, Norma Simon                    

Saying Good-bye to Grandma, Jane Resh Thomas

After the Funeral, Jane Loretta Winsch

I’ll Always Love You (Pet Loss), Hans Wilhelm

After Charlotte’s Mom Died, Cornelia Spelman

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, Judith Viorst

Morning Light, Margaret Merrifield & H.         

A Taste of Blackberries, Doris Buchanan Smith

Losing Uncle Tim (AIDS-related), Mary Kate Jordan

CHILDREN AND GRIEF - Books to Help Adults Teach Children 

Talking About Death, Earl A. Grollman

Death in the Classroom, Eleanor D. Gatliffe      

Lifetimes, Bryan Mellonie/Robert Ingpen          

The Grieving Child, Helen Fitzgerald    

Explaining Death to Children, Earl A. Grollman

Bereaved Children and Teens, Earl A. Grollman

How do we Tell the Children?, Dan Schaefer & Christine Lyons

PROFESSIONALS

How to Take Care of You, Sue Vineyard        

Caring for the Dying, Beverly Hall                    

Dying, Yet we Live, Paul Chidwick                  

Families Facing Death, Elliott J. Rosen 

Bereavement, David A. Crenshaw                   

How We Grieve, Thomas Attig            

Grief Counselling and Grief Therapy,  J. William Worden        

Disenfranchised Grief, Kenneth J. Doka Treatment of Complicated Mourning, Therese A. Rando                      

Helping The Bereaved, Alicia Skinner Cook    

Continuing Bonds, Dennis Klass (ed)  

Disenfranchised Grief, Kenneth J. Doka                             

SPIRITUALITY AND GRIEF

Forgiving God, Carla K. McClafferty   

On Death, Barry Ulanov                      

Our Greatest Gift, Henri J. M. Nouwen

Beyond the Mirror, Henri J. M. Nouwen          

In Memoriam, Henri J. M. Nouwen                 

A Letter of Consolation, Henri J. M. Nouwen

Aging, Henri J. M. Nouwen     

Spiritual Care of Dying and Bereaved People, Penelope Wilcock         

Footprints, Margaret Fishback Powers

Living With Grief, Stephen Carter        

Finding Hope, Ronna Jevne & James Miller     

WHEN THERE’S ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY

Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill, Earl A. Grollman    

When You Know You’re Dying, James E. Miller                                 

One You Love is Dying, James E. Miller

Living With Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

When Someone You Love Has Alzheimers,      Earl A. Grollman                      

Gentle Closings, Ted Menten               

Final Passages, Judith Ahronheim & Doron Weber                               

Living With Grief When Illness is Prolonged, Ken Doka (ed)                            

LOSS OF A CHILD

Dear Stephen, Anne Downey               

The Bereaved Parent, Harriet, Sarnoff Schiff    

Andrew, You Died Too Soon, Corinne Chilstrom

Give Sorrow Words, Tom Crider                    

Free to Grieve, Maureen Rank             

In My Thoughts, Barbara Klich            

Surviving the Death of a Child, John Munday

Lament for a Son, Nicholas Wolterstorff          

Miscarriage: A Shattered Dream, Sherokee Ilse

Parental Loss of a Child, Therese A. Rando

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, Deborah L. Davis          

GRIEVING TEENAGERS

Facing Change, Donna O'Toole

The Dying and The Bereaved Teenager, John D. Morgan (ed)

Straight Talk About Death For Teenagers, Earl A. Grollman                             

How it Feels When a Parent Dies, Jill Krementz

VIDEOS

By the Waters of Babylon, James Miller

By the Waters...Discussion Guide, James Miller    

Invincible Summer, James Miller                            

Invincible Summer Discussion Guide, James.Miller

Working Through Your Grief, Genesis        

Someone You Love is Dying.  How Do You Cope?, Genesis

A Child’s View of Grief, Genesis                              

Living With Grief After Sudden Loss, Genesis

Whitewater:  The Positive Power Of Grief, Accord