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H is for Hawk
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H is for Hawk

By Helen Macdonald ,

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Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
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Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

By Max Porter ,

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Spare
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Spare

By Prince Harry ,

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Notes on Grief
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Notes on Grief

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ,

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The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss
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The Grieving Brain

By Mary-Frances O'Connor ,

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It's Ok That You're Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
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It's Ok That You're Not Ok

By Megan Devine ,

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Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Healing the Impact of Loss
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Anxiety

By Claire Bidwell Smith ,

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The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
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The Wild Edge of Sorrow

By Francis Weller ,

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Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength and Embracing Life After a Loss That Changes Everything
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Resilient Grieving

By Lucy Hone ,

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Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief
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Healing After Loss

By Martha W. Hickman ,

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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
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Option B

By Sheryl Sandberg , Adam Grant ,

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Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
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Finding Meaning

By David Kessler ,

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The Madness of Grief: A Memoir of Love and Loss
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The Madness of Grief

By Richard Coles ,

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Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving
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Grief Works

By Julia Samuel ,

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The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
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The Undertaking

By Thomas Lynch ,

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Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
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Bearing the Unbearable

By Joanne Cacciatore ,

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Welcome to the Grief Club: Because You Don't Have to Go Through It Alone
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Welcome to the Grief Club

By Janine Kwoh ,

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A Living Remedy: A Memoir
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A Living Remedy

By Nicole Chung ,

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Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels
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Austen Years

By Rachel Cohen ,

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The Courage to Grieve: The Classic Guide to Creative Living, Recovery, and Growth Through Grief
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The Courage to Grieve

By Judy Tatelbaum ,

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Living When a Loved One Has Died
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Living When a Loved One Has Died

By Earl A. Grollman ,

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Awakening from Grief: Finding the Way Back to Joy
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Awakening from Grief

By John E. Welshons ,

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Everyday Madness: On Grief, Anger, Loss and Love
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Everyday Madness

By Lisa Appignanesi ,

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Leaning Into Love: A Spiritual Journey Through Grief
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Leaning Into Love

By Elaine Mansfield ,

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The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise
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The Smell of Rain on Dust

By Martín Prechtel ,

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The Sun Still Rises: Surviving and Thriving After Grief and Loss
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The Sun Still Rises

By Shawn Doyle ,

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Guestbook: Ghost Stories
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Guestbook

By Leanne Shapton ,

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Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die
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Going Home

By Jon Katz ,

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Guesswork: A Reckoning with Loss
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Guesswork

By Martha Cooley ,

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Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss
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Grieving Mindfully

By Sameet M. Kumar ,

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The Carry Home: Lessons from the American Wilderness
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The Carry Home

By Gary Ferguson ,

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Song for Sarah: A Mother's Journey Through Grief and Beyond
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Song for Sarah

By Paula D'Arcy ,

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Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler's Guide to Understanding Death
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Something Very Sad Happened

By Bonnie Zucker , Kim Fleming (illustrator) ,

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Different After You: Rediscovering Yourself and Healing After Grief and Trauma
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Different After You

By Michele Neff Hernandez ,

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Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament
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Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy

By Mark Vroegop ,

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Hollow
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Hollow

By Owen Egerton ,

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Penguin's Poems for Life
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Penguin's Poems for Life

By Laura Barber ,

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I Miss You: Grief and Mental Health Books for Kids
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I Miss You

By Pat Thomas , Lesley Harker (illustrator) ,

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Adult Sibling Loss: Stories, Reflections and Ripples
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Adult Sibling Loss

By Brenda J. Marshall ,

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What Grieving People Wish You Knew about What Really Helps (and What Really Hurts)
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What Grieving People Wish You Knew about What Really Helps (and What Really Hurts)

By Nancy Guthrie ,

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I, Afterlife: Essay in Mourning Time
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I, Afterlife

By Kristin Prevallet ,

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Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay
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Microjoys

By Cyndie Spiegel ,

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Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose
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Finding the Words

By Colin Campbell ,

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Doe
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Doe

By Aimee Baker ,

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A Daughter's Kaddish: My Year of Grief, Devotion, and Healing
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A Daughter's Kaddish

By Sarah Birnbach ,

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Holden, After and Before: Love Letter for a Son Lost to Overdose
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Holden, After and Before

By Tara McGuire ,

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Elowen
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Elowen

By William Henry Searle ,

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When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back
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When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back

By Naja Marie Aidt , Denise Newman (translator) ,

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Languages of Loss: A psychotherapist's journey through grief
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Languages of Loss

By Sasha Bates ,

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The Perfect Other: A Memoir of My Sister
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The Perfect Other

By Kyleigh Leddy ,

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Heartwood: The Art of Living with the End in Mind
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Heartwood

By Barbara Becker ,

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He Holds My Hand: Experiencing God's Presence and Protection
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He Holds My Hand

By Carol Kent ,

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A Hole in the World: Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing
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A Hole in the World

By Amanda Held Opelt ,

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The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith
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The Grief Recovery Handbook

By John W. James , Russell Friedman ,

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Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief
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Finding Refuge

By Michelle Cassandra Johnson ,

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To the Gorge: Running, Grief, and Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail
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To the Gorge

By Emily Halnon ,

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Coyote Lost and Found
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Coyote Lost and Found

By Dan Gemeinhart ,

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Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed Near-Death Experiences
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Life After Life

By Raymond Moody ,

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Comfort
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Comfort

By Ann Hood ,

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Can You Just Sit with Me?
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Can You Just Sit with Me?

By Natasha Smith ,

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Soulbroken: A Guidebook for Your Journey Through Ambiguous Grief
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Soulbroken

By Stephanie Sarazin ,

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My Father's List
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My Father's List

By Laura Carney ,

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Can Anyone Tell Me?
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Can Anyone Tell Me?

By Meghan Riordan Jarvis ,

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Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing from Loss
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Conscious Grieving

By Claire Bidwell Smith ,

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The Widows' Handbook
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The Widows' Handbook

By Jacqueline Lapidus (editor) , Lise Menn (editor) , Ruth Bader Ginsburg (foreword)

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