My life closed twice February 2011

My Life Closed Twice”: Sudden loss and Grief




The recent events in Tuscon, Arizona served as inspiration for this list.



Non Fiction



Hamman, Jaco J. When Steeples Cry: Leading Congregations Through Loss and Change. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2006. BV4905.3.H37 2005



Kunhardt, Dorothy Meserve, and Philip B. Kunhardt. Twenty Days: A Narrative in Text and Pictures of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the Twenty Days and Nights That Followed.. New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Oversize E457.5.K8



Lutz, Tom. Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears. New York: W.W. Norton, 1999. BF575.C88 L87 1999





Smith, Harold Ivan. Griefkeeping: Learning How Long Grief Lasts. New York: Crossroad Publishing, 2004. BV4330.S676 2004



---. Grieving the Death of a Friend. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1996. BF575.G7 S59 1996



---. On Grieving the Death of a Father. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1994. BV4905.2.S59 1994



VanDuivendyk, Tim P. The Unwanted Gift of Grief: A Ministry Approach. New York: Haworth Press, 2006. BV4905.3.V38 2006



Wangerin, Walter. Mourning Into Dancing. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1992. BV4905.2.W36 1992



Weaver, Andrew J., and Howard Stone, Eds. Reflections on Grief and Spiritual Growth. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005. BV4905.3.R44 2005



Young, Dennis. Mourning Journey: Spiritual Guidance for Facing Grief, Death, and Loss. Billerica, Mass: Discipleship Publications International, 2003. BV4905.3.Y68 2003





Fiction



Brisson, Pat. I Remember Miss Perry. New York: Dial Books, 2006.

Curr. Center PZ7.B78046 Mi2006

A young boy’s teacher is killed in an automobile accident



McDonald, Joyce. Swallowing Stones. New York: Laurel Leaf Books, 1999.

PZ7.M478418 S2 1999





Tatlock, Ann. A Place Called Morning. Minneapolis: Bethany Press, 1998.

PS3570.A85 P58 1998





Valentine, Jenny. Broken Soup. New York: HarperCollins, 2009.

Curr Center PZ7.V25213 Br 2009





Yolen, Jane. Grandad Bill's Song. New York: Philomel Books, 1994.

Curr Center PZ8.3.Y76 G4 1994