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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Embraced by the light Embraced by the light Betty J. Eadie On the night of November 19, 1973, following surgery, thirty-one-year-old wife and mother Betty J. Eadie died.... This is her extraordinary story of the events that followed, her astonishing proof of… OL11375316W
The Power of Habit The Power of Habit Johan-Frédérik Hel Guedj,Charles Duhigg A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns insi… OL16015154W
Pregnancy and birth Pregnancy and birth Dianne R. Hales Examines pregnancy and childbirth, from the beginning of a new life to changes in the family after delivery. OL16033351W
Exceptional experience and health Exceptional experience and health Christine Simmonds-Moore "The study of the effect of "exceptional" experiences and beliefs--including anomalous, placebo, or hypnotic healing and mystical, religious, transpersonal, and creative experiences--has gained wider… OL16571904W
Seasons of life Seasons of life John N. Kotre Program 5, Late adulthood (Ages 60+). A variety of case studies look at the last stage of development when people consider whether the story of their life has been a good one. The significance of gra… OL19078W
Handbook of life stress, cognition, and health Handbook of life stress, cognition, and health J. T. Reason,S. Fisher xxxiii, 750 p. : 25 cm OL19189011W
Contesting aging & loss Contesting aging & loss Janice Elizabeth Graham,Peter H. Stephenson "Disease and death are a part of life, but so too is being well. The lively voices found in this book are not shy about stating the ways in which the widely held notion that they are in decline has b… OL20775405W
Das Beste, was wir hatten Das Beste, was wir hatten Jochen Schimmang Jochen Schimmang erzählt die Geschichte von Leo Münks, Verfassungsschützer, und Gregor Korff, Ministerberater. Ihre Köln-Bonner BRD-Welt gerät mit der Wende ins Wanken: Gregor erfährt, dass seine gro… OL22793316W
Parenting with wit and wisdom in times of chaos and loss Parenting with wit and wisdom in times of chaos and loss Barbara Coloroso In this book, Barbara Coloroso helps parents navigate family waters when they get turbulent. What do we tell our children when their grandfather or mother or sibling dies? How do we handle a serious … OL24290808W
Understory Understory Inga Simpson xv, 284 pages ; 24 cm OL25743298W
Navigating the coming chaos Navigating the coming chaos Carolyn L. Baker "Navigating the coming chaos, provides a toolkit of emotional and spiritual preparation for an uncertain future. It offers us an opportunity to step across and evolutionary threshold in order to beco… OL28962991W
The Gift of Change The Gift of Change Marianne Williamson "The only way to gain power in a world that is moving too fast is to learn to slow down. And the only way to spread one's influence wide is to learn to go deep. The world we want for ourselves and ou… OL32104W
Passages Passages Gail Sheehy Identifies patterns of age-related change and compares the developmental rhythms of men and women, deepening understanding of the stresses experienced by couples during the various stages of adult li… OL468725W