Lending Library

Lending Library

Here is a detailed list of books Linnemann's carries as a part of our Aftercare Services. Stop and check out anything you need to help you or a loved one work through periods of grief. Our Lending Library is located at the Erlanger branch at

Feel free to come in or call today at 859.727.1250.

SUICIDE

Will’s Choice:  A Suicidal Teen, a Desperate Mother, and a Chronicle of Recovery
                by Gail Griffith

Living with Grief after Sudden Loss:  Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke
                Edited by Kenneth J. Doka Ph.D.

Ask Me“¦30 Things I Want to Know:  How to be a Friend to a Survivor of Suicide
                by Nancy Zastrow

Grieving a Suicide:  A Loved One’s Search for Comfort, Answers & Hope
                by Albert Y. Hsu

Fierce Goodbye:  Living in the Shadow of Suicide
                by G. Lloyd Carr and Gwendolyn C. Carr

My Son“¦My Son:  A Guide to Healing after Death, Loss, or Suicide
                by Iris Bolton

Mourning after Suicide
                by Lois A. Bloom

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention:  Goals and Objectives for Action
                Provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Teenage Suicide
                by Sandra Gardner

GENERAL GRIEF

Living with Grief after Sudden Loss:  Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke
                Edited by Kenneth J. Doka Ph.D.

Picking up the Pieces:  Healing Ourselves after Personal Loss
                by Barbara Hansen, Ph.D.

Talking to Heaven:  A Medium’s Message of Life after Death
                by James Van Praagh

How To Go On Living when Someone You Love Dies
                by Therese A. Rando, Ph.D.

The Grief Recovery Handbook:  A Step-by-Step Program for Moving Beyond Loss
                by John W. James and Frank Cherry

Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul:  Stories About Life, Death and Overcoming the Loss of a Loved One
                by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

Lessons:  From a Mother Who Lost her Child to Cancer
                by Susan Shibley Abbott

Food for the Soul:  A “Best of Bereavement” Poetry Collection
                Edited by Andrea Gambill

Why Be Lonely:  A Guide to Meaningful Relationships
                by Les Carter, Paul D. Meier & Frank B. Minirth

Life after Loss:  A Personal Guide Dealing with Death, Divorce, Job Change and Relocation
                by Bob Deits

Living When a Loved One Has Died
                by Earl A. Grollman

Healing Grief at Work:  100 Practical Ideas after Your Workplace is Touched by Loss
                by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

What if God Were the Sun?
                by John Edward

One Last Time:  A Psychic Medium Speaks to those we Have Loved and Lost
                by John Edward

When Bad Things Happen to Good People
                by Harold S. Kushner

Fresh-Brewed Life:  A Stirring Invitation to Wake Up Your Soul
                by Nicole Johnson

Wherever You Go There You Are:  Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
                by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Morrie:  In His Own Words
                by Morrie Schwartz

Let’s Roll:  Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage
                by Lisa Brewer, Wife of 9-11 Hero Todd Beamer

My Mother, My Friend:  The Ten Most Important Things to Talk About with Your Mother
                by Mary Marcdante

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
                by Elizabeth Buchan

How to Survive the Loss of a Love
                by Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D., Melba Colgrove, Ph.D. & Peter McWilliams

Chunging:  The Cleaning Side of Medicine
                by Yunjo Chung, M.D.

“If there’s Anything I Can do“¦” A Practical Guide for Helping Others Cope with Grief
                by Carlene Vester Eneroth

One World, One Heart
                by Susan Polis Shutz

When a Loved One Dies:  Meditations for the Journey through Grief
                by Philip W. Williams

Companion through the Darkness:  Inner Dialogues on Grief
                by Stephanie Ericsson

Understanding Mourning:  A Guide for those Who Grieve
                by Glen W. Davidson

Letting Go With Love:  The Grieving Process
                by Nancy O’Connor, Ph.D.

Healing Grief:  Reclaiming Life after Any Loss
                by James Van Praagh

New Passages:  Mapping Your Life across Time
                by Gail Sheehy

Understanding Grief:  Helping Yourself Heal
                by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Beyond Sympathy:  What to Say and Do for Someone Suffering an Injury, Illness or Loss
                by Janice Harris Lord

The Bumps Are What You Climb On:  Encouragement for Difficult Days
                by Warren W. Wiersbe

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

Smell the Roses:  Finding Simplicity in a Healing World
                by Ellyn Sanna

My Life is in Your Hands:  Devotions to Help You Fall More Deeply in Love with Jesus
                by Kathy Troccoli

The Mourning Handbook
                by Helen Fitzgerald

Disenfranchised Grief:  Recognizing Hidden Sorrow
                by Kenneth J. Doka

The Courage to Laugh:  Humor, Hope and Healing in the Face of Death and Dying
                by Allen Klein

Heartfelt Change:  Turning Harmful Emotions into Positive Character
                by Les Carter, Ph.D.

Final Celebrations:  A Guide for Personal and Family Funeral Planning
                by Kathleen Sublette and Martin Flagg

To Comfort All Who Mourn:  A Parish Handbook for Ministry to the Grieving
                by Carol Luebering

Seasons of Grief and Healing:  A Guide for Those Who Mourn
                by James E. Miller

Grief and Growth:  Pastoral Resources for Emotional and Spiritual Growth
                by R. Scott Sullender

The Grief Recovery Handbook:  The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce and Other Losses
                by John W. James & Russell Friedman

Counseling for Grief and Bereavement
                by Geraldine M. Humphrey & David G. Zimpfer

Bereavement:  Counseling the Grieving throughout the Life Cycle
                by David A. Crenshaw

Hope for Bereaved:  Understand, Coping and Growing Through Grief Handbook
                by Therese S. Schoeneck

The Dream Manager
                by Matthew Kelly

Conquering the Beast Within:  How I Fought Depression and Won“¦and How You Can Too
                by Cait Irwin

Guidelines for Life beyond Loss
                Courtesy of Ottawa Funeral Home

Death Studies:  Counseling-Research-Education-Care-Ethics

Grief Comes to Class:  An Educator’s Guide
by Majel Gliko-Braden

Teaching Guide to Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope
by Donna Rae O’Toole

Helping Children Grieve and Grow:  A Guide for Those Who Care
by Donna O’Toole

Healing the Bereaved Child
by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Grief Work:  Healing from Loss:  Educational Handouts
by Frank Zamore

Grief Digest Magazine:  Hope-Information-Support

Helping Grieving Children & Teens
Presented by Robert Zucker

Six Simple Weeks:  A Caring Manual for Support Group Leaders

2008 Seasons of Grief Catalog of Grief Resources Magazine

Mental Health Resource Directory 2002-2003

The Art of Healing Childhood Grief
A School-Based Expressive Arts Program

Just You & Me:  Making Memories with Your Children
by Judy Richmond

Sharing Our Best:  A Collection of Activities and Ideas to Use in Bereavement Groups for Teens

Teen Age Grief:  A Training Manual for Initiating and Facilitating Grief Support Groups for Teens
by Linda Cunningham

Creating Meaningful Funeral Ceremonies:  A Guide for Caregivers
by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

How to Start and Lead a Bereavement Support Group

Sudden and Violent Death and Helping Responses
by Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt

The Pursuit of Wow:  Audio Book
Read by Tom Peters
 

HOMICIDE

Living with Grief after Sudden Loss:  Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke
                Edited by Kenneth J. Doka Ph.D.

Coping with Traumatic Death:  Homicide
                by Bob Baugher, Ph.D. and Lew Cox, Victim Advocate

SPOUSE LOSS

I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can:  How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal
                by Linda Feinberg

Let’s Roll:  Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage
                by Lisa Brewer, Wife of 9-11 Hero Todd Beamer

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