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Royalty biography, European history, Politics and government biography
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Featuring unreported details and stunning revelations, the long-awaited follow-up to the "fabulous, addictive" ( Chicago Sun-Times ) New York Times…
bestseller Diana's Boys explores the last twenty years in the lives of Princes William and Harry and the evolution of their relationship as adults, with one brother the designated heir, and the other doomed to life as the spare—perfect for fans of Netflix's The Crown . Diana's Boys revealed the powerful bond between the teenaged princes, and how it strengthened even more in the wake of their mother's tragic death. Now, twenty years later, Queen Elizabeth II is in her mid-nineties, Prince Charles is in his seventies, and all eyes are turned increasingly toward William and Harry again. Christopher Andersen picks up where he left off, covering everything that has happened to the brothers as they have grown up, gotten married to two remarkable women, and had children—all while facing continual waves of controversy and questions about the ways their relationship has shifted. Andersen examines how the Queen's behind-the-scenes maneuvering to mold her grandsons in the Windsor image after Diana's death, and her expectations of William as the future king, played out. He questions whether the brothers' famously close relationship can survive Harry's departure from the Royal Family—the first time this has happened since their great-great-uncle King Edward abdicated the throne to marry a divorcée. He delves into the impact sisters-in-law Kate and Meghan have had on each other as well as on their princes, and how marriage and fatherhood have changed the brothers and, in some ways, also driven a wedge between them. Andersen also looks with an honest eye at how the princes and their wives have been continuously buffeted by scandal—including headline-making allegations of bullying, racism, betrayal, and emotional abuse that has pushed more than one royal to the brink of self-destruction. Based on in-depth research and with his "fascinating and insightful" ( The Christian Science Monitor ) writing, Andersen leaves no stone unturned in this intimate and riveting look into the private lives of the world's most famous princes
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Journals and memoirs, Death and bereavement, Politics and government
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A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days…
at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life—and his family's—as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in our nation's Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence. On December 31, 2020, Tommy Raskin, the only son of Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, tragically took his own life after a long struggle with depression. Seven days later on January 6, Congressman Raskin returned to Congress to help certify the 2020 Presidential election results, when violent insurrectionists led by right wing extremist groups stormed the U.S. Capitol hoping to hand four more years of power to President Donald Trump. As our reeling nation mourned the deaths of numerous people and lamented the injuries of more than 140 police officers hurt in the attack, Congressman Raskin, a Constitutional law professor, was called upon to put aside his overwhelming grief—both personal and professional—and lead the impeachment effort against President Trump for inciting the violence. Together this nine-member team of House impeachment managers riveted a nation still in anguish, putting on an unprecedented Senate trial that produced the most bipartisan Presidential impeachment vote in American history. Now for the first time, Congressman Raskin discusses this unimaginable convergence of personal and public trauma, detailing how the painful loss of his son and the power of Tommy's convictions fueled the Congressman's work in the aftermath of modern democracy's darkest day. Going inside Congress on January 6, he recounts the horror of that day, a day that he and other Democrats had spent months preparing for under the correct assumption that they would encounter an attempted electoral coup—not against a President but for one. And yet, on January 6, he faced the one thing he had failed to anticipate: mass political violence designed to block Biden's election. With an inside account of leading the team prosecuting President Trump in the Senate, Congressman Raskin shares never before told stories of just how close we came to losing our democracy that fateful day and lays out the methodical prosecution that convinced Democrats and Republicans alike of Trump's responsibility for inciting insurrectionary violence against our government. Through it all, he reckons with the loss of his brilliant, remarkable son, a Harvard Law student whose values and memory continually inspired the Congressman to confront the dark impulses unleashed by Donald Trump. At turns, a moving story of a father coping with his pain and a revealing examination of holding President Trump accountable for the violence he fomented, this book is a vital reminder of the ongoing struggle for the soul of American democracy and the perseverance that our Constitution demands from us all
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Death and bereavement, Anthologies
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An immensely moving collection of letters on the theme of Grief, curated by the founder of the globally popular Letters…
of Note website.The first volume in the bestselling Letters of Note series was a collection of hundreds of the world's most entertaining, inspiring, and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name--an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people. From Virginia Woolf's heartbreaking suicide letter, to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter. Now, the curator of Letters of Note, Shaun Usher, gives us wonderful new volumes featuring letters organized around a universal theme. In this volume, Shaun Usher turns to the theme of grief. Contributors to be confirmed.
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Social issues, Death and bereavement, General non-fiction, Aging (social issues)
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Social critic and author of The Age of American Unreason (DB 66150) paints a pessimistic, yet realistic, overview of old…
age. Combines social, economic, and historical analyses as well as personal experience to portray the issues--with special attention to Alzheimer's disease--that aging baby boomers will encounter. 2011
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Religion, Death and bereavement
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Discusses customs surrounding death that are practiced by six major religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. Examines issues…
being debated about these customs, such as whether environmental concerns should outweigh the Hindu funeral pyre tradition. For grades 3-6. 2010
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Politics and government biography, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), History, European history, Royalty biography
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Biography of the minor German princess who was brought to Russia by Empress Elizabeth and became Catherine the Great (1729-1796).…
Details her marriage to Peter III and ascendance to the throne. Highlights Catherine's modernization and expansion of the country amid court intrigue and wars. Bestseller. 2011
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Literature biography, Journals and memoirs, Family and relationships, Parenting, Death and bereavement
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Didion, who wrote about her husband John Gregory Dunne's death in The Year of Magical Thinking (DB 61740), here focuses…
on her adopted daughter Quintana Roo, who died at age thirty-nine in 2005. Didion reflects on Quintana's childhood, her own role as a mother, adoption issues, and aging. Bestseller. 2011
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True crime, Journals and memoirs, Death and bereavement, Family and relationships, Parenting
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Describes the 2000 murder of the author's fifteen-year-old son Nick. Explains that the killers were young men who had a…
drug dispute with Nick's half-brother. Discusses Nick's life and the nine-year search for Jesse James Hollywood, who fled the country after arranging Nick's death. Strong language and some violence. 2010
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Politics and government biography, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), History, European history, Royalty biography
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Biography of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926) by the author of Diana in Search of Herself (RC 48833).…
Covers Elizabeth's childhood, coronation, and work ethic. Includes anecdotes about palace intrigues and her relationships with family, friends, and politicians. Concludes with Elizabeth's 2012 Diamond Jubilee. Bestseller. 2012
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General fictionBiography, History, Death and bereavement
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Guide to the deaths of nineteen notable people begins with King Tut, who died of malaria. Also covers King Henry…
VIII, whose corpse exploded; George Washington; Marie Curie, who literally worked to death; and Albert Einstein. Includes facts, oddities, and resources. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011
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General non-fiction, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Personal finance and investing, Family and relationships, Journals and memoirs, Death and bereavement, Self help
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Author of the bestselling Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (DB 74646) compiles selections from her…
advice column published in the online magazine The Rumpus. Addresses pain-medication addiction, dead-beat dads, and relationship woes. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), History, Historical biography, European history, Royalty biography, World War I, Arts and entertainment, Biography, Customs and cultures
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Lady Fiona, the Countess of Carnarvon, chronicles the era that inspired the British television series Downton Abbey. She details the…
life of Almina--illegitimate daughter of Sir Alfred de Rothschild--who married the fifth earl of Carnarvon in 1895 and enjoyed upper-class privileges until World War I. Some violence. Bestseller. 2011
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Music biography, Death and bereavement, Women biography
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A powerful testament to resilience by performing and recording artist Christa Couture.
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Anthologies, Death and bereavement
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Exploring the landscapes of death and grief, this collection takes the reader through a series of essays, drawn together from…
twenty-four Canadian writers that reach across different ages, ethnicities and gender identities as they share their thoughts, struggles and journeys relating to death. Be it the meditation on the loss of a beloved dog who once solaced a departed parent, the tragic suicide of a stranger or the deep pain of losing a brother, Locations of Grief is defined by its range of essays exploring all the facets of mourning, and how the places in our lives can be irreversibly changed by the lingering presence of death.
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Death and bereavement, Philosophy, Self help
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Timely and profound philosophical meditations on how great figures in history, literature, music, and art searched for solace while facing…
tragedies and crises, from the internationally renowned historian of ideas and Booker Prize-finalist Michael Ignatieff.When someone we love dies, when we suffer loss or defeat, when catastrophe strikes--war, famine, pandemic--we go in search of consolation. Once the province of priests and philosophers, the language of consolation has largely vanished from our modern vocabulary, and the places where it was offered, houses of religion, are often empty. Rejecting the solace of ancient religious texts, humanity since the sixteenth century has increasingly placed its faith in science, ideology, and the therapeutic.How do we console each other and ourselves in an age of unbelief? In a series of lapidary meditations on writers, artists, musicians, and their works--from the books of Job and Psalms to Albert Camus, Anna Akhmatova, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and Primo Levi--esteemed writer and historian Michael Ignatieff shows how men and women in extremity have looked to each other across time to recover hope and resilience. Recreating the moments when great figures found the courage to confront their fate and the determination to continue unafraid, On Consolation takes those stories into the present, movingly contending that we can revive these traditions of consolation to meet the anguish and uncertainties of our precarious twenty-first century.
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Nature, Journals and memoirs, Women biography, Science and technology, Death and bereavement
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British economist describes the events of December 26, 2004, when she lost her parents, husband, and two young sons to…
a tsunami while visiting her native country of Sri Lanka. Discusses her years of continual recovery and grief from the tragedy. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2013
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Literature, Medicine, Science and medicine biography, Death and bereavement, Literature biography
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Hitchens (1949-2011), author of Why Orwell Matters (DB 74336), chronicles his battle with esophageal cancer, which began with his diagnosis…
in June 2010. Describes accepting the inevitability of death and the questions of faith he dealt with as an avowed atheist. Includes afterword by Hitchens's widow Carol Blue. Bestseller. 2012
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Biography, History, General non-fiction, Royalty biography
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Biography of Great Britain's prince consort Philip (born 1921), the grandson of King George I of Greece. Describes Philip's childhood…
in Greece, France, Nazi Germany, and England. Continues through his 1947 marriage to Princess Elizabeth of England and her 1952 ascension to the throne. 2011
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Law and crime, Death and bereavement, Personal finance and investing
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Smith, an investment banker and lawyer, uses personal experience and advice from estate attorneys to provide a step-by-step guide to…
the practical decisions that must be made following the death of a loved one. Discusses funeral and related expenses, and covers paying outstanding bills and settling the estate. 2013
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Social issues, Business and economics, Death and bereavement, Reference
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Advice on expressing sympathy to someone who has suffered a loss, including the death of a parent, spouse, child, sibling,…
or pet. Offers guidelines for diverse situations and provides funeral etiquette and sample eulogies. 2000