John James

Winner of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize: A “luminous [and] memorable” debut that searches widely to ask what it means to exist in a state of loss (Publishers Weekly).
“We lived overlooking the walls overlooking the cemetery.” So begins the title poem of this collection, whose recursive temporality is filled with living, grieving things, punctuated by an unseen world of roots, bodies, and concealed histories....

To watch a child grieve and not know what to do is a profoundly difficult experience for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Yet, there are guidelines for helping children develop a lifelong, healthy response to loss. In When Children Grieve, the authors offer a cutting-edge volume to free children from the false idea of "not feeling bad" and to empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss. There are many life experiences that...

Habiendo enviado ya un tratado sobre la FE y el AMOR, que han tenido una gran aceptación por parte del público, sentí un deseo natural y no indigno de completar la consideración del trío apostólico de las gracias cristianas, publicando otro sobre la ESPERANZA. La importancia del tema justifica este intento de presentarlo de forma más completa a los amantes de la literatura cristiana práctica. La ESPERANZA es, de hecho, la sustancia del Nuevo...

A algunas personas les parecerá extraño que dé instrucciones para la realización de un acto tan bien entendido como la lectura de un libro; y especialmente la lectura de un libro de tipo tan simple y elemental como éste. Pero el hecho es que las multitudes o no saben, o no recuerdan en el momento cómo leer con ventaja; y, por lo tanto, se benefician muy poco de lo que leen. Además, por simple y elemental

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Mis queridos hermanos: La gracia, la misericordia y la paz sean con ustedes, de parte de Dios Padre y de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

No pueden haber olvidado que, el primer sábado de enero por la mañana, cuando les hablé de 1 Juan 5:14, 15, y les mostré a partir de esta escritura, la regla y el estímulo de la oración, les propuse un tema, con mucha solicitud y seriedad, como un asunto apropiado

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Updated to commemorate its 20th anniversary, this classic resource further explores the effects of grief and sheds new light on how to begin to take effective actions to complete the grieving process and work towards recovery and happiness. Incomplete recovery from grief can have a lifelong negative effect on the capacity for happiness. Drawing from their own histories as well as from others', the authors illustrate how it is possible to recover from...

My parents, grandparents and great-grandparents all lived and worked in downtown Jersey City. The area has been called Paulus Hook since Dutch colonial times. I spent my youngest years growing up across town in the Greenville section. Even so, I consider myself a direct descendant of Paulus Hook. My family didn't move out of Jersey City until I was old enough to have experiences and memories stamped onto my soul. Also a part of me are the feelings...

Charles Bishop is feeling the pressure. The investors in the company that he has formed to develop the next generation of bulletproof vests are growing impatient. Bishop Technologies needs to win the defense agency DARPA contract in order to survive, but there are other companies competing for the same contract. One of those companies has sinister intentions toward Charles and his company. Carol, Charlie's wife and business partner, is nearing a breakthrough...

Este libro es una guía completa y definitiva para ayudar a los niños de una forma efectiva para superar cualquier tipo de pérdida emocional, cualquier tipo de duelo, de los autores de Superando Pérdidas Emocionales. De las experiencias más profundamente difíciles que puede vivir un ser humano, en particular padres de familia, maestros y cuidadores, es observar a nuestros niños y adolescentes sufriendo duelo, dolor emocional, y no saber como...

A very specific guide to the actions that help grieving pet owners grieve and complete their relationship to the pain and unfinished emotional business caused by the death of a pet.