| Borrowed Narratives: Using Biographical and Historical Grief Narratives With the Bereaving Contributor(s): Smith, Harold Ivan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415893941 ISBN-13: 9780415893947 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling - Psychology | Mental Health - Self-help | Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: 155.937 |
| LCCN: 2011037587 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 299 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What do Dexter King, Condoleeza Rice, Mackenzie King, Corazon Aquino, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bill Cosby, Tony Dungy, Theodore Roosevelt, George H. W. and Barbara Bush, Caroline Kennedy, Arthur Ashe, Lady Bird Johnson, Colin Powell and C. S. Lewis have in common? They all have significant grief experiences that have shaped their lives in dramatic ways, stories that have also shaped our lives. Grieving individuals, through borrowing narratives, look for inspiration in biographic, historical and memoir accounts of political and religious leaders, celebrities, sports figures, and cultural icons. In a time of diminishing trust in heroes and sainted leaders, who will speak to us from their grief? In a diverse society grief counselors and educators need to identify and mine the experienced grief(s) of historical personalities for resources for reflection and meaning-making. This book will help readers:
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