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Becker, Barbara (Barbara Anne), 1967- author.
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Becker, Barbara (Barbara Anne), 1967- -- Family.
Becker, Barbara (Barbara Anne), 1967- -- Friends and associates.
Death -- Social aspects.
Terminally ill -- Anecdotes.
Grief -- Anecdotes.
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Heartwood : the art ...
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Heartwood : the art of living with the end in mind / Barbara Becker.
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Becker, Barbara (Barbara Anne), 1967- author.
New York : Flatiron Books, 2021.
Subjects
Becker, Barbara (Barbara Anne), 1967- -- Family.
Becker, Barbara (Barbara Anne), 1967- -- Friends and associates.
Death -- Social aspects.
Terminally ill -- Anecdotes.
Grief -- Anecdotes.
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9781250095985 (hardcover) :
1250095980 (hardcover) :
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xiv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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First edition.
Contents:
Marisa -- Maureen -- Ann -- Arden and Adele -- Consolee -- Mac -- Chris -- Mrs. B, room #724 -- The elders -- Priya, room #714 -- Felix -- Mr. R, room #734 -- Two turtles -- Mr. K, room #718 -- Generous bear -- Dad -- Mrs. D, room #710 -- Water children -- Tracy, room #700 -- My parents -- The house on huron road -- Barbara -- Postscript : heartwood.
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""We can do extraordinary things when we lead with love," Barbara Becker reminds us in her debut memoir Heartwood. When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die? With a keen eye towards that which makes life worth living, interfaith minister, mom and perpetual seeker Barbara Becker recounts stories where life and death intersect in unexpected ways. She volunteers on a hospice floor, becomes an eager student of the many ways people find meaning at the end of life, and accompanies her parents in their final days. Becker inspires readers to live with the end in mind and proves that turning toward loss rather than away from it is the only true way to live life to its fullest. Just as with the heartwood of a tree-the central core that is no longer alive but is supported by newer growth rings-the dead become the heart of the living. With life-affirming prose, Becker helps us see that that grief is not a problem to be solved, but rather a sacred invitation--an opportunity to let go into something even greater...a love that will inform all the days of our lives"--
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
306.9 Be
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Koloa P/S Library
Adult Nonfiction
306.9 Be
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Mililani Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
306.9 Be
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06/07/2024
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