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The book covers both caring for the terminally ill and the 'actual' bereavement, thus providing guidance on the whole process of counselling patients and their families. Case studies include examples from cancer, AIDS, suicide , murder and fatal accidents. Problems counsellors may face in their work are discussed and a chapter is devoted to the needs of the counsellor themselves.

Based on the authors' years of experience in working with older adults, this book describes how to create a successful senior community center. The chapters are chock-full of ideas, insights, and suggestions for activities applicable in a wide range of settings including assisted living facilities, adult day living centers, residential facilities, and recreational programs. The book features real-life vignettes that bring the text to life, providing readers with the opportunity to see how older adults benefit from senior centers.

A psychotherapist and award-winning gardener turns the simple act of nurturing plants into a meditative tool for self-exploration and healing. Marilyn Barrett invites readers into the healing space she created in her own backyard and shows how, in a time of illness and stress, she used gardening to renew her health and balance. 18 b&w woodcuts.

Fulfilling Marilyn Monroe's dream of putting together a picture book-autobiography, the author, a personal friend of Marilyn's, provides a fascinating glimpse into her life, in this stunning tribute to one of America's most beloved celebrities, who would have been seventy-five years old on June 1, 2001. Reprint.

A Marilyn Monroe autobiography consisting of over 100 photographs, and interviews conducted over a six week period two months before her death. Barris, a photographer and journalist, photographed Monroe at a Santa Monica beach and in her North Hollywood home while she related the details of her childhood, her career as an actress, and her aspirations for the future.

Text by Johanna Burton, Matthew Higgs, Mary Heilmann.

Marilyn Monroe: The FBI Files contains the actual original and declassified criminal investigation files related to Marilyn Monroe, aka Norma Jean Baker, contains published information concerning her alleged affairs and circumstances surrounding her death. This publication is being published and made available now for the first time in a paperback book edition for those interested in the history of the life of Marilyn Monroe and also for those who enjoy reading about this important American actress.