Library of Raleigh Friends Meeting

Books on Grieving

This list was prepared by Betty Stoddard for the second hour presentation on grief, which took place 2003-09-14.


Available at RFM Library

  • Deits, Bob: Life After Loss: A Personal Guide dealing with Death, Divorce, Job Change and Relocation

  • Golden, Thomas & James Miller:  When A Man Faces Grief

  • Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth: On Life after Death

  • Levang, Elizabeth: When Men Grieve: Why Men Grieve Differently & How You Can Help

  • Lewis: C.S.: A Grief Observed

  • James, John & Russell Friedman: The Grief Recovery Handbook

  • Schwiebert, Pat & Chuck DeKlyen: Tear Soup

  • Weems, Ann: Psalms of Lament

  • Westburg, Granger: Good Grief

    • Books suggested for addition to RFM library 

    For children:

  • Bianco: The Velveteen Rabbit

  • Buscaglia: The Fall of Freddie the Leaf

  • Doleski: The Hurt 

  • Varley: Badger's Parting Gifts

  • Viorst: The Tenth Good Thing About Barney   (video also available)

    • For adults helping bereaved children & youth:

  • Fry: Part of me Died, Too: Stories of creative survival among bereaved children and teenagers

    • For adults:

  • Albom: Tuesdays with Morrie

  • Nouwen: In Memoriam

  • Price: Getting through the Night

    • 9/03-bes