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2011 Catalogue Quality Books for Everybody

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ichelle Anderson Publishing specialises in publishing books on health, mind/body/spirituality, grief, philosophy and children’s non-fiction books for the general public. It has achieved huge success on international markets with translation rights sales into almost every country and several books with multiple sales in several countries. The bestselling You Can Conquer Cancer by Dr Ian Gawler has now sold over 250,000 copies, Lifetimes: Explaining Life and Death to Children has sold over 300,000 and Peacetimes (“one of the most sought-after books in the US since September 11” — Publisher’s Weekly) has sold over 200,000 copies to name a few of the well-known titles. With a solid backlist of books on health subjects written by professionals for the general public such as cancer treatment, management and prevention, manic depression/bipolar disorder, teenage grief, schizophrenia, psychosis, reflux, parkinson’s disease as well as the books written by Ian Gawler and the recipe books of the Gawler Foundation, to name a few, the company has a strong position in the book industry. Sacred Space is the book of the website sacredspace.ie which was set up by the Jesuit Communication Centre in Dublin. The website is now translated into 18 languages and had over 15 million hits. The company has acquired world rights to the book and sold US, UK and Irish rights. The book is proving very successful and a new edition will be published each year.

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Cancer You Can Conquer Cancer Ian Gawler Isbn 9780855723200 $27.95 A revolutionary book when it was first published it has now sold over 200,000 copies worldwide and has been translated into many languages. It has become a classic and one of the most widely read books on the subject of cancer management and survival. ‘What Ian Gawler discovered through experience, science is now proving. There is hope for people with life-threatening cancer, and this book is where to find it’. —Professor George Jelinek. ‘An exceptional man with an exceptional story about recovering and healing. This is not only about cancer but about your life and choices.’ —Dr Bernie Siegel.

Peace of Mind Ian Gawler Isbn 9780855721671 $24.95 This new edition of a best-selling classic clearly and completely sets out the many benefits and techniques of meditation. The information is presented in a style that combines the clear logic of the Western intellect with the intuitive insight of the Eastern mystic. ‘Occasionally, a really great book is written which has the ability to help people to turn their lives around — this is one of these rare books. It will appeal to professionals, patients and anyone interested in personal transformation.’ —Dr Robert Proctor

Meditation Pure & Simple Ian Gawler Isbn 9780855722555 $24.95 Powerful medical research tells us that meditation reliably prevents illness, maximises performance, is a profound healing technique and leads to peace of mind. It restores our natural state of balance and once this is achieved there is a flow-on effect. Soon we experience physical balance and good health, emotional balance and poise, mental clarity and confidence and spiritual harmony. Easy to learn, reliable in their benefits, the techniques presented here will help you to relax effortlessly and meditate profoundly.

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Recipe for Life 1 The Gawler Foundation Isbn 9780855723897 $34.95 Includes a comprehensive description of the whole food, almost-vegan diet that is served on The Gawler Foundation courses as well as recipes from the kitchen, healthy preparation methods as well as an explanation of some of the less well known ingredients and a guide to sourcing whole foods. The 28-day menu plan and weekly shopping lists are for the Wellness Diet, although there are recipes from both the Healing and the Wellness Diets.

Recipe for Life 2 The Gawler Foundation Isbn 9780855723804 $34.95 This book provides over 170 recipes each wheat, dairy and egg-free as well as important nutritional information. Planning and following an eating pattern that leaves out many of the chemicals, additives and highly processed foods and concentrating where possible on clean nutritious organic grains, vegetables and fruit along with some deep sea fish will allow you to feel positive and empowered.

Surviving Cancer: Inspirational Stories The Gawler Foundation Isbn 9780855723859 $21.95 The stories in this collection are each unique in the way they relate their healing journey from first diagnosis to ultimate recovery. Yet behind each person’s story there are certain common threads. Chief among these is that above and beyond medical treatment every individual received the benefits of self-empowerment by adopting strategies learnt from the wonderful therapeutic team at The Gawler Foundation. Reading these accounts of recovery is a recipe for hope and healing.

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Cancer Secrets of Cancer Survivors Elizabeth Gould Isbn 9780855723842 $21.95 The author details her own story as well as the stories of five cancer survivors. No diets or miracle cures but a practical step-by-step approach to describing the emotional and physical journey through cancer into remission. In this book you will learn: Mental tools and techniques to cope with each stage of cancer: How your body will change during treatment and how to cope with those changes: The best ways to emotionally support a cancer patient; and How the cancer journey can transform your life.

So You’ve Got Prostate Cancer Too! Dr Brian Meade Isbn 9780855723989 $24.95 ‘This book by Dr Brian Meade, is the most authoritative, comprehensive and useful work that I have read on the subject of how to deal with prostate cancer. It is intended for men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and their spouses/partners, but is also a valuable reference for practitioners and even for men who wish to avoid getting it. The author emphasizes the importance of lifestyle factors, notably diet, exercise and relaxation on the risk of getting prostate cancer, as well as the effect of lifestyle on what happens if you have it.’ —Dr Graham Lyons

Cancer for Two: Conquering a cancer together David Bennett Isbn 9780855723514 $22.95 A groundbreaking book in that David informs us of what we might expect at two levels after a diagnosis of cancer. He writes of the medical sequence and issues and of their emotional consequences on him and his wife, Ann. We learn the work of specialists and doctors in traditional medicine and of their teaching in complementary medicing. Having an informed insight into both the hard edge of surgery and a protective lifestyle for his future, David shares here, in a reasonable and entertaining style, what he learned.

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Three Quotes from a Plumber: How a second opinion changed the life of a woman with a brain tumour Sally White Isbn 9780855723958 $24.95 This book tells the inspiring story of Sally White, wife and mother of two boys aged 13 and 11 years, who has written about her experiences since being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2007. The story explores her challenges with the medical profession and alternative therapies and details the way she managed a life-threatening illness in the context of family life. After twelve months of repeated MRI scans and unenviable waiting Sally met Dr Charlie Teo and internationally renowned neurosurgeon who challenged her to seek a second opinion and created hope through minimally invasive surgery that has allowed her to get on with living, not just surviving.

The Home Health Guide to a Cancer Free Family Professor Gabriel Kune Isbn 9780855723460 $27.95 Describes in a clear and practical way how to achieve a healthy and enjoyable lifestyle, which at the same time reduces the chances of developing cancer. It shows how cancer or even a precancerous condition can be detected early and cured. Preventive advice is given with clear recommendations for the prevention and early detection of the different cancers. A comprehensive, easy to read reference manual.

The Gynaecological Cancer Guide Margaret Heffernan, Professor Michael Quinn Isbn 9780855723323 $24.95 Written for women with gynaecological cancer, their carers, family, colleagues and medical support teams. It provides information on the critical issues that gynaecological cancer survivors commonly experience, the range of gynaecological cancers and the treatment options available. The author has interviewed many survivors and their very frank and honest comments throughout the book will be of great help to the reader allowing patients to return to a balanced, functioning quality of life as soon as possible.

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Grief After Suicide: Help for the Bereaved Dr Sheila Clark 9780855722623 $21.95 ’This is a comprehensive handbook dealing with a specific are of bereavement after suicide — and fills a gap in the grief and suicide literature. There is a strong element of personal growth and positivity in the book with an emphasis on self education, self help and self care.’ —Dr C Owen.

Now that the funeral is over Doris Zagdanski Isbn 9780855722784 $15.95 Now a classic in the field of grief this book by celebrated grief educator Doris Zagdanski has been reprinted over 10 times. It is a commonsense guide for grieving people. Contents include — what you should know about grief — grief reactions and behaviours — helping yourself to readjust — if you know someone who is grieving ….

Helping Teenagers Cope with Grief Doris Zagdanski Isbn 9780855724054 $21.95 From an initial conversation with school teachers about the plight of teenagers who were trying to cope with death and grief, often for the first time, came this wonderful book. Grief is explained, thoughts and feelings and effects and behaviours are discussed. How to handle reactions and speaking out is an important section as is facing the future and how to help if you are a friend, parent, teacher. An excellent resource for teenagers.

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Stuck for Words:What to say to someone who is grieving Doris Zagdanski isbn 9780855724115 $21.95 In this book Doris Zagdanski enlists the help of grieving people to tell you what they need from those around them. She has adapted communication skills and modified counselling techniques to enable the ordinary person in the street to speak confidently with a grieving friend, client, colleague, relative…anybody who needs to talk about their feelings. Well known for her work in grief and bereavement through her talks around Australia her work is respected and treasured by many.

What’s Dead Mean? Doris Zagdanski Isbn 9780855723165 $15.95 This book explains how to help children cope with death using talking, drawing, pasting and sharing. With beautiful illustrations the format is for the parents to read the text on the left side of the page and the for child can draw something they know and being their involvement in the learning process using the heading words on the right hand page. The author has worked with schools, churches, health professionals, community services police and emergency personnel providing grief education and is well qualified to write this book.

When Pets Die: It’s Allright to Grieve Doris Zagdanski Isbn 9780855723507 $16.95 In this book the often unrecognised hurt of losing a pet is given a name — disenfranchised grief. This grief is explained in a commonsense, practical and sensitive way. Just what you need when your pet companion has died and it seems that no-one understands. There are wonderful quotes throughout the book to help the reader.

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Grief Towards the Light: Growing through Grief Michael Metzger

Our Babies Have Died:Stories of Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support Inc)

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A remarkable book which helps one to come to terms with grief as well as being an insight into a personal journey which still continues following the deather not only of the author’s father but of his son. The map of grief is outlined with compassion and wisdom. Surviving different types of death is specified in the second part of the book and a spiritual guide follows the third.

This book contains the stories of parents who have unselfishly shared them so that other may benefit. They are at times heartbreaking, brave and sensitive while showing an insight into the strength of the human condition. SANDS (Vic) has been supporting Australian parents since the early 1980s and this book is another way they have been able to help parents in their grief.

Health Reflux Reality: A Guide for Families Glenda Blanch Isbn 9780855723996 $24.95 Many people think reflux is normal or even trivial, or that it is ‘just a bit of vomiting’ or a ‘behavioural issue’. Unfortunately it can range in severity enormously, and families can suffer extreme stress as a result of having a child with this condition. ‘All parents know our babies are very unsettled, unhappy, tired and in pain. This fantastic book containing suggested management tips, complementary medicine suggestions as well as traditional medicine, survival and coping techniques for parents and strategies to get our babies to the other side of this unwelcome health issue is hugely welcomed in the world of 21st Century parenting. This new book has it all. —Claudia Keech, Founder and CEO Motherinc.

A Lifelong Journey: Staying well with Manic Depression/Bipolar Disorder Dr Sarah Russell Isbn 9780855723576 $21.95 Provides evidence that people with manic depression/bipolar disorder are living happy and fulfilling lives. Contributors to the book discuss the many different ways to stay well. Rarely is it just about seeing a psychiatrist and taking prescribed medication. Getting the diagnosis right, Choosing medication and other treatments, Life changes, Choices, Support: Community, Family, Professional therapy, Stay Well plans and many more. ‘Beyondblue welcomes Sarah’s insightful and revealing book. By sharing personal experiences this book provides helpful information for us all’. —Leonie Young, CEO beyondblue

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Stop Parkin and Start Livin: Reversing the Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease John Coleman ND Isbn 9780855723682 $21.95 This very successful book is an invaluable resource for those diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. It provides a plan of action and significant information which the reader can use to return to good health and as an adjunct to working with supportive therapists. An exercise programme is included together with information on the various modalities that helped the author reverse his symptoms of the disease.

Why Am I So Tired: How to put the fuel back in your tank Drs Ginni Mansberg and Anne Thompson. Isbn 9780855723699 $21.95 The authors have developed a scientifically based, easy to follow approach to regain control of your life and get your energy back. Many subjects are covered- from possible depression, low iron, thryroid troubles, sleep problems, stress management, low libido, health eating, exercise, smoking drinking etc. helping tired men etc.

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Health Living with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias, Dr Kylie Ladd and Elizabeth Rand Isbn 9780855723705 $24.95 Written by specialists in the field this book covers everything one needs to know about Alzheimer’s from diagnosis, support, medications, practical matters ie.e. accommodation etc, driving, legal issues, services, finances, emotional matters, help for carers and many more. A valuable resource.

Remember Me Mrs V? Caring for my wife: her Alzheimer’s and others’ stories Tom Valenta Isbn 9780855723774 $21.95 Mother of here, Marie Valenta, was fifty-four when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The former primary school teacher had rarely experienced a day’s illness before this shattering diagnosis. Her husband Tom became her primary carer. He describes the daily agony of seeing his wife slowly succumb to this cruel, degenerative disease. Ultimately he gives her up to a nursing home which he sees as his final act of capitulation and failure.

Your Breasts and Plastic Surgery Professor Donald Marshall Isbn 9780855723798 $21.95 Based on the extensive experience of the author, a plastic surgeon with a long established international reputation the book sets out the options available — for breast enlargement, reducation and reconstruction in a clear and balanced way. Complemented by the personal stories of many patients it explains not only the benefits but also the risk and complications of surgery.

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The Patient’s Guide to the Polycystic Ovary, Professor Gabor Kovacs Isbn 9780855723217 $21.95 This book gives advice on aspects such as weight control, skin problems, contraception and ovulation induction, as well as on lifestyle changes to help avoid the associated increased risk of developing diabetes and atherosclerosis.

New Frontiers in Medicine:The Body as the Shadow of the Soul, Dr Craig Hassed Isbn 9780855723613 $24.95 An adaptation of articles from the Philosophy of Medicine series in Australian Family Physician the thesis of this book is that health and healing are natural and that the role of the therapist and the patient is to facilitate the process and not to sabotage it. True health is based upon simple and fundamental principles. Time will tell whether many emerging disciplines such as holistic, complementary and mind-body medicine, which are ridiculed by some and resisted by others, will one day be taken as selfevident.

Hearing Voices: A Common Human Experience John Watkins Isbn 9780855723903 $27.95 Though hearing voices is often considered a classic sign of madness, research summaries in this book reveals that it is, in fact, a rather common experience. While ‘voices’ may be a prominent symptom of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia they can also occur in many other context and assume a wide variety of forms. Many well-adjusted individuals have had a least one memorable voice experience. Benign inner voices may function as a medium for creative inspiration, the call of vocation, extrasensory communication and spiritual revelation.

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Health Unshrinking Psychosis: Understanding and Healing the Wounded Soul John Watkins ISBN 9780855724009 $35.00 This book takes a bold quantum leap beyond restricte biomedical notions of discrete ‘illnesses’ such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to view these enigmatic conditions from a holistic perspective that reveals a ‘method in the madness’ of psychosis. The book draws on the accumulated wisdom of mental health experts and individuals with first-hand experience to outline ways of responding that will promote healing and recovery.

Healing Schizophrenia: Using Medication Wisely John Watkins Isbn 9780855723767 $27.95 This book challenges the now widely held beief that most people diagnosed with schizophrenia will require long-term neuroleptic treatment and that recovery is relatively unusual without it. It shows how a holistic approach which treats body, mind and soul can significantly improve the likelihood of healing and recovery, even for those with a long history fo schizophrenia.

You Cannot Take Our Love: Anorexia Takes Everything but it Cannot Touch a Family’s Love Jacinta Sutherland Isbn 9780855724023 $24.95 At the age of 14 Tess was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. This moving story, written from a mother’s perspective describes living with and caring for a family member who suffers from an eating disorder. All elements of the carer’s journey are here: personal and family turmoil; the questioning of treatment programs; the struggle against anorexia; and the final triumph over it. Excerpts from Tess’s journal add powerful insight to the story.

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Maximum Asthma Control The Revolutionary 3-Step Anti Astham Program Michael Cichorski Isbn 9780855723453 $21.95 This new 3step programme has been developed with one thing in mind. To give each person maximum asthma control with minimum use of medication. Known as the Applied Respiratory Method, this scientifically designed breathing therapy is the single most important advance in asthma management since the availability of steroid medication. The author is a former asthmatic and former international pharmaceutical company executive turned leading natural health advocate.

Heart to Heart: A Survivor’s Guide to Heart Surgery Lucia Nardo Isbn 9780855723491 $15.95 The author shares with us her day-by-day reaction to her own diagnosis, tests and response to surgery. Knowing what to expect when embarking on such surgery will be of enormous benefit both to those involved and to their families. In Heart to Heart Lucia relates her story with candour, grace and touching humour. Anyone faced with the prospect of elective heart surgery should read this book.

Essential Medicine Explained Dr Alan Baldam Isbn 9780855723538 $24.95 Covers common, everyday and serious medical problems. It is structured to provide easy access to each of the main topics in plain English. Easy to read, comprehensive and practical, this book provides the essential information that is so often sought by those wishing to take control of their health.

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Health Happy Children: Secrets of How they Think Elizabeth Gould Isbn 9780855723934 $21.95

Early Menopause: Why Me Sherie McGuinness RN PhD 9780855723422 $21.95

There are many books written about children, but very few contain the children’s thoughts and views. In a society where books on parenting and childhood are based on the adult analysis of children with problems and difficulties this book is completely different. In the children’s own words it tells how eight happy children from different walks of life view their own life and the world around them. It challenges the notion that children are obsessed with body image, controlled by peer pressure or crushed by bullying.

This book explains the changes, causes, consequences and care of early menopause. In doing so it addresses important contemporary health issues, highlights the impact modern living is having upon the bodies of women and sets out commonsense self-help strategies. It will appeal to not only young women looking for answers to their own situation but will also be a useful reference for reproductive health professionals.

Spirituality and Mind/Body Know Thyself: The Stress Release Programme Dr Craig Hassed Isbn 9780855723361 $21.95 Reprinted over 10 times this book explains the wonderful stress release programme ‘Mindfulness’. Mindfulness is most sensibly used in a preventive way and to help us cope effectively with demanding and busy lives. It is a simple and gentle way of dealing with smaller problems before they become larger ones, or as an adjunct for dealing with more major issues. Dr Hassed teaches at Monash University and has introduced topics such as stress management, meditation, mind/body medicine to under and postgraduate medical students.

Sacred Space 2011 — The Irish Jesuits Isnbn 9780855724016 $32.95 This book is the seventh edition of the popular website www.sacredspace.ie which was used by more than five million people last year. With the company selling rights to the book to the US where it has sold over 40,000 copies and to Ireland and the UK it is proving very successful. The book is divided into several stages — Something to think and pray about each day this week — Freedom — Consciousness — The Word — Conversation and Conclusion — a prefect yearly study on prayer and contemplation.

Think Less, Be More: Mental Detox for Everyone Dr Christine Maingard Isbn 9780855723941 $24.95 ‘This book is compelling and intelligent, offering us a crucial and beneficial antidote to our fast-paced and often insane lives. Through a careful, reflective and meticulous journey into the depths of being human, the author shows us how to make heart coherence — where being connected to life goes well beyonhd thought… —Dr Baden Offord.

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Philosophy An Eye for An Eye: Living Philosophy Professor Robert Spillane Isbn 9780855723811 $24.95 The eleven philosophies in this book embody ideas of considerable force and fascination which can change lives by penetrating the illusions of appearance and the delusions of common sense by which life misleads us. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Diogenes, Epictetus, Machiavelli, Descartes, Hume, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhyauer, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus and others discussed here challenge readers with striking ideas, and aim to arouse curiosity not to satisfy it.

Questionable Behaviour: Psychology’s Undermining of Personal Responsibility Professor Robert Spillane Isbn 9780855723910 $24.95 This book of psychology is intended for anyone who has read enough psychology to have been perplexed and antagonised by its famous emperors. The aim of the book is to show that if we take these naked emperors seriously and deny personal responsibility and human freedom we shall have contributed to the undermining of our civilisation. The idea of personal responsibility has not fared well in psychology. Freud, Jung, Maslow, Eysenck, Sinner and others have denied, or minimised the importance of personal responsibility and human freedom.

Enlightened Eccentrics: Philosophers in the Age of Reason Professor Robert Spillane

Biography Our Houseless Home: A Colourful Bush Childhood During the Great Depression Lyle Courtney Isbn 9780855724030 $29.95 Lyle Courtney. the youngest of eight siblings was born into a comparatively well-off family in Maryborough, a Victorian goldfields town, during the Great Depression. His mother died three weeks after he was born. When he was five years old the family lost their house, causing their father to throw caution to the wind and retreat with the children and their aunt to a tent-camp in the bush. Set against an ever-changing background of the beauty, wonders and vagaries of nature this book is a warts and all narrative. It portrays the challenging and whimsical lifestyle of a poverty-stricken family making do in those hard times. A true story of optimism, resourcefulness, loyalty and love.

My Mother, My Writing and Me Iola Mathews Isbn 9780855723927 $24.95 Iola Mathews explores a dilemma familiar to many women — how to nurture your own needs and creativity without neglecting your responsibility to the people you love. This brave and honest memoir explores many of the issues facing women in their fifties and the transition towards peace and fulfilment. ‘My life was stalled, like a train carriage shunted into a siding. I wanted to write about my early life in Paris, but I was afraid. Most of the time I was looking after my elderly mother who was unwell, and now my daughter was expecting a baby and would need me too. I felt trapped…’

Isbn 9780855723972 $24.95 The philosophers of the Age of Reason — Bacon, Descartes, Bayle, Fontenelle, Hobbes, Voltaire, Rousseau and others can justly be called enlightened eccentrics. They were so because they promoted the use of reason in public affairs and disseminated subversive views which put their liberty and lives at risk. The challenge today is to find eccentrics enlightened enough to argue that the age which venerated reason and science as humankind’s highest faculty must not be lost on us.

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Childrens What About Me? A Story for the siblings of sick children, George Vlamakis Isbn 9780855723408 $17.95 The author has worked for several years as a Paediatric Social Worker in the Oncology and Emergency Units at Monash Medical Centre. His interest in siblings stems from parents’ frequently asked question: ‘How do I respond to the needs of the sibling, when so much of my attention needs to go to my sick child?’ This book, as much as possible, tries to capture the wisdom and answers of these same parents.

What’s Dead Mean? Doris Zagdanski Isbn 9780855723163 $15.95

Magic Me:Yoga, A Magical Gift for All Ages, Jane Wiesner BA(Hons)DipHealth(Yoga) Advanced Dip Yoga Teaching Isbn 9780855723606 $17.95 Magic Me is designed to assist positive outcomes in childhood development (physically and emotionally). Yoga provides a wonderful way to help combat both childhood obesity through physical practice and childhood depression through the wisdom of yogic philosophy. The techniques strive to give children physical stamina, a sense of self esteem and a feeling of emotional empowerment.

This book explains how to help children cope with death using talking, drawing, pasting and sharing. With beautiful illustrations the format is for the parents to read the text on the left side of the page and the for child can draw something they know and being their involvement in the learning process using the heading words on the right hand page. The author has worked with schools, churches, health professionals, community services police and emergency personnel providing grief education and is well qualified to write this book.

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