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❤️‍🩹 Grief And Laughter

The startling, necessary comedy that erupts in the midst of mourning — because sometimes the only honest response to unbearable loss is to laugh.
I Must Say
by Martin Short • 2014
Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.
4.12
19k+
🎙️ Comedy Memoirs🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy🕊️ Grief And Loss
I Must Say Summary
I Must Say 89%
Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.
by Martin Short 2014
4.12
19k+ ratings
🎙️ Comedy Memoirs🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy🕊️ Grief And Loss
The Farewell Chronicles
by Anneli Rufus • 2005
Grief's ugly secret: behind the flowers and tears, a circus of shame, relief, greed, and guilt.
4.05
57
⚰️ Death And Society🤐 Grief Taboos🧠 Narrative Psychology
The Farewell Chronicles Summary
The Farewell Chronicles 89%
Grief's ugly secret: behind the flowers and tears, a circus of shame, relief, greed, and guilt.
by Anneli Rufus 2005
4.05
57 ratings
⚰️ Death And Society🤐 Grief Taboos🧠 Narrative Psychology
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers • 2000
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
3.69
184k+
🪦 Parental Loss🖤 Grief Memoir👬 Brothers
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 89%
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
by Dave Eggers 2000
3.69
184k+ ratings
🪦 Parental Loss🖤 Grief Memoir👬 Brothers
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog
by Emily Dean • 2019
Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.
4.23
3k+
🪦 Grief Memoirs💔 Family Loss🛋️ Therapy Memoirs
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog Summary
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog 89%
Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.
by Emily Dean 2019
4.23
3k+ ratings
🪦 Grief Memoirs💔 Family Loss🛋️ Therapy Memoirs
The Guncle
by Steven Rowley • 2021
After his best friend dies, a former TV star in Palm Springs must raise her two children.
4.1
215k+
🛡️ Unexpected Guardianship🫂 Found Family📖 Storytelling As Healing
The Guncle Summary
The Guncle 89%
After his best friend dies, a former TV star in Palm Springs must raise her two children.
by Steven Rowley 2021
4.1
215k+ ratings
🛡️ Unexpected Guardianship🫂 Found Family📖 Storytelling As Healing
Humor Me
by Chris Duffy • 2026
Comedy is for professionals. Humor is a skill anyone can build, and it changes everything.
3.68
488
🏥 Laughter Therapy🎭 Improv Thinking🎤 Comedy Craft
Humor Me Summary
Humor Me 88%
Comedy is for professionals. Humor is a skill anyone can build, and it changes everything.
by Chris Duffy 2026
3.68
488 ratings
🏥 Laughter Therapy🎭 Improv Thinking🎤 Comedy Craft
The Book of Grief and Hamburgers
by Stuart Ross • 2022
A poet tries to face grief directly, accidentally writes a book about why he can't.
3.84
189
🖋️ Poetic Memoir🕯️ Grief Memoir🛡️ Emotional Avoidance
The Book of Grief and Hamburgers Summary
The Book of Grief and Hamburgers 88%
A poet tries to face grief directly, accidentally writes a book about why he can't.
by Stuart Ross 2022
3.84
189 ratings
🖋️ Poetic Memoir🕯️ Grief Memoir🛡️ Emotional Avoidance
I Funny
by James Patterson • 2012
An orphaned middle schooler in a wheelchair bets everything on a comedy contest.
4.14
13k+
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy♿ Disabled Protagonist😂 Humor As Coping
I Funny Summary
I Funny 88%
An orphaned middle schooler in a wheelchair bets everything on a comedy contest.
by James Patterson 2012
4.14
13k+ ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy♿ Disabled Protagonist😂 Humor As Coping
Lost & Found
by Kathryn Schulz • 2022
A father lost, a wife found: the discovery that grief and joy are not opposites.
4.11
10k+
🕊️ Grief And Mourning🔍 Loss And Finding❤️ Romantic Love
Lost & Found Summary
Lost & Found 88%
A father lost, a wife found: the discovery that grief and joy are not opposites.
by Kathryn Schulz 2022
4.11
10k+ ratings
🕊️ Grief And Mourning🔍 Loss And Finding❤️ Romantic Love
This is Where I Leave You
by Jonathan Tropper • 2003
Seven days of shiva. Four squabbling siblings. One marriage in ashes. Judd Foxman's week from hell.
3.88
149k+
🎭 Family Dramedy🖤 Dark Comedy🏚️ Dysfunctional Family
This is Where I Leave You Summary
This is Where I Leave You 87%
Seven days of shiva. Four squabbling siblings. One marriage in ashes. Judd Foxman's week from hell.
by Jonathan Tropper 2003
3.88
149k+ ratings
🎭 Family Dramedy🖤 Dark Comedy🏚️ Dysfunctional Family
I See You've Called in Dead
by John Kenney • 2025
An obituary writer posts his own death notice by mistake. Suspended, he crashes strangers' funerals.
4.09
52k+
🖤 Dark Comedy👥 Male Friendship💔 Processing Grief
I See You've Called in Dead Summary
I See You've Called in Dead 87%
An obituary writer posts his own death notice by mistake. Suspended, he crashes strangers' funerals.
by John Kenney 2025
4.09
52k+ ratings
🖤 Dark Comedy👥 Male Friendship💔 Processing Grief
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
🕯️ Child Loss💔 Parental Grief🏥 Medical Memoir
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 87%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
🕯️ Child Loss💔 Parental Grief🏥 Medical Memoir
Grief Is Love
by Marisa Renee Lee • 2022
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
4.15
3k+
💔 Grief And Healing❤️ Loss And Love🔓 Permission To Grieve
Grief Is Love Summary
Grief Is Love 87%
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
by Marisa Renee Lee 2022
4.15
3k+ ratings
💔 Grief And Healing❤️ Loss And Love🔓 Permission To Grieve
Things in Nature Merely Grow
by Yiyun Li • 2025
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
4.34
15k+
👼 Child Loss🖤 Suicide Loss🌀 Grief Without Closure
Things in Nature Merely Grow Summary
Things in Nature Merely Grow 87%
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
by Yiyun Li 2025
4.34
15k+ ratings
👼 Child Loss🖤 Suicide Loss🌀 Grief Without Closure
The Fathers
by John Niven • 2025
Two Glasgow fathers, opposite lives. When one man's world breaks, the other's becomes his to take.
4.20
1k+
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Contemporary Glasgow⚖️ Class Divide🪦 Grieving Parent
The Fathers Summary
The Fathers 87%
Two Glasgow fathers, opposite lives. When one man's world breaks, the other's becomes his to take.
by John Niven 2025
4.20
1k+ ratings
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Contemporary Glasgow⚖️ Class Divide🪦 Grieving Parent
It's OK That You're Not OK
by Megan Devine • 2017
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
4.35
15k+
🕯️ Grief And Loss🤲 Grief Acceptance🔄 Non-Linear Grief
It's OK That You're Not OK Summary
It's OK That You're Not OK 87%
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
by Megan Devine 2017
4.35
15k+ ratings
🕯️ Grief And Loss🤲 Grief Acceptance🔄 Non-Linear Grief
A Buddhist Grief Observed
by Guy Newland • 2016
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
3.96
130
🖤 Bereavement Memoirs☸️ Buddhist Practice🍂 Impermanence
A Buddhist Grief Observed Summary
A Buddhist Grief Observed 87%
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
by Guy Newland 2016
3.96
130 ratings
🖤 Bereavement Memoirs☸️ Buddhist Practice🍂 Impermanence
The Beauty of What Remains
by Steve Leder • 2021
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
4.44
3k+
🪦 Death And Dying💔 Grief And Loss🧭 Mortality And Meaning
The Beauty of What Remains Summary
The Beauty of What Remains 87%
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
by Steve Leder 2021
4.44
3k+ ratings
🪦 Death And Dying💔 Grief And Loss🧭 Mortality And Meaning
En attendant Bojangles
by Olivier Bourdeaut • 2016
A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.
4.23
20k+
🎪 Eccentric Family👩‍👧 Troubled Mother🎭 Tragicomic Tone
En attendant Bojangles Summary
En attendant Bojangles 87%
A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.
by Olivier Bourdeaut 2016
4.23
20k+ ratings
🎪 Eccentric Family👩‍👧 Troubled Mother🎭 Tragicomic Tone
The Laughing Cure
by Brian King • 2016
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
3.82
56
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction
The Laughing Cure Summary
The Laughing Cure 87%
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
by Brian King 2016
3.82
56 ratings
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion • 2005
Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.
3.93
308k+
🪦 Grief Memoir📖 Literary Memoir💔 Sudden Loss
The Year of Magical Thinking Summary
The Year of Magical Thinking 87%
Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.
by Joan Didion 2005
3.93
308k+ ratings
🪦 Grief Memoir📖 Literary Memoir💔 Sudden Loss
The Beginner's Goodbye
by Anne Tyler • 2012
When a tree kills his wife, she returns in grocery aisles to discuss their imperfect marriage.
3.63
21k+
🏠 Domestic Fiction👻 Ambiguous Haunting💔 Imperfect Marriage
The Beginner's Goodbye Summary
The Beginner's Goodbye 87%
When a tree kills his wife, she returns in grocery aisles to discuss their imperfect marriage.
by Anne Tyler 2012
3.63
21k+ ratings
🏠 Domestic Fiction👻 Ambiguous Haunting💔 Imperfect Marriage
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
by Nina Sankovitch • 2011
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
3.48
7k+
🪦 Grief Memoirs📚 Bibliomemoir📖 Bibliotherapy
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair Summary
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 87%
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
by Nina Sankovitch 2011
3.48
7k+ ratings
🪦 Grief Memoirs📚 Bibliomemoir📖 Bibliotherapy
Dead Mom Walking
by Rachel Matlow • 2020
Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.
4.14
687
🧸 Mother-Daughter Bonds🏥 Cancer Memoirs🌿 Alternative Medicine
Dead Mom Walking Summary
Dead Mom Walking 87%
Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.
by Rachel Matlow 2020
4.14
687 ratings
🧸 Mother-Daughter Bonds🏥 Cancer Memoirs🌿 Alternative Medicine
The Suicide Shop
by Jean Teulé • 2008
A suicide shop's gloom business is upended when the owner's youngest son is born smiling.
3.46
25k+
🖤 Dark Humor💀 Whimsical Death🌞 Relentless Optimist
The Suicide Shop Summary
The Suicide Shop 87%
A suicide shop's gloom business is upended when the owner's youngest son is born smiling.
by Jean Teulé 2008
3.46
25k+ ratings
🖤 Dark Humor💀 Whimsical Death🌞 Relentless Optimist
A Hole in the World
by Amanda Held Opelt • 2022
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
4.43
800
🕯️ Grief Rituals🤝 Communal Grief💪 Embodied Grief
A Hole in the World Summary
A Hole in the World 87%
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
by Amanda Held Opelt 2022
4.43
800 ratings
🕯️ Grief Rituals🤝 Communal Grief💪 Embodied Grief
Humour
by Terry Eagleton • 2019
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
3.19
603
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory
Humour Summary
Humour 87%
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
by Terry Eagleton 2019
3.19
603 ratings
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory
And Here's the Kicker
by Mike Sacks • 2009
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
4.05
2k+
🎭 Humor Writing📖 Interview Anthology🧠 Comedy Theory
And Here's the Kicker Summary
And Here's the Kicker 87%
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
by Mike Sacks 2009
4.05
2k+ ratings
🎭 Humor Writing📖 Interview Anthology🧠 Comedy Theory
The Road to Tender Hearts
by Annie Hartnett • 2025
A lonely lottery winner inherits two orphans, a road trip, and a death-predicting cat.
4.33
115k+
🫂 Found Family🖤 Dark Comedy👴 Reluctant Guardian
The Road to Tender Hearts Summary
The Road to Tender Hearts 87%
A lonely lottery winner inherits two orphans, a road trip, and a death-predicting cat.
by Annie Hartnett 2025
4.33
115k+ ratings
🫂 Found Family🖤 Dark Comedy👴 Reluctant Guardian
On Grief and Grieving
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 2005
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
4.32
5k+
🗣️ Grief Counseling🤝 Bereavement Support🧩 Grief Stages
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving 87%
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2005
4.32
5k+ ratings
🗣️ Grief Counseling🤝 Bereavement Support🧩 Grief Stages
Recovering from Losses in Life
by H. Norman Wright • 1991
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
4.25
197
🖤 Grief And Loss✝️ Christian Grieving🔗 Unresolved Grief
Recovering from Losses in Life Summary
Recovering from Losses in Life 87%
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
by H. Norman Wright 1991
4.25
197 ratings
🖤 Grief And Loss✝️ Christian Grieving🔗 Unresolved Grief
Grief One Day at a Time
by Alan D. Wolfelt • 2016
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
4.61
203
🕊️ Grief Support💔 Love And Loss📖 Grief Meditations
Grief One Day at a Time Summary
Grief One Day at a Time 87%
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
by Alan D. Wolfelt 2016
4.61
203 ratings
🕊️ Grief Support💔 Love And Loss📖 Grief Meditations
Loss
by John Bowlby • 1979
Grief's biological roots: an instinct to search, and the lasting damage of suppressing it.
4.16
173
🔗 Attachment Theory🕯️ Bereavement🔄 Mourning Phases
Loss Summary
Loss 87%
Grief's biological roots: an instinct to search, and the lasting damage of suppressing it.
by John Bowlby 1979
4.16
173 ratings
🔗 Attachment Theory🕯️ Bereavement🔄 Mourning Phases
The Lessons of Love
by Melody Beattie • 2013
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
4.02
257
🕊️ Parental Grief📖 Grief Memoirs🌱 Healing After Loss
The Lessons of Love Summary
The Lessons of Love 87%
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
by Melody Beattie 2013
4.02
257 ratings
🕊️ Parental Grief📖 Grief Memoirs🌱 Healing After Loss
Promise Me Sunshine
by Cara Bastone • 2025
A grieving nanny makes a deal with a guarded uncle: bucket list help for lessons in connection.
4.07
95k+
🤍 Grief Romance🔥 Slow Burn☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine
Promise Me Sunshine Summary
Promise Me Sunshine 87%
A grieving nanny makes a deal with a guarded uncle: bucket list help for lessons in connection.
by Cara Bastone 2025
4.07
95k+ ratings
🤍 Grief Romance🔥 Slow Burn☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine
Grief Is a Journey
by Kenneth J. Doka • 2015
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
4.04
174
🧩 Grief Myths👤 Unrecognized Grief🕯️ Grief Rituals
Grief Is a Journey Summary
Grief Is a Journey 87%
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
by Kenneth J. Doka 2015
4.04
174 ratings
🧩 Grief Myths👤 Unrecognized Grief🕯️ Grief Rituals
A Widow's Story
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2011
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
3.76
4k+
🖤 Spousal Loss📖 Bereavement Memoir⚡ Sudden Death
A Widow's Story Summary
A Widow's Story 86%
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2011
3.76
4k+ ratings
🖤 Spousal Loss📖 Bereavement Memoir⚡ Sudden Death
A Grief Observed
by C.S. Lewis • 1961
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
4.22
98k+
🖤 Spousal Bereavement🕊️ Widowhood📓 Grief Journals
A Grief Observed Summary
A Grief Observed 86%
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
by C.S. Lewis 1961
4.22
98k+ ratings
🖤 Spousal Bereavement🕊️ Widowhood📓 Grief Journals
Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon
by Matthew Norman • 2025
A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.
4.26
29k+
👫 Widow Romance🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon🖤 Grief Bonding
Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon Summary
Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon 86%
A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.
by Matthew Norman 2025
4.26
29k+ ratings
👫 Widow Romance🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon🖤 Grief Bonding
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
by Maria Bamford • 2023
Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.
3.71
25k+
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir😈 Dark Humor🗣️ Confessional Memoir
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult Summary
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult 86%
Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.
by Maria Bamford 2023
3.71
25k+ ratings
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir😈 Dark Humor🗣️ Confessional Memoir
The Psychology of Grief
by Richard Gross • 2018
Grief has no stages, no timeline, no closure. What actually shapes how we adapt to loss.
3.66
38
🪦 Grief And Loss🔗 Attachment Theory🚫 Disenfranchised Grief
The Psychology of Grief Summary
The Psychology of Grief 86%
Grief has no stages, no timeline, no closure. What actually shapes how we adapt to loss.
by Richard Gross 2018
3.66
38 ratings
🪦 Grief And Loss🔗 Attachment Theory🚫 Disenfranchised Grief
I'm a Joke and So Are You
by Robin Ince • 2018
A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.
3.93
1k+
🎤 Stand Up Comedy😰 Anxiety And Creativity🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor
I'm a Joke and So Are You Summary
I'm a Joke and So Are You 86%
A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.
by Robin Ince 2018
3.93
1k+ ratings
🎤 Stand Up Comedy😰 Anxiety And Creativity🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor
The Name of the World
by Denis Johnson • 2000
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
3.55
3k+
🏛️ Campus Novel💔 Widower Protagonist🌧️ Quiet Melancholy
The Name of the World Summary
The Name of the World 86%
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
by Denis Johnson 2000
3.55
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Campus Novel💔 Widower Protagonist🌧️ Quiet Melancholy
Only a Joke Can Save Us
by Todd McGowan • 2017
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
4.32
37
🎭 Comedy Theory🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📖 Continental Philosophy
Only a Joke Can Save Us Summary
Only a Joke Can Save Us 86%
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
by Todd McGowan 2017
4.32
37 ratings
🎭 Comedy Theory🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📖 Continental Philosophy
Grief Is for People
by Sloane Crosley • 2024
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
3.83
18k+
💔 Suicide Loss👥 Friendship Grief📿 Objects And Memory
Grief Is for People Summary
Grief Is for People 86%
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
by Sloane Crosley 2024
3.83
18k+ ratings
💔 Suicide Loss👥 Friendship Grief📿 Objects And Memory
A Matter of Death and Life
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
4.40
10k+
🪦 Grief Memoir🛋️ Existential Therapy💀 Death Acceptance
A Matter of Death and Life Summary
A Matter of Death and Life 86%
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2021
4.40
10k+ ratings
🪦 Grief Memoir🛋️ Existential Therapy💀 Death Acceptance
The Hidden Tools of Comedy
by Steve Kaplan • 2013
Comedy runs on one rule: an underdog with no skills, impossible odds, and relentless hope.
4.24
895
✍️ Comedy Writing🎬 Screenwriting🎭 Comedy Performance
The Hidden Tools of Comedy Summary
The Hidden Tools of Comedy 86%
Comedy runs on one rule: an underdog with no skills, impossible odds, and relentless hope.
by Steve Kaplan 2013
4.24
895 ratings
✍️ Comedy Writing🎬 Screenwriting🎭 Comedy Performance
A Thousand Naked Strangers
by Kevin Hazzard • 2016
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
3.96
14k+
🚑 Emergency Medicine🚨 First Responder Memoir😈 Dark Humor
A Thousand Naked Strangers Summary
A Thousand Naked Strangers 86%
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
by Kevin Hazzard 2016
3.96
14k+ ratings
🚑 Emergency Medicine🚨 First Responder Memoir😈 Dark Humor
Your Grief, Your Way
by Shelby Forsythia • 2020
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
4.34
159
🖤 Grief And Loss🕯️ Mourning Practices💗 Self-Compassion In Grief
Your Grief, Your Way Summary
Your Grief, Your Way 86%
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
by Shelby Forsythia 2020
4.34
159 ratings
🖤 Grief And Loss🕯️ Mourning Practices💗 Self-Compassion In Grief
Getting Grief Right
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. • 2017
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
4.45
182
🕊️ Grief Counseling🌉 Continuing Bonds🧩 Attachment Theory
Getting Grief Right Summary
Getting Grief Right 86%
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. 2017
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🕊️ Grief Counseling🌉 Continuing Bonds🧩 Attachment Theory
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