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Why People Die by Suicide

by Thomas Joiner ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always: Why? Written by a clinical psychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this book offers the clearest account ever given of why some people choose to die.Drawing on clinical and epidemiological evidence, as well as personal experience, ... Read more

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In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always: Why? Written by a clinical psychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this book offers the clearest account ever given of why some people choose to die.Drawing on clinical and epidemiological evidence, as well as personal experience,
... Read more
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Final Exit

The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying, 3rd Edition

by Derek Humphry ...

Narrated by Clive Chafer ...

Unabridged

5 hours 2 min

Final Exit is the most famous book on voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide. There is unique step by step language for the competent adult who is terminally or hopelessly ill to bring their life to a peaceful, non-violent end if they wish. Final Exit outlines the legal complications connected with dying, death, hastened death, euthanasia laws, suicide, living wills, and advance directives. ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Final Exit is the most famous book on voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide. There is unique step by step language for the competent adult who is terminally or hopelessly ill to bring their life to a peaceful, non-violent end if they wish. Final Exit outlines the legal complications connected with dying, death, hastened death, euthanasia laws, suicide, living wills, and advance directives.
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Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me

Depression in the First Person

by Anna Mehler Paperny ...

Narrated by Kirsten Potter ...

Unabridged

10 hours 57 min

An engrossing memoir-meets-investigative report that takes a fresh, frank look at how we treat depressionIn her early twenties, investigative journalist Anna Mehler Paperny had already landed her dream job. On the surface, her life was great. Nevertheless, she spiraled out, attempted suicide (the first of more attempts to follow), and landed in the ICU and then in a psych ward before setting out ... Read more

$24.99 USD

An engrossing memoir-meets-investigative report that takes a fresh, frank look at how we treat depressionIn her early twenties, investigative journalist Anna Mehler Paperny had already landed her dream job. On the surface, her life was great. Nevertheless, she spiraled out, attempted suicide (the first of more attempts to follow), and landed in the ICU and then in a psych ward before setting out
... Read more
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Confide: The New Psychology of Confidence

by Adam Bowcutt ...

Narrated by Adam Bowcutt ...

Unabridged

2 hours 53 min

Hello, I am Adam Bowcutt.Why did I write this book?Number one, to be the change I wish to see in the world.Number two, to share with the world how to rebuild a rock-solid foundation of super-strong mental health after experiencing depression.Number three, to be accountable in my mission of helping and saving 500,000 lives from suicide one life at a time."The best way to find yourself is to lose ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Hello, I am Adam Bowcutt.Why did I write this book?Number one, to be the change I wish to see in the world.Number two, to share with the world how to rebuild a rock-solid foundation of super-strong mental health after experiencing depression.Number three, to be accountable in my mission of helping and saving 500,000 lives from suicide one life at a time."The best way to find yourself is to lose
... Read more
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Life under Pressure

The Social Roots of Youth Suicide and What to Do About Them

by Anna S. Mueller, Seth Abrutyn ...

Narrated by Erin deWard ...

Unabridged

10 hours 34 min

A rare study that transforms our understanding of why youth die by suicide, why youth suicide clusters happen, and how to stop themIn Life under Pressure, Anna S. Mueller and Seth Abrutyn investigate the social roots of youth suicide and why certain places weather disproportionate incidents of adolescent suicides and suicide clusters. Through close examination of kids' lives in a community ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A rare study that transforms our understanding of why youth die by suicide, why youth suicide clusters happen, and how to stop themIn Life under Pressure, Anna S. Mueller and Seth Abrutyn investigate the social roots of youth suicide and why certain places weather disproportionate incidents of adolescent suicides and suicide clusters. Through close examination of kids' lives in a community
... Read more
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The Incurable Romantic

And Other Tales of Madness and Desire

by Frank Tallis ...

Narrated by Simon Shepherd ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

A psychologist explores the intersection of love and madness through the riveting stories of the patients he has treatedIn The Incurable Romantic, Frank Tallis recounts the extraordinary stories of patients who are, quite literally, madly in love: a woman becomes utterly convinced that her dentist is secretly infatuated with her and drives him to leave the country; a man destroys his massive ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A psychologist explores the intersection of love and madness through the riveting stories of the patients he has treatedIn The Incurable Romantic, Frank Tallis recounts the extraordinary stories of patients who are, quite literally, madly in love: a woman becomes utterly convinced that her dentist is secretly infatuated with her and drives him to leave the country; a man destroys his massive
... Read more
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Broken Brains

by Ian Mitchell BSc, DPhil ...

Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

Our brains do amazing things: they determine our actions, our thoughts, and our feelings. We may not always realize it, but the brain is central to the way we experience life. So what happens when brain circuits break? What are the consequences for our behavior and personality?From Parkinson’s disease to Tourette’s syndrome and depression to psychopathy, Broken Brains reveals the mysteries of ... Read more

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Our brains do amazing things: they determine our actions, our thoughts, and our feelings. We may not always realize it, but the brain is central to the way we experience life. So what happens when brain circuits break? What are the consequences for our behavior and personality?From Parkinson’s disease to Tourette’s syndrome and depression to psychopathy, Broken Brains reveals the mysteries of
... Read more
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What Made Maddy Run

The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen

by Kate Fagan ...

Narrated by Kate Fagan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller.If you scrolled through the Instagram feed of 19-year-old Maddy Holleran, you would see a perfect life: a freshman at an Ivy League school, recruited for the track team, who was ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller.If you scrolled through the Instagram feed of 19-year-old Maddy Holleran, you would see a perfect life: a freshman at an Ivy League school, recruited for the track team, who was
... Read more
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The Loneliest Places

Loss, Grief, and the Long Journey Home

by Rachel Dickinson ...

Narrated by Rachel Dickinson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

The essays of The Loneliest Places began as a chronicle of Rachel Dickinson’s life after her son’s suicide. The pieces became much more.Dickinson writes the unimaginable and terrifying facts of heart-breaking loss. In The Loneliest Places she tells stories from her months on the run, fleeing her grief and herself, as she escapes to Iceland and the Falkland Islands―as far as possible from the ... Read more

$19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The essays of The Loneliest Places began as a chronicle of Rachel Dickinson’s life after her son’s suicide. The pieces became much more.Dickinson writes the unimaginable and terrifying facts of heart-breaking loss. In The Loneliest Places she tells stories from her months on the run, fleeing her grief and herself, as she escapes to Iceland and the Falkland Islands―as far as possible from the
... Read more
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No Voy a Morir

by Gabriel ...

Narrated by Agbo ...

Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

Este no el fin. Dios no ha terminado con usted. No va a morir ahora. Sí, no se va a morir. Este libro tiene el propósito de reafirmar en usted que Él todavía tiene un plan para su vida. No importa lo oscuro que todo se vea. En este libro encontrará capítulos interesantes, tales como: NO VOY A MORIR, TODO EL PODER LE PERTENECE A ÉL, REGRESA Y CUÉNTASELO, LA ORACIÓN, ¿QUÉ ESTÁS HACIENDO AQUÍ?, NO ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este no el fin. Dios no ha terminado con usted. No va a morir ahora. Sí, no se va a morir. Este libro tiene el propósito de reafirmar en usted que Él todavía tiene un plan para su vida. No importa lo oscuro que todo se vea. En este libro encontrará capítulos interesantes, tales como: NO VOY A MORIR, TODO EL PODER LE PERTENECE A ÉL, REGRESA Y CUÉNTASELO, LA ORACIÓN, ¿QUÉ ESTÁS HACIENDO AQUÍ?, NO
... Read more
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The Suicide Solution

Finding Your Way Out of the Darkness

by Daniel Emina, Rick Lawrence ...

Narrated by William Sarris ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

This is a book for people who are struggling to find their way out of a cave of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts—and for anyone who cares for someone who's been lost in that cave.Suicide is now the leading cause of death among young adults 18–34, and the fourth-leading cause of death among the middle-aged.Just as a computer's hardware determines its foundational capabilities and its ... Read more

$19.99 USD

This is a book for people who are struggling to find their way out of a cave of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts—and for anyone who cares for someone who's been lost in that cave.Suicide is now the leading cause of death among young adults 18–34, and the fourth-leading cause of death among the middle-aged.Just as a computer's hardware determines its foundational capabilities and its
... Read more
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Short Stories About Suicide

Explore suicide stories and suicidal characters in this deep psychological collection.

by Guy de Maupassant, Fyodor Dostovesky, Ambrose Bierce, Amy Levy, Franz Kafka, Honore De Balzac, Joseph Conrad, Kate Chopin, Mary Shelley, O Henry, Rabindranath Tagore, Thomas Hardy, Victor Hugo, Virginia Woolf ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Laurel Lefkow, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

15 hours 17 min

Life has the capacity of great moments and attainment, of lives well lived, fulfilling for ourselves and for those we touch.But for others life is arduous. There is no spark to ignite the curiosity, to explore and achieve a stability and a growth to their lives. Indeed their lives, in their own eyes, become almost meaningless, their sense of themselves subsumed under a myriad of problems, whether ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Life has the capacity of great moments and attainment, of lives well lived, fulfilling for ourselves and for those we touch.But for others life is arduous. There is no spark to ignite the curiosity, to explore and achieve a stability and a growth to their lives. Indeed their lives, in their own eyes, become almost meaningless, their sense of themselves subsumed under a myriad of problems, whether
... Read more
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From the Edge Back :A Journey Through the Shadows of Suicide

Understanding, Surviving, and Transforming Despair into Hope and Healing

by Fred Lloyds Dalton ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mary G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."In 'From the Edge Back: A Journey Through the Shadows of Suicide,' readers are invited on a transformative journey out of the depths of despair and into the light of understanding and hope. This book addresses the harrowing experience of suicidal thoughts and feelings with unflinching honesty, deep compassion, and practical wisdom. It serves as a ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."In 'From the Edge Back: A Journey Through the Shadows of Suicide,' readers are invited on a transformative journey out of the depths of despair and into the light of understanding and hope. This book addresses the harrowing experience of suicidal thoughts and feelings with unflinching honesty, deep compassion, and practical wisdom. It serves as a
... Read more
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Suicide

The Yogic View

by Sripad Jagannatha Das ...

Narrated by Sripad Jagannatha Das ...

Unabridged

1 hour 24 min

"With suicide, we can neither go forward nor backward, so we stay earthbound for a long time. We realize what we should have done while we had a body and can't do it without one. We did not finish our appointed tasks, so we cannot advance to our golden future." YoganandaSuicide is the greatest mistake. When we hurt another, we are rejecting God in the form of that other person. When a person kills ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"With suicide, we can neither go forward nor backward, so we stay earthbound for a long time. We realize what we should have done while we had a body and can't do it without one. We did not finish our appointed tasks, so we cannot advance to our golden future." YoganandaSuicide is the greatest mistake. When we hurt another, we are rejecting God in the form of that other person. When a person kills
... Read more
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The Recovery Letters

Addressed to People Experiencing Depression

by James Withey, Olivia Sagan, G. Thomas Couser ...

Narrated by Kevin Kenerly, Kate Mulligan ...

Unabridged

4 hours 24 min

In 2012, The Recovery Letters was launched to host a series of letters online written by people recovering from depression, addressed to those currently affected by a mental health condition.Addressed to “Dear You,” the inspirational and heartfelt letters provided hope and support to those experiencing depression and were testament that recovery was possible.Now, for the first time, these letters ... Read more

$14.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In 2012, The Recovery Letters was launched to host a series of letters online written by people recovering from depression, addressed to those currently affected by a mental health condition.Addressed to “Dear You,” the inspirational and heartfelt letters provided hope and support to those experiencing depression and were testament that recovery was possible.Now, for the first time, these letters
... Read more
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Weapons of Mass Destruction

by Margaret Vandenburg ...

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

For patriots like Billy Sinclair, the Iraq War started on 9/11. He is primed to kill in the backwoods of Montana, hunting with his buddy Pete under the tutelage of his grandfather, a decorated World War II veteran. When they kill their first deer, Grandpa smears its blood on their faces in honor of Pete’s great-great-grandfather, a Sioux scout who corralled the first wild horses bearing the ... Read more

$16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

For patriots like Billy Sinclair, the Iraq War started on 9/11. He is primed to kill in the backwoods of Montana, hunting with his buddy Pete under the tutelage of his grandfather, a decorated World War II veteran. When they kill their first deer, Grandpa smears its blood on their faces in honor of Pete’s great-great-grandfather, a Sioux scout who corralled the first wild horses bearing the
... Read more
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Prevención del Suicidio

Podcast Psicologia para Sanar

by Oslos Molina ...

Narrated by Oslos Molina ...

Unabridged

20 min

Es el acto de quitarse deliberadamente la propia vida. El comportamiento suicida es cualquier acción que pudiera llevar a una persona a morir, como tomar una sobredosis de medicamentos o estrellar un automóvil a propósito. ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Es el acto de quitarse deliberadamente la propia vida. El comportamiento suicida es cualquier acción que pudiera llevar a una persona a morir, como tomar una sobredosis de medicamentos o estrellar un automóvil a propósito.
... Read more
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The Girls Inside

by NJ Mackay ...

Narrated by Emma-Jane Goodwin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 29 min

A gripping, compelling psychological thriller about a cult, a fire, and the dark secrets that four young girls have carried with them but can no longer keep buried...Blue grew up in the Black House.In remotest Wales, Joseph Carillo recruited young, lonely women to join his community and adopt his erratic views. Blue's mother was one of them. But when the Black House goes up in flames, Blue escapes ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A gripping, compelling psychological thriller about a cult, a fire, and the dark secrets that four young girls have carried with them but can no longer keep buried...Blue grew up in the Black House.In remotest Wales, Joseph Carillo recruited young, lonely women to join his community and adopt his erratic views. Blue's mother was one of them. But when the Black House goes up in flames, Blue escapes
... Read more
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O suicídio assistido no Brasil

uma análise constitucional e legal

by Thiago Melim Braga ...

Narrated by Voz Artificial ...

Abridged

12 hours 27 min

O suicídio assistido é analisado em nossa realidade constitucional através desta obra, visando delimitar conceitos: autonomia, dignidade da pessoa humana, eutanásia, ortotanásia, distanásia, mistanásia e o do próprio suicídio assistido. A questão é: a Carta Magna de 1988 e o ordenamento jurídico admitem a prática? Para atingir essa finalidade, parte-se do estudo de vida digna e da autonomia, ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

O suicídio assistido é analisado em nossa realidade constitucional através desta obra, visando delimitar conceitos: autonomia, dignidade da pessoa humana, eutanásia, ortotanásia, distanásia, mistanásia e o do próprio suicídio assistido. A questão é: a Carta Magna de 1988 e o ordenamento jurídico admitem a prática? Para atingir essa finalidade, parte-se do estudo de vida digna e da autonomia,
... Read more
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Study Shows Many Teens at Risk for Suicidal Behavior

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

7 min

A new study shows most teenagers who think about or attempt suicide have already had mental health treatment. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Timothy Lineberry of the Mayo Clinic and Drexel University psychologist Brian Daly about concerns over the effectiveness of current clinical treatment programs to prevent adolescent suicide. ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A new study shows most teenagers who think about or attempt suicide have already had mental health treatment. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Timothy Lineberry of the Mayo Clinic and Drexel University psychologist Brian Daly about concerns over the effectiveness of current clinical treatment programs to prevent adolescent suicide.
... Read more
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Seductive Poison

A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple

by Deborah Layton ...

Narrated by Deborah Layton, Kathe Mazur ...

Unabridged

15 hours 13 min

Told by a former high-level member of the Peoples Temple and Jonestown survivor, Seductive Poison is the "truly unforgettable" (Kirkus Review) story of how one woman was seduced by one of the most notorious cults in recent memory and how she found her way back to sanity.From Waco to Heaven's Gate, the past decade has seen its share of cult tragedies. But none has been quite so dramatic or ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Told by a former high-level member of the Peoples Temple and Jonestown survivor, Seductive Poison is the "truly unforgettable" (Kirkus Review) story of how one woman was seduced by one of the most notorious cults in recent memory and how she found her way back to sanity.From Waco to Heaven's Gate, the past decade has seen its share of cult tragedies. But none has been quite so dramatic or
... Read more
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Rise Above

Surviving Depression and Living a Better Life

by John Melnick ...

Narrated by John Melnick, Janet McGillivray, Lisa Bouma ...

Unabridged

3 hours 13 min

This book is about an award-winning entrepreneur who suffered from bouts of depression. One day, he attempted to suicide by walking into a river — fully dressed in a business suit. At the last minute, he decided to save himself and swam back to shore. "Rise Above" details John Melnick’s difficult childhood with a controlling mother, his business rise, his bouts with depression, his attempted ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is about an award-winning entrepreneur who suffered from bouts of depression. One day, he attempted to suicide by walking into a river — fully dressed in a business suit. At the last minute, he decided to save himself and swam back to shore. "Rise Above" details John Melnick’s difficult childhood with a controlling mother, his business rise, his bouts with depression, his attempted
... Read more
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After Suicide

There's Hope for Them and for You

by Fr. Chris Alar ...

Narrated by James Clement ...

Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

Addressing the hard issue of suicide simply and pastorally, Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, and Jason Lewis, MIC, draw from the teaching of the Church, the message of Divine Mercy, and their own experience of losing a loved one to offer readers two key forms of hope: hope for the salvation of those who've died by their own hand, and hope for the healing of those left behind. This book is a must-read for all ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Addressing the hard issue of suicide simply and pastorally, Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, and Jason Lewis, MIC, draw from the teaching of the Church, the message of Divine Mercy, and their own experience of losing a loved one to offer readers two key forms of hope: hope for the salvation of those who've died by their own hand, and hope for the healing of those left behind. This book is a must-read for all
... Read more
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Facing Down the Furies

Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me

by Edith Hall ...

Narrated by Edith Hall ...

Unabridged

7 hours 25 min

An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselvesIn Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus the Tyrant, a messenger arrives to report that Jocasta, queen of Thebes, has killed herself. To prepare listeners for this terrible news, he announces, “The tragedies that hurt the most are those that ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselvesIn Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus the Tyrant, a messenger arrives to report that Jocasta, queen of Thebes, has killed herself. To prepare listeners for this terrible news, he announces, “The tragedies that hurt the most are those that
... Read more

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