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Publisher
Soho Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm
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"University sophomore Miwako Sumida has hanged herself, leaving those closest to her reeling. In the months before her suicide, she was hiding away in a remote mountainside village, but what, or whom, was she running from? To Ryusei, a fellow student at Waseda; Chie, Miwako's best friend; and Fumi, Ryusei's older sister, Miwako was more than the blunt, no-nonsense person she projected to the world. Heartbroken, Ryusei begs Chie to take him to the...
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Kate is in the middle of the biggest meeting of her career when she gets the telephone call from Grace Hall, her daughter's exclusive private school in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Amelia has been suspended, effective immediately, and Kate must come get her daughter now. But Kate's stress over leaving work quickly turns to panic when she arrives at the school and finds it surrounded by police officers, fire trucks, and an ambulance. By then it's already...
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When her father dies, Kay Wilkinson can't cry. Over ten years, Alzheimer's had steadily eroded this erudite man into a paranoid lunatic. Surely one's own father passing should never come as such a relief. Both medical professionals, Kay and her husband Cyril have seen too many elderly patients in similar states of decay. Although healthy and vital in their early fifties, the couple fears what may lie ahead. Determined to die with dignity, Cyril makes...
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Criterion collection volume 432
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (56 p. : ill.)
Description
A look at acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima, the impossible harmony he created between self, art, and society, and his famously committed public seppuku (ritual suicide). Includes interviews, commentary, documentary, and more.
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Maxie and Stretch mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
214 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Description
Maxie McNabb and her miniature dachshund, Stretch, investigate a murder that shatters the quiet in their hometown of Homer, Alaska.
66) I was here
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Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 22 cm
Description
In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend's footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.
67) Madness
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Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Released from an inpatient facility after treatment for a suicide attempt, Brooke gradually begins to see hope in her life and meets Derek, a fellow suicide survivor, but as she falls for him, she realizes that Derek may not be in the same mental space she is.
69) Facing suicide
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 DVD (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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This film explores the stories of Americans impacted by suicide, and journeys to the frontlines of medical and scientific research to meet some of the people who are wroking to curb the suicide crisis.
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"After Brianna O'Brien takes her own life, Dr. David Spears blames himself. Though he understands suicides can be a tragic occurrence in psychiatric practice, this loss hits him particularly hard. With Brianna, he's convinced he missed crucial warning signs. When David suspects Brianna's friend, Amka Obed--whom he's also been treating virtually--is in crisis, he flies to the remote Arctic community of Utqiagvik, Alaska, only to discover that she has...
71) The forest
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A woman goes into Japan's suicide forest to find her twin sister, and confronts supernatural terror.
72) Monsieur Lazhar
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
At a Montreal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
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Pub. Date
2016.
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An emotional, heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand about a grieving family that finds solace where they least expect it. Celebrity chef Deacon Rowe is struggling with addiction, depression and not one, but two scandals. As summer nears, he travels to the idyllic Eastern bluff of Nantucket, where he takes his own life. In the shocking wake of Deacon's suicide, his first wife and childhood sweetheart, Laurel Rowe,...
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Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"Dr. Stefanie Green has been forging new paths in the field of medical assistance in dying since 2016. In her landmark memoir, Dr. Green reveals the reasons a patient might seek an assisted death, how the process works, what the event itself can look like, the reactions of those involved, and what it feels like to oversee proceedings and administer medications that hasten death. She describes the extraordinary people she meets and the unusual circumstances...
75) Epic game
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Kat is a tough, independent woman who makes her living as a professional poker player. She is single, childless, and happy about it. But when her best friend, Josie, commits suicide, Kat becomes the temporary guardian of Josie's ten-year-old son, David. As the days pass, Kat begins to realize that all the money and success in the world don't mean a thing unless you have someone to share it with.
76) Heart or Mind
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Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. Tension between African Americans and Somalis at Rodney's high school erupts into a food fight that turns into a riot. In the midst of the violence, Rodney helps a Somali classmate to safety. Soon Rodney and Jawahir fall for each other. Against the pleas of their families and friends, they can't help but follow their hearts. As groups on both sides of the...
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Series
Strange truth volume 1
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
344 pages cm
Description
When the Winship Academy mascot jumps off a bridge during a halftime show, she leaves behind a lot of questions, and two students who witnessed the scene firsthand are determined to find out what really happened.
78) The nightmare
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"In this sequel to THE HYPNOTIST, Detective Joona Linna returns to investigate a series of interlinking murders surrounding a suspicious Swedish arms deal"--
79) Last night
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
At the stroke of midnight, the world is going to end. With time running out, a crazy group of big city dwellers is determined to go out with a bang.
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For young people, leading a healthy lifestyle requires education and empowerment. In Understanding Suicide, readers will explore the history and social aspects of suicide, teen suicide, and ways to help themselves and others. Sidebars challenge and expand readers' thinking while relating topics to 21st Century skills and themes--from creativity and innovation to financial literacy.
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