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Summary: Toss the rest, this is the best......
Review: Of all the self help books I know of no other that has been in my library longer than 25 years. A powerful book that fits into what most people go through. If you look at it's sale ranking on Amazons list you can see why it is a tremendously popular. It will never take the place of time, but it will give you a thorough idea of what to expect from the beginning of those Gut-wrenching days. Buy the book, follow the book, and get on with your life!
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Summary: How to Survive the Loss of a Love
Review: It was suggested that I get How to Survive the Loss of a Love many, many years ago when I was going through a break-up. It was, and still is, a powerful and helpful book--tool if you will. I purchased it several times and have given it away many times. It has helped me after break-ups and the losses of loved ones and smaller losses. I can't say enough wonderful things about How to Survive the Loss of a Love. It is easy to read, pick it up and put it down--as needed. The perfect medicine for an aching heart. You know that you aren't alone. Thank you.
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Summary: Essential Coping Guide
Review: When my soulmate lost his way and ended our relationship for a length of time, I was devistated. I couldn't concentrate on anything and I cried all the time. This book's short, poetic passages were easy to read and they gave me hope. The author is a gifted writer and poet who often uses a slight brand of humor for when you need it most. Years later, I still open this book at the harder tiems. Now my Grandmother has lost her husband of over 60 years and I am going to give her a copy of this book.
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Summary: Wonderful book for the grieving soul
Review: I was given this book by my dad, when few people around me, including friends had the time or patience to help me. I lost the love of my life two months ago suddenly without warning after three years together. I was going through grief, pain, anxiety, morning trauma, depression, terror, confusion, etc. more so than words could describe. This book helped me by articulating my feelings out. This was the first time I had ever experienced a major loss. The good thing about this book is that it's short and to the point, because grieving people have shorter attention spans. This is truly a wonderful book that should be recommended to anyone undergoing a similar situation.
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Summary: WHAT'S UP WITH THE "Out-of-Print" THING?
Review: I cannot believe that this book is out of print. I had given my copy to someone and can't remember who I gave it to so I was going to purchase another for myself and a few friends. At this time I found out that I CAN'T GET IT! That is truly a "bad-thing" - it was simply disheartening. This book helped me when I was going through a difficult loss in my life and it would be nice if I had a copy to review each time I had that kind of circumstance to overcome. I would highly recommend it for others. It helps you to understand the different emotions you feel when going through losing someone (be it the ending of a relationship, death of a parent or spouse, etc.). And it will make you say, "un huh," cry, laugh, shout for joy and then BE ALRIGHT with whaterver the loss was! It is an EXCELLENT (REFERENCE) BOOK and I would STRONGLY URGE the publisher to put it BACK ON THE MARKET! People need this book! We all go through things in life and the availability of this book would be a blessing to so many. I want to THANK the AUTHOR for this GREAT WORK!
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Summary: This Book Gives Support, Hope, and Feeling
Review: This is a must read for anyone who looses a love, it provides the upmost support in your time of need, it walks you through ever single step of the grieving process and guides you to a better understanding of loss and death.
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Summary: Wonderful, easy to read guide through tough times
Review: This book is a very easy to read guide which helps get you through the loss of a loved one, whether that loss is due to death or a break up. It starts from day one - "what happened?!??!" - and takes you to the end stage - moving on to the next love. It provides basic, common sense advice (we all know that in these times we sometimes lack that common sense!), poems, stories, and basic companionship. It acts as a friend, a guide, a helpful companion. You can sit down, read the portion applicable to you at that time, and then come back to the rest later. For example, if you are at the grieving stage, read that section, digest its advice, absorb the poems, and then, when you are ready, read on - to the next stage. The guide is constructed to lead you through the stages of grieving and moving on. Reading ahead can be helpful - so you know where you are heading - as is reading back, so that you can see how far you've come! And, if you aren't normally a poetry fan, don't worry! These are poems which are easy to read, funny, deep, and non-threatening, all at the same time. Get this book - you won't regret it!
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Summary: A little bit too placid and mellow for the occasion.
Review: I found it a bit annoying that while the book repeated over and over again the need to "feel your pain" in the aftermath of a breakup, there was really no discussion at all about how to channel or deal with the process of feeling the pain. Nothing about how to really deal with the jolting, insane, violently mindthrashing emotions. "Feel your pain" is just not enough. Repeating to yourself the assurance that you are "a wonderful good loving person" sounds like something straight out of Jack Handey - and it just wouldn't cut it for me in a situation that has to be the worst stress life can offer short of the DEATH of a loved one. I wanted to hear some grating, abrasive angry things to go along with the state of upheaval. Some advice about turning one's black feelings, jealousies, fears, and negative passions into art and writing or other personal expressions would have been much more effective. Placidly stroking oneself...HUGGING ONESELF? I guess that might work on enough of the right drugs...but...sheesh. Some black humor would have made this book readable - but it was just so nice in a serious sort of way...it was as warmfuzzysweet as those motivational posters with "inspirations" in calligraphy script over photos of mountains and oceans and sunsets on them. I would deem it thoroughly inappropriate to the subject matter. But of course that's just where I am concerned; if your emotions are lukewarm enough to respond to the messages in Hallmark cards, you might like it better.
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Summary: First Aid for a Broken Heart
Review: I've put this book to the test, and it works. Its main virtue is that it gives you a light at the end of the tunnel. You get to realize how similar the steps you're going through are those listed by the authors, and that gives you hope, because you know that eventually the pain will decrease. It is a matter of faith. I found the poems interspersed throughout the book to be beautiful and truthful. During my time of crisis, i held on to this book at all times, and opened it at random, read a few pages, or looked for a passage in particular, and it never failed to make me feel better. These people knew what they were writing about!
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Summary: This book should be reprinted!!
Review: I am only 18 years old, but How to Survive the Loss of a Love has been a cornerstone for my life. It has helped me more than I believed any piece of literature could help. The fact that it is out of print really saddens me. I hope that it will be reprinted sometime in the future -- it is full of practical wisdom and beautiful poetry that truly help you survive the loss of a loved one.
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