Heartwood : the art of living with the end in mind / Barbara Becker.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250095980 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781250095985 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781250095985
- ISBN: 1250095980
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2021.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Marisa -- Maureen -- Ann -- Arden and Adele -- Consolee -- Mac -- Chris -- Mrs. B, room #724 -- The elders -- Priya, room #714 -- Felix -- Mr. R, room #734 -- Two turtles -- Mr. K, room #718 -- Generous bear -- Dad -- Mrs. D, room #710 -- Water children -- Tracy, room #700 -- My parents -- The house on huron road -- Barbara -- Postscript : heartwood. |
Summary, etc.: | ""We can do extraordinary things when we lead with love," Barbara Becker reminds us in her debut memoir Heartwood. When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die? With a keen eye towards that which makes life worth living, interfaith minister, mom and perpetual seeker Barbara Becker recounts stories where life and death intersect in unexpected ways. She volunteers on a hospice floor, becomes an eager student of the many ways people find meaning at the end of life, and accompanies her parents in their final days. Becker inspires readers to live with the end in mind and proves that turning toward loss rather than away from it is the only true way to live life to its fullest. Just as with the heartwood of a tree-the central core that is no longer alive but is supported by newer growth rings-the dead become the heart of the living. With life-affirming prose, Becker helps us see that that grief is not a problem to be solved, but rather a sacred invitation--an opportunity to let go into something even greater...a love that will inform all the days of our lives"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | Becker, Barbara (Barbara Anne), 1967- > Family. Becker, Barbara (Barbara Anne), 1967- > Friends and associates. Death > Social aspects. Terminally ill > Anecdotes. Grief > Anecdotes. |
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- 6 of 6 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Bridgeport Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | 306.9 BECKER (Text) | 34000151244795 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
North Branch - Bridgeport | 306.9 BECKER (Text) | 34000151240017 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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