Features
ISBN Number: 9780060936211
Subtitle: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention
Written by: Blauner, Susan Rose
Written by: by Susan Rose Blauner
Published by: Harper Paperbacks
Location: New York
Subject: General
Subject: Suicide
Subject: Suicidal behavior
Subject: General Self-Help
Edition Number: 1st Quill ed.
Edition Description: Quill
Series Volume: 108-52
Date of Publication: July 2003
Cover Type: Paperback
Grade Level: General/trade
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 352
Book Size: 8.03x5.31x.91 in. .57 lbs.
The statistics on suicide are staggering. According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in 1997 in the USA more teenagers and young adults died from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza and chronic lung disease combined. It is also an international epidemic.Susan Blauner is the perfect emissary for a message of hope and a program of action for these millions of people. She's been though it, and speaks and writes eloquently about feelings and fantasies surrounding suicide.
Synopsis:
An epidemic of international proportions, suicide has touched the lives of nearly half of all Americans, yet is rarely talked about openly. In this timely and important book, Susan Blauner breaks the silence to offer guidance and hope for those contemplating ending their lives — and for the loved ones who want to help them.
A survivor of multiple suicide attempts, Blauner eloquently describes the feelings and fantasies surrounding suicide. In a direct, nonjudgmental, and loving voice, she offers affirmations and suggestions for those experiencing life-ending thoughts, and for their friends and family. Here is an essential resource destined to be the classic guide on the subject.
Synopsis:
In this timely and important book, Blauner breaks the silence to offer guidance and hope for those contemplating ending their lives--and for the loved ones who want to help them. 23 line drawings.
