- Review by
- Donald A. Collins
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- A powerful self-help book for a time of grief and longing.
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- As we paddle along through what can be turbulent or tranquil
times, the rush of reality strikes when the death of a loved one hits us
often without warning.
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- Even with advance notice, the process is daunting, especially,
as this author has so eloquently compiled, in a insightful compendium of
21 real life stories, each taking up a chapter in the book, about losing
one's best friend.
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- We emotional creatures often travel great distances and
experience vast changes in our lives, so that the definition of who may
at any one time be "your best friend" varies.
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- But this author is really giving his readers a self help
book, one which offers the experiences of so many, whether you are very
young, in high school, in later life, or watching someone abuse himself
or herself with alcohol or die in an unexpected accident.
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- Learning is best done through stories, not rote or instruction
in a classroom and this book will give you the grace and understanding
to come to a place in life where you can accept the bare naked fact that
life is intrinsically unfair. Ok. Deal with that fact and get on with your
life in a constructive and life renewing way. This book will help you do
exactly that.
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- Once you read this book, in which you get the stories
the author tells from 21 real life persons, you will surely get perspectives
which can help you when the next episode of grief hits you.
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- One doesn't have to give up a best friend after he or
she dies, because the human memory bank allows the traces of their presence
in your life to carry you beyond the grief to a place where you may long
for their direct presence, but cherish the times which made them so close
to you.
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- His advice from many wise observers on how to deal with
losing a best friend will prove a valuable gift for you and/or another
friend when these situations strike. I suggest you buy several copies to
keep ready for use in your "friendship grief inventory"!
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- The complex and multi-dimensional author, Mr. Wooldridge,
brings to his task both the enthusiasm and experience to render readers
this great self-help service. World traveler, avid outdoors man, photographer,
speaker, teacher, writer for the mass media and of a number of published
books, Mr. Wooldridge has steadfastly made powerful commentary about the
burgeoning and increasingly dangerous world problems of over-population,
massive immigration invasions, and dreadful environmental harm which all
spring from the first cause of having produced more people than the planet
can carry. A true Renaissance person.
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- Book copies available at 888 280 7715 www.amazon.com
and www.barnesandnoble.com
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- Praise for the book
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- "Losing Your Best Friend covers one of the most
ignored emotional issues in America today. Our high speed society causes
20 million households to change addresses annually. No one knows the emotional
damage caused by friends losing touch with each other. This book not only
addresses different aspects of losing your buddy but it gives ideas on
how to heal yourself when you lose a dear friend."
- Glen Hamilton
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- "I don't usually cry, but I cried at some of the
histories of the people in this book because their stories are my story.
I lost my dad at an early age. My best friend in high school dropped
out of my life. This book answered several of my life-long emotional aches."
Frank Archer
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- "This is one heck of a powerful book! It's a must
read for anyone that has lost a friend or parent. It will give you answers
that you may not have thought about. It will touch your heart and you
will learn from their experiences. It also shows you what you can do if
you suffer conflict with your friend's wife or girlfriend."
- Jonathan Runy
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- "I couldn't put this book down! It spoke to me
and a lifetime of my thinking that I had lost several of my friends because
it was my fault. Finally, somebody wrote about the pain of losing a friend
as well as the deeper meanings of friendships." Howard Jones
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- "Relationships are the cornerstones of our lives.
Losing a friend or family member is one of the biggest traumas we face
in life. This collage of stories about losing a friend provides you with
tools to deal with your own heartbreak. Whatever your age or situation,
you will find this book profoundly interesting as well as touching.
- Read it to help you with your own friendship issues."
- Al Wilson
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