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November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide
Contributor(s): Colt, George Howe (Author)
ISBN: 0743264479     ISBN-13: 9780743264471
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
OUR PRICE:   $35.14  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2006
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Annotation: Written with the same graceful narrative voice that made his bestselling National Book Award finalist "The Big House such a success, George Howe Colt's "November of the Soul is a compassionate, compelling, thought-provoking, and exhaustive investigation into the subject of suicide. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews and a fascinating survey of current knowledge, Colt provides moving case studies to offer insight into all aspects of suicide -- its cultural history, the latest biological and psychological research, the possibilities of prevention, the complexities of the right-to-die movement, and the effects on suicide's survivors.

Presented with deep compassion and humanity, "November of the Soul is an invaluable contribution not only to our understanding of suicide but also of the human condition.


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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Suicide
- Psychology | Mental Health
Dewey: 362.28
LCCN: 2005056327
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (2.00 lbs) 640 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Written with the same graceful narrative voice that made his bestselling National Book Award finalist The Big House such a success, George Howe Colt's November of the Soul is a compassionate, compelling, thought-provoking, and exhaustive investigation into the subject of suicide. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews and a fascinating survey of current knowledge, Colt provides moving case studies to offer insight into all aspects of suicide -- its cultural history, the latest biological and psychological research, the possibilities of prevention, the complexities of the right-to-die movement, and the effects on suicide's survivors.

Presented with deep compassion and humanity, November of the Soul is an invaluable contribution not only to our understanding of suicide but also of the human condition.


Contributor Bio(s): Colt, George Howe: - George Howe Colt is the bestselling author of The Big House, which was a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; Brothers; November of the Soul; and The Game. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife, the writer Anne Fadiman.