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Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it. Here, Bornstein bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival in an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive outside the box, Hello, Cruel World is a much-needed unconventional approach to life for those who want to stay on the edge, but alive.

This is the book I wish I would have found years ago. Before the attempt. Before waking up on life support. Before all the years spent searching for answers in people, places, and beliefs that could never save me. Like so many others, I was searching everywhere but the one place I never thought to look. If you've ever felt like living hurts more than dying, this book was written for you. This book was written by someone who realistically shouldn't even be here. It is raw, honest, and deeply vulnerable. My mission is simple: to share how I learned to survive after the attempt.

Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast forest and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Japan...and also the most infamous spot to commit suicide in the world. Legend has it that the spirits of those many suicides are still roaming, haunting deep in the ancient woods. When bad weather prevents a group of friends from climbing neighboring Mt. Fuji, they decide to spend the night camping in Aokigahara. But they get more than they bargained for when one of them is found hanged in the morning - and they realize there might be some truth to the legends after all.  

Life expectancy in the United States has recently fallen for three years in a row - a reversal not seen since 1918 or in any other wealthy nation in modern times. In the past two decades, deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism have risen dramatically, and now claim hundreds of thousands of American lives each year - and they're still rising. Case and Deaton, known for first sounding the alarm about deaths of despair, explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class.

An intimate, insightful, at times even humorous exploration of why the thought of death is so compulsive for some while demonstrating that there’s always another solution—from the acclaimed writer and professor of philosophy, based on his viral essay, “I’m Still Here.” “If you’re...

You deserve to stop suffering and create a life that is fully and recklessly alive. Every 12.3 minutes someone completes suicide, and I was almost one of them. I had written letters, picked a day, and packed up all my belongings because I believed my life was worthless and disposable. What lies ahead of you is my journey from suicide attempt toward abundant life. I share it with you in hopes that you can see yourself or someone you love in my story and find the courage to start conversations about faith, mental health, depression, and suicide.

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others. “This book is a victory on both sides of the page.”—Gloria Steinem “Are you one of us?”...

Demons to Champions: One Man's Journey to Understanding His Neurodivergent Mind. Does your brain refuse to switch off? Do thoughts race at 3 a.m. while the world sleeps? Have you spent a lifetime being called "too much," "too intense," or simply “odd", and wondered, what’s wrong with you? The answer is absolutely nothing. Demons to Champions is Gary Coulton's searingly honest, often hilarious, and moving memoir of discovering at sixty-five, he wasn't broken. He was neurodivergent: autistic and ADHD.

Selbstmörder, die zu Mördern werden - ein neues Thema von True Crime! War es ein Unfall, oder war es Mord? Der Neurologe Dr. Milan Zimmermann beantwortet diese Frage am Beispiel wahrer Geschichten über Familientragödien, Beziehungsdramen und Amokläufe mit unschuldigen Toten - sogenannte erweiterte Suizide. Ob bei spektakulären Verbrechen wie einem Amoklauf oder dem Germanwings-Absturz, ob bei Familientragödien oder dem gemeinsamen Tod eines betagten Ehepaars: Erweiterte Suizide sind immer Tragödien, denn unschuldige Menschen werden aus dem Leben gerissen.

If you're struggling with suicidal thoughts, please know that you are not alone. When you're suffering, life can feel overwhelming and even insurmountable. This guided journal offers a safe space to help you process these difficult thoughts, soothe emotional pain, and create a crisis plan if needed. Grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this journal provides gentle writing prompts to help you safely explore your thoughts and feelings, understand symptoms and triggers, and identify your reasons for living. 

El suicidio es un estudio en la sociología moderna que explora las causas sociales detrás del acto de quitarse la vida. Durkheim desafía la noción de que el suicidio es simplemente un problema individual, revelando cómo factores como la integración social y la regulación moral influyen en las tasas de suicidio.

For twenty years, Jill Bialosky has lived with the grief, guilt, questions, and confusion unleashed her by twenty-one-year-old sister Kim's suicide. Now, in a remarkable work of literary nonfiction, she re-creates with unsparing honesty her sister’s inner life, the events and emotions that led her to take her life on this particular night. In doing so, she opens a window on the nature of suicide itself, our own reactions and responses to it—especially the impact a suicide has on those who remain behind.

Dauntless journalist Julie K. Brown recounts her uncompromising and risky investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's underage sex trafficking operation, and the explosive reporting for the Miami Herald that finally brought him to justice while exposing the powerful people and broken system that...

Renowned among rabid football fans in the 1990s, Erik Kramer guided the Detroit lions to within one win of Super Bowl XXVI, set passing records for the Chicago Bears that still stand, and carved out a respectable eleven-year NFL career, despite being unrecruited in high school and undrafted out of college. Bur for more than two decades, during his playing days and beyond, Erik silently suffered from depression. On August 18, 2015, after the deaths of his son Griffen to a heroin overdose and his mother to cancer.

What began as a normal day turned into twelve hours that would change Shelly Pittman’s life forever. This powerful true memoir tells the story of a night that nearly took her life. After discovering betrayal in her marriage, emotions escalated into a terrifying confrontation that left her fighting to survive. Over the course of twelve brutal hours, she endured violence, fear, and unimaginable pain at the hands of someone she once trusted. But this story is not only about what happened that night. It is about survival, resilience, and the strength it takes to rebuild a life after trauma.

An inspiring memoir of survival, How My Brain Saved My Life Twice chronicles triumph over suicide, brain injury, and disability. This audiobook is for listeners drawn to resilience, recovery, and the creative spirit. Amy Stacey Curtis was a practicing installation artist widely recognized and awarded for an 18-year project presented throughout nine abandoned Maine mills. Soon after completing this ambitious opus, her brain was attacked.

There are moments when staying feels harder than leaving. Moments when addiction promises relief, when suicidal thoughts offer silence, and when the world narrows until the future feels unreachable. These moments are often misunderstood—not as responses to pain, but as moral failures or personal weakness. Staying offers a different understanding. Drawing from lived experience inside a men’s sober living house, and written with deep respect for trauma, nervous-system overwhelm, and human dignity, this book explores the shared roots of addiction and suicidal ideation.

Through stories of survival, resilience, and even rebellion, Mueller and Abrutyn show how social environments can cause suicide and how they can be changed to help kids discover a life worth living. By revealing what it is like to live and die in one community, Life under Pressure offers tangible solutions to one of the twenty-first century's most tragic public health problems.

Self awareness is a fundamental principle in changing your mindset and loving yourself, especially when years of therapy, antidepressants and self-help books fall short. As a functional depressive, Dr. Andrea Pennington enjoyed a high powered media career with all the outer appearances of success. But she was miserable inside. After years of battling ‘Imposter Syndrome’ and constantly striving for perfection, a spiritual awakening prompted her to break free and live as her Authentic Self.

This book is not only for those who have experienced or witnessed suicide but for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of mental health and the tools to support those in need. It offers valuable insights that can benefit individuals from all walks of life. It might be too heavy or overwhelming. While the topic is serious, the book is crafted with sensitivity and empathy, making it accessible and uplifting