Heaven's Child is an intimate memoir that follows Caroline Flohr as she learns to accept and celebrate the loss of her daughter. Through her journey, she discovers how to surrender to grief, find purpose in life, and never journey alone. This magical memoir offers solace and encouragement to anyone dealing with sudden loss, death of a child, marriages, divorces, and parenting, forgiveness, and healing. The book covers universal misunderstandings while exploring individual experiences of Caroline and her family, drawing readers onto the journey of Caroline in her heart, home, family and community.

a Mother's Story of Tragedy and the Enduring Strength of Family

Heaven's Child

Explore the true story of a young woman's battle to reclaim her identity in Brain on Fire. After waking up alone in a hospital room without any memory of how she got there, she's labeled as violent and psychotic. In this powerful memoir, follow her descent into madness, her family's unwavering support, and the lifesaving diagnosis that almost didn't happen. A riveting medical mystery and New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond the genre.

My Month of Madness

Brain on Fire

A poignant journey through memory and the past, this book tells the story of an old man's return to his impoverished New England youth. Filled with both wonder and pain, Tinkers is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, and the fierce beauty of nature.

Tinkers

This humorous and empowering memoir explores the journey of self-discovery and finding one's own strength in unexpected ways. Through a series of funny and slightly embarrassing events, the author comes to realize that her path to strength and fulfillment is different than she originally thought. Get ready to laugh and be inspired by this unique story of personal growth.

I'd Rather Wear Pajamas

Discover the uplifting message of a computer science professor's 'last lecture', given when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In this book, he shares the importance of achieving childhood dreams, overcoming obstacles, and seizing every moment. Filled with humor, inspiration, and intelligence, this book is a must-read for those seeking to live their best lives. Its uplifting message has already touched countless readers and will continue to inspire for generations to come.

The Last Lecture

Experience the balance of happiness and danger in this thrilling page-turner, set in a single day in February 2003. Follow successful neurosurgeon Henry Perowne as his ordinary day turns into a life-threatening situation brought on by an encounter with a small-time thug. With impending war and a darkening world, can Perowne keep his family safe? From the bestselling author of Atonement, this masterful novel will keep you on the edge of your seat.

A novel

Saturday

Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh vividly describes the joys, triumphs, disasters, and regrets of performing brain surgeries in this gritty and honest account. Marsh's "do no harm" oath takes on new meaning as he must make difficult decisions in the face of urgency and uncertainty every day. This book provides a rare glimpse into the life of a brain surgeon and highlights the need for hope in the face of life's toughest decisions.

Do No Harm

Rediscover the wisdom of a beloved mentor in this touching memoir. Mitch Albom's college professor, Morrie Schwartz, was patient, wise, and gave him invaluable advice - but they lost touch over the years. Then, in the last months of Morrie's life, Mitch visited him every Tuesday and their rekindled relationship turned into a final "class" on how to live. Don't miss these powerful lessons.

An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 20th Anniversary Edition

Tuesdays with Morrie

A heartwarming memoir about how books can bring us together and help us cope with life's challenges. When Mary Anne Schwalbe and her son Will spend countless hours in waiting rooms during her cancer treatment, they start an informal book club for two. Together, they explore countless stories that offer comfort, astonishment, and illumination to anyone who reads. Through their reading journey, the Schwalbes' story reminds us how engaging with books can change the way we see and feel about the world around us. A deeply moving testament to the power of literature, caregiving, love, and the human spirit.

The End of Your Life Book Club

This stunning debut novel explores the heartbreaking journey of a 50-year-old woman's diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's disease. Written by Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph. D in neuroscience from Harvard University, the book offers a compelling insight into the effects of the disease on the mind and the self. It follows Alice Howland, a celebrated Harvard professor, as she struggles to come to terms with her diagnosis and preserve her sense of identity amidst the debilitating symptoms. Heartbreaking, inspiring, and thought-provoking, Still Alice offers a poignant portrayal of the human experience in the face of immense adversity.

Still Alice

Experience the unbridled honesty and humor of a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer in this memoir. Covering a range of topics, from motorcycles and weight lifting to neurology and poetry, he delves into the passions that have driven his life. Discover his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual, his guilt over leaving his family to come to America, and the writers and scientists who have influenced his work. This is the story of a man who has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us human.

A Life

On the Move

This touching memoir delves into the complexities of being a parent and a child at the same time, as Kelly Corrigan shares her journey of coming-of-age while caring for both her own young children and her father, who is diagnosed with late-stage cancer. With rich storytelling and everyday details, Corrigan's poignant reflections capture the tender moments that bind families together, while also exploring the challenges of navigating the "Middle Place," where parenthood and childhood overlap. Funny and heart-wrenching, this book celebrates the love and resilience that makes family such an enduring force in our lives.

The Middle Place

This award-winning memoir tells the story of one Jewish family in Miami Beach as they try to care for their aging and stubborn Holocaust survivor matriarch. Managing Bubbie is a heartrending and hilarious tale of the difficulties of finding an acceptable assisted living facility and getting medication in line for their beloved grandmother who refuses to be told what to do. This tapestry of an American family in the 1980s also revisits the Holocaust period to mine the love, hope, and humor that emerged from the deepest despair. Laugh, cry, and commiserate with this confounded family as they navigate the challenges of managing their impossible Bubbie.

Managing Bubbie

The Waiting Room is a poignant and heartwarming story about mothers and daughters. Charlotte thought she knew her mother, a small-town doctor who raised her alone after her father's death. But at her mother's funeral, Charlotte discovers there is much she never knew about her mother's past. Meeting the one person her mother hated the most, Charlotte is handed a letter from her mother that will change everything she thought she knew about her life. This tale of small-town rumors and family secrets is an emotional journey filled with forgiveness, acceptance and the powerful bond between mother and daughter. Get ready to laugh, cry, and want to call your mom after reading The Waiting Room.

The Waiting Room

"Questioning Protocol" is a healthcare solutions book that offers tips, tools, and tricks from a mom's perspective. Randi Redmond Oster shares her corporate experience, engineering skills, and compassion for her son to help readers navigate the broken healthcare system. Learn how to maintain control during a healthcare crisis, create a high-performing healthcare team, manipulate the hierarchy of the system, and find ways to feel grateful even during difficult times."

How to navigate the healthcare system with confidence

Questioning Protocol

Gratitude is a collection of poignant essays by Oliver Sacks on completing a life and coming to terms with death. Sacks, a uniquely gifted writer and physician, explores the human drama of illness and the beauty of each individual’s unique path. This book is an ode to life’s gifts and the privilege of being a sentient being living on this beautiful planet. Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal, describes Sacks as an unparalleled clinician and writer who showed us the true essence of humanity.

Gratitude

"Trading Places" is a poignant memoir that explores the intimate relationship between a daughter and her aging mother. Author Sandra Bullock Smith takes readers on a heartfelt journey through her ten-year experience as a caregiver, as she reflects on her own childhood and finds herself in similar situations. Filled with touching stories that will both amuse and encourage caregivers, this book offers hope and insight for anyone faced with the extraordinary challenge of caring for an elderly parent.

Becoming My Mother's Mother

Trading Places

Discover how to find meaning in suffering and move forward with renewed purpose by exploring the riveting memoir of a psychiatrist who survived Nazi death camps. In this influential book, based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, the author argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it and find meaning in it through his theory of logotherapy. This book is a must-read for anyone searching for significance in the act of living.

Man's Search for Meaning

This book explores the challenging topic of how medicine can improve not only life, but also the process of dying. Atul Gawande, a practicing surgeon, tackles the limitations of his profession and argues that quality of life should be the ultimate goal for patients and families. He offers examples of more fulfilling models for caring for the elderly and explores hospice care to show that the end of life can still be rich and dignified.

Medicine and What Matters in the End

Being Mortal

This memoir follows a neurosurgeon's journey through the diagnosis of stage IV lung cancer, leaving him to confront his own mortality. Proceeding with honesty and raw emotion, he poignantly explores life's meaning when faced with death and the challenges of being a new father while nurturing a new life as another fades away. A must-read for those seeking insight into life's profound questions.

When Breath Becomes Air

Experience the incredible journey of a man who was left paralyzed and speechless after a massive stroke. In this poignant memoir, he shares his harrowing experience of being trapped in his own body, with only his left eyelid as a means of communication. But instead of succumbing to despair, he dictates his story letter by letter - a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. This book offers a haunting, yet inspiring, look inside the cruel prison of locked-in syndrome.

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi