Reasons to Stay Alive

Reasons to Stay Alive
Author: Matt Haig
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2015-03-05
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1782115099

*MATT HAIG’S NEW NOVEL THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW * Order THE COMFORT BOOK. Available now! THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE? Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again. A moving, funny and joyous exploration of how to live better, love better and feel more alive, Reasons to Stay Alive is more than a memoir. It is a book about making the most of your time on earth. 'I wrote this book because the oldest clichés remain the truest. Time heals. The bottom of the valley never provides the clearest view. The tunnel does have light at the end of it, even if we haven't been able to see it . . . Words, just sometimes, really can set you free.'

A Reason to Live

A Reason to Live
Author: Joseph Carlucci Adevai
Publisher: Joseph Carlucci Adevai
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-11-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692532409

A boy quivers in fear at the sight of his unhinged mother. It's dark, and she's raving again. "Take these pills with me and all the pain will go away." This was only the beginning for Joseph Adevai. His mother tried to convince him to commit suicide. She brainwashed him into believing his father was a monster. She kidnapped him from the life he knew and forced him to live under a false name. These horrors led Joe to the life of a high school dropout, a drug abuser and dealer, and then to a jail cell at Riker's Island. From out of these depths, Joseph Carlucci Adevai found God. Through His grace, he shook his addictions and conquered his demons. Now he is the Senior Pastor of Grace Church of North Brunswick, NJ; CEO of Serenity Springs Recovery Center; a retired Senior Vice President of a $25 billion company; and proud husband and father. Pastor Joe has made and lived through nearly every mistake imaginable. His life is proof that everyone-no matter who they are, how they struggle, or what they've done-has a reason to live. "Pastor Joe's story illustrates how no matter what your past or where you came from that nothing is impossible with God " -Willie Alfonso, Chaplain to the Brooklyn Nets and Chapel Leader for the NY Yankees "Pastor Joe's story is not only powerful but he is totally transparent. Which is refreshing and encouraging for anyone who reads this book. You won't be able to put it down."-Chad Mattson and Mike Gomez, lead singers, recording artists, "Unspoken" "Joe's story is unique. And yet it is very much like the story of all who have found new life in Jesus. If you feel lost, read Joe's story to see firsthand God's power to redeem a life. Watch as He takes a person lost in self-destruction and despair and gives him a purpose and a place in life now and in eternity." -Dr. David Dean, PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary

A Reason to Live

A Reason to Live
Author: Vicki Hutton
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2019-06-14
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1612495826

A Reason to Live explores the human-animal relationship through the narratives of eleven people living with HIV and their animal companions. The narratives, based on a series of interviews with HIV-positive individuals and their animal companions in Australia, span the entirety of the HIV epidemic, from public awareness and discrimination in the 1980s and 1990s to survival and hope in the twenty-first century. Each narrative is explored within the context of theory (for example, attachment theory, the "biophilia hypothesis," neurochemical and neurophysiological effects, laughter, play, death anxiety, and stigma) in order to understand the unique bond between human and animal during an "epidemic of stigma." A consistent theme is that these animals provided their human companions with "a reason to live" throughout the epidemic. Long-term survivors describe past animal companions who intuitively understood their needs and offered unconditional love and support during this turbulent period. More recently diagnosed HIV-positive narrators describe animal companions within the context of hope and the wellness narrative of living and aging with HIV in the twenty-first century. Bringing together these narratives offers insight into one aspect of the multifaceted HIV epidemic when human turned against human, and helps explain why it was frequently left to the animals to support their human companions. Importantly, it recognizes the enduring bond between human and animal within the context of theory and narrative, thus creating a cultural memory in a way that has never been done before.

A Reason to Live

A Reason to Live
Author: Billie Jo Lister
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2010-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1609112601

Elizabeth suffers a devastating depression following the tragic death of her family. Her guilt and anger have turned her away from her faith. Struggling to forget, strange things begin to happen, making Elizabeth wonder if she is being made to pay for her sins. Through these mysterious events, Elizabeth is brought to a new awareness, and comes to accept the will of God in her life. Her neighbor, interceding daily on her behalf, lends a helping hand and Elizabeth once again finds her reason to live. A Reason to Live is a touching story, one of overcoming tragedy and despair, and giving hope that life does go on.

A Reason to Live

A Reason to Live
Author: R. Mahalingam
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2022-08-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A boy and a girl engage in pre-marital sex. The story takes us through the travails and hardships the couple undergoes. The book also discusses the advisability of refraining from such an act. It also stresses the necessity of parents taking their wards into confidence before finalizing their marriage. The book also implores youngsters to not take hasty, irreversible decisions in their lives.

A Reason to Live

A Reason to Live
Author: Sandra Meunier
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2023-12-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1035800128

Sandra Mercier is twenty-three years old when she makes the deliberate decision to end her life. She lives with her flatmates Margot and Emma, hangs out with her boyfriend Matt, but no longer feels understood or enjoys the company of others, and can only find refuge in her imagination. For Sandra, every day is a struggle, a crusade to seek bliss, an endless battle to choose life and to fight off the dark thoughts that consume her. Eventually, she becomes trapped in her mental realm, the very one she created to escape her reality. The hope for a better tomorrow that never comes, and the realization that her life did not turn out the way she expected, make Sandra believe she will find happiness in death... Until she has an encounter that changes her life.

A Reason To Live

A Reason To Live
Author: Doug Simpson
Publisher: Next Chapter
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2022-11-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

After recently widowed Chelyan and famous TV reporter Mel bump into each other, their friendship blossoms quickly. Both avid walkers, they decide to take a stroll together each morning. When Chelyan reveals that her husband's death was actually a murder, Mel is eager to dig deeper into the case. Beginning their own murder investigation, the amateur sleuths are in for some startling surprises. But can they piece together the clues and bring the killer to justice?

Edgeworld Volume 2: A Reason to Live

Edgeworld Volume 2: A Reason to Live
Author: Chuck Austen
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2024-03-19
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1506742122

An edgy adventure series that’s part science fiction, part detective series, part western, Edgeworld is a unique blend of energy, comedy, and darkness like nothing you’ve ever read! On the backwater frontier planet of Pala, magistrate Killian Jess and native Palan Cheela fight to protect a planet and people that the rest of the galaxy has forgotten. Battling military occupation, alien invasions, otherworldly infestations, drug running, gang violence, black market traders and the aftermath of a brutal planet-wide war, they must learn to work together and collect together any allies they can from the castoffs, misfits and aliens occupying Pala to save the place they love. Collects the original digital series Edgeworld: A Reason to Live.

LOVE THE REASON WE LIVE

LOVE THE REASON WE LIVE
Author: John Amote Lyngdoh
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2023-05-25
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

Why are we here? This is a commonly asked question that has perplexed man for ages. When this same question was posed to the author of this book by his 6 year-old niece, the gravity of the question became intense and the urgency to find the answer was greatly felt. This book is an attempt by the author to respond to the child’s question from a psycho-physiological point of view by examining the idea that love is the reason we live. The narrative highlights the existence of physiological dictates, which conceivably consists of the neuro-hormonal mechanisms and the idea, spirit, concept and goals existing behind these mechanisms, that scientifically give credence to the idea that the experience of love is a physiological mandate for human existence.

Why People Die by Suicide

Why People Die by Suicide
Author: Thomas Joiner
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0674970616

In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are invariably the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always, unremittingly: Why? Written by a clinical psychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this book offers the clearest account ever given of why some people choose to die. Drawing on extensive clinical and epidemiological evidence, as well as personal experience, Thomas Joiner brings a comprehensive understanding to seemingly incomprehensible behavior. Among the many people who have considered, attempted, or died by suicide, he finds three factors that mark those most at risk of death: the feeling of being a burden on loved ones; the sense of isolation; and, chillingly, the learned ability to hurt oneself. Joiner tests his theory against diverse facts taken from clinical anecdotes, history, literature, popular culture, anthropology, epidemiology, genetics, and neurobiology--facts about suicide rates among men and women; white and African-American men; anorexics, athletes, prostitutes, and physicians; members of cults, sports fans, and citizens of nations in crisis. The result is the most coherent and persuasive explanation ever given of why and how people overcome life's strongest instinct, self-preservation. Joiner's is a work that makes sense of the bewildering array of statistics and stories surrounding suicidal behavior; at the same time, it offers insight, guidance, and essential information to clinicians, scientists, and health practitioners, and to anyone whose life has been affected by suicide.