book list
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Suggested Reading
This selection of books is designed to provide information and insight on brain tumors and the impact they can have on the patient and their family. They are in no way an endorsement from the Brain Tumor Foundation but merely suggested reading.
The information is provided and sold with the knowledge that the publisher and author do not offer any medical or other professional advice. In the case of a need for any such expertise, one should consult with the appropriate professional.
These books may contain information that in some cases might be dated.
– Gemma Malley
(May 6, 2025)
(Sept. 24, 2021)
Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor
by Lynne P. Taylor, Alyx B. Porter Umphrey and Diane Richard
(Nov 20, 2012)
Created by Lisa Gibson and Lisa Millar; 2002:
The Brad Kaminsky Foundation for Brain Tumor Research.
KINDLE EDITION
by Jerry Arnolds (Sep 3, 2013)
KINDLE EDITION
by Gideon Burrows (Jan 10, 2014)
KINDLE EDITION
by Will Pye (Jun 11, 2014)
KINDLE EDITION
by Harry Wolf (Sep 11, 2003)
by Henry Marsh
Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery
by Joe Biden
A deeply moving memoir about the year that would forever change both a family and a country
by Bryan Bishop and Adam Carolla (Apr 29, 2014)
by Toni Seymour (Apr 4, 2014)
by Paul Kalanithi
Finding Meaning
The Sixth Stage of Grief
by David Kessler (Sept. 2020)
Books for Children
Helping children through a parent’s illness
Children see magic because they look for it.
– Christopher Moore
Modern Loss
by Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner
Candid conversation about grief.
by James P. Emswiler and Mary Ann Emswiler
(Aug 1, 2000)
by Rebecca Cobb (Apr 2, 2013)
by Patrice Karst
This bestselling picture book about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed a generation of readers — children and adults alike.
by Joanna Rowland
From the perspective of a young child, Joanna Rowland artfully describes what it is like to remember and grieve a loved one who has died.
by Joseph M Primo (Sep 17, 2013)
End of Life Issues
by Gordon Zacks (Jul 14, 2014)
by Dana Plish (Apr 19, 2014)
by Allan Kellehear (May 27, 2014)
HYPERION
by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow; 2008
Made famous by his “Last Lecture” at Carnegie Mellon, the author focuses on the importance of overcoming obstacles, enabling the dreams of others, and seizing every moment.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS/PERSEUS BOOKS
by Dr. David Kuhl, 2002
“…an all-encompassing guide for people with a terminal illness and those who know someone who is dying.” – New York Times
HARPERCOLLINS
by Keith and Brooke Desserich; 2009
The true story of a six-year-old girl named Elena and her battle against brain cancer. In her last days she showed a community how to love and how to live.
Bereavment
(Sept. 2020)
by David A. Kessler and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
(Jun 5, 2007)
by Robert A. Neimeyer (Apr 12, 2012)
KINDLE EDITION
by Cosimo Barbato (Apr 1, 2014)
(grieving mindfully, grieving the loss of a child, grieving a suicide, grieving the loss of a mother, mourning)
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