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November of the Soul - Annotated by George Howe Colt (Paperback)

November of the Soul - Annotated by  George Howe Colt (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: New York: Summit Books, c1991.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Written with the same graceful narrative voice that made his bestselling National Book Award finalist <i>The Big House</i> such a success, George Howe Colt's <i>November of the Soul</i> is a compassionate, compelling, thought-provoking, and exhaustive investigation into the subject of suicide.</b> 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. <p/> Presented with deep compassion and humanity, <i>November of the Soul</i> is an invaluable contribution not only to our understanding of suicide but also of the human condition.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>An utterly fascinating, admirably well-written, and sad book...The literature on the subject -- and the survivors -- are greatly enriched by his evocative treatment of it. <p/> -- <i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>Imagine a book about a forbidden subject at once so matter-of-fact and thorough that it could be the perfect catalog and as sure-footed and moving as a good novel. This is what George Howe Colt has given us. <p/> -- <i>Boston Globe</i><br><br>Rigorous, wide-ranging, informed, and humane...Provides much sorely needed wisdom; it will not arrest the crisis, but it could save some lives. <p/> -- Andrew Solomon, author of <i>The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression</i><br>

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