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  • SANTA'S GIFT: True Stories of Courage, Humor, Hope and Love. by Comment, Jeffrey W.; reflections by Sir Elton John, Warren Buffett and more.
    Comment, Jeffrey W.; reflections by Sir Elton John, Warren Buffett and more.
    SANTA'S GIFT: True Stories of Courage, Humor, Hope and Love.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Wiley, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - "After dressing up as Santa at a local charity's holiday party, Helzberg Diamonds CEO Jeffrey Comment was inspired to take his Santa impersonation on the road" and in this book he shares his experiences with these children. Each section also includes reflections from corporate and philanthropic leaders such as Warren Buffett, Norman, Lear, Sir Elton John, and many others, all of whom discuss the rewards of giving. Illustrated in full color with photographs and drawings by the children. List of resources. Small square format. xv, 207 pp. ISBN: 0-471225150.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73270
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  • TRAPEZE: Poems. by Digges, Deborah.
    Digges, Deborah.
    TRAPEZE: Poems.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. dj. Hardcover first edition - Fourth collection of poems by this award-winning writer which reflect on a woman's passage into midlife - and which touch on the illness and loss of her husband. 49 pp. ISBN: 1400040825.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63485
    Keywords: death, illness, mid-life, Poetry
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  • THE HONEST TRUTH. by Gemeinhart, Dan.
    Gemeinhart, Dan.
    THE HONEST TRUTH.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scholastic, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, for middle grade children. "Mark is a normal kid. He's got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jessie. He likes to take photos and he dreams of climbing a mountain one day. But in one important way, Mark is not like other kids at all. Mark is sick. The kind of sick that means hospitals. And treatments. The kind of sick some people never get better from. So Mark runs away. He leaves home with his camera, his notebook, his dog, and a plan to reach the top of Mount Rainier - even if it's the last thing he ever does." 229 pp. ISBN: 978-0545665735.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 88071
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  • Haskell, Molly.
    LOVE AD OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES: A Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at life, and at love, when her husband was suffering from a strange and terrifying illness.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dj (tear and associated creasing.)

    Book ID: 11455
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  • THE FATHER. by Olds, Sharon.
    Olds, Sharon.
    THE FATHER.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. SIGNED first edition - The fourth collection by this award-winning poet, a sequence of poems which chronicles a father's illness and death as seen by his daughter. INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 79 pp. ISBN: 0-679-740023.

    Condition: Fine in printed wrappers.

    Book ID: 69208
    Keywords: death, illness, Poetry
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  • THE EVENING LIGHT: Poems. by Skloot, Floyd.
    Skloot, Floyd.
    THE EVENING LIGHT: Poems.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Ashland, OR: Story Line Press, (2001). First edition - A collection of poems by this award-winning writer which "probe the depths of extended illness, of love, of perseverance in the face of disaster, of the healing power of music and of art." 85 pp. ISBN: 1-586540009.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 75903
    Keywords: aging, illness, Poetry
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