suicide

Presents the story of Emma Bovary, a doctor's wife who becomes bored with marriage and motherhood, and embarks upon a series of affairs in search of passion and excitement, and then finds herself in a downward spiral to destruction.

Contains the complete text of Flaubert's classic novel along with his letters describing the work and sixteen critical essays that address the novel's central themes.

A group of Tokyo teens try to understand why thousands of people around the world have committed suicide.

A high school diving champion develops bone cancer in this story told from the points of view of the diver, his best friend, his sister, and his girlfriend.

Discusses what is known about suicide, the myths, misconceptions, causes, and warning signs, and uses hypothetical case studies to demonstrate methods of prevention and coping with grief and guilt after a suicide.

Carla watches with growing concern as her adored and extremely talented older brother, performing in summer stock theater before heading off to make a Hollywood film, begins to crack under the pressure of always having to be perfect.

Translates Goethe's 1774 novel in which a young artist falls for a young married woman and takes drastic measures to relieve the misery of his unrequited love.

Presents a selection of primary and secondary source materials that provide information about issues related to death and dying, featuring an overview of death through the ages, and discussing the right to die, euthanasia, the cost of health care, and other topics.

Provides the text of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about Jessie Cates, a divorced woman whose life is stale and unprofitable, and the helpless desperation experienced by her mother when Jessie calmly announces her intention to commit suicide.

Steve Nugen can't understand why he has been forced to live at the institution of Burnstone Grove; but as he begins to write in his journal, he learns important things about himself he had never been able to see before.