This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and poet, author and historian commentator Jennifer Michael Hecht. After intriguing details about how she combines writing poetry, doing scholarly history and public writing, this wide-ranging conversation movingly embellishes upon Jennifer Michael Hecht's book Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction,...Or To Lend A Hand, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. Different Hats- And how to combine them II. Facing the Unthinkable- Confronting suicide III. Historical Examinations- A litany of intriguing insights IV. Suffering- Worth recognizing V. Meaning and Mattering- The benefits of faith
