If I Should Die If I Should Live

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If I should die, If I should live.......2001-12-02

When I was very young, this book helped my brother and I to understand a lot of things that my parents couldn't explain. My brother was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 18 months old. I was 4 years old when the doctors told my parents that my baby brother was teminal, and might see 5 years old. Luckily he's still with us, he's 27 years old now. Through the marvels of medicine and prayer I still have my baby brother. I'd like to thank Joanne and Benjamin Marxhausen from so many years ago. and if you know of anyone dealing with anything similar, this book really helps children understand.

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finally a book for the person dying

If I Should Wake Before I Die
Lamont Satterly
Manufacturer: Search Foundation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0963668625

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finally a book for the person dying.......1999-09-23

I work with Hospice patients and have not found a book better than this for the dying person. The chapters are short, personal, humerous, insightful and have helped so many people that have had it read to them. They especially like the chapter on nightime and fear...usually because I will read it to them in the middle of the night when anxiety and fear abound. I am grateful that this book exists- it is one of a kind.

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A Great Holocaust Book.
If I should Die Before I Wake
VERY REALISTIC and a great insight into the minds of both Neo-Nazi's and Jews (at the time of WWII)
A truly amazing story
If I should die before I wake

If I Should Die Before I Wake
Han Nolan
Manufacturer: Harcourt Paperbacks
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0152046798

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Hilary hates Jews. As part of a neo-Nazi gang in her town, she's finally found a sense of belonging. But when she's critically injured in an accident, everything changes.
Somehow, in her mind, she has become Chana, a Jewish girl fighting for her own life in the ghettos and concentration camps of World War II.
Han Nolan offers powerful insight into one young woman's survival through the Holocaust and another's journey out of hatred and self-loathing.
Reader's guide and an interview with the author included.

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A Great Holocaust Book........2007-05-19

If I Should Die Before I Wake is a thrilling book about hate, murder, and hope. I really enjoyed this book as I got two different views of the Jewish life. This book takes you into different worlds of very different girls trying to find a place in this world. I didn't really enjoy hearing all of the gruesome details that went on in Auschwitz during the Holocaust, but it just made the book even that more interesting.
This book starts by telling you the story of young Hilary, a present day neo-Nazi that is full of hate to her Jewish neighbors. By being in a coma Hilary enters a whole different world, a world belonging to Chana, a Jewish teenager in Poland during World War 2. She must survive the cruel ghetto and stay alive in terrible Auschwitz.
If you want to read a compelling book full of hope and faith this is the book for you. It shows you that in the most horrible of situations you can still find peace and love. Read and see what happens when Hilary's perception of the whole world changes.

If I should Die Before I Wake.......2006-10-25

If I Should Die before I Wake by Han Nolan is a heartbreaking novel about a sixteen-year-old named Hilary. Hilary hates Jews. But, as fate would have it, after a terrifying motorcycle accident with her boyfriend, Hilary lies dying in a Jewish hospital. She starts slipping in and out of reality, and is bombarded by dreams from another place, time and person. She becomes Chana, a Polish Jew during the Holocaust. After her father's death at the hands of the Nazis, she gets caught up in a roundup and is transported to the Lodz ghetto with the rest of her family. Many do not survive there, but those who do get sent to the mass gassings of Auschwitz. The scent of death lingers, and Chana can't run or hide from the looming red sky, while Hilary is flung into memories of her shattered past. I really liked this book because it kept switching between the visions of Hilary and Chana. It was also very descriptive and you can see changes in the characters as the story progresses. It's not a very happy book, and so if you want something that will make you cry, this could be a possible outlet for your tears. This story of two broken lives that somehow intertwine despite their differences will teach you so much about strength of character, and strength of heart.

VERY REALISTIC and a great insight into the minds of both Neo-Nazi's and Jews (at the time of WWII).......2006-06-17

It is the story of a young teenage girl named Hillary who was speeding on a motorcycle with her boyfriend, Brad, when they "crashed and burned," leaving Brad unharmed, but Hillary inches from death. She was rushed to a Jewish hospital, where she is slipping back and forth through consciousness, unable to contact anyone around her for the time she is in bed.
When she is "unconscious," she is a girl named Chana. Chana is a Jewish girl, living in the years a little before and during the war. While she is Chana, it is only Gestapo members on the streets, beating down the Jews and their pride. Eventually, they are all sent to a Jewish ghetto, where daily life consisted of a body under a 2-story building window, filth, disease, hard manual labor, families of eight to ten living in one room apartments, and more death.
Then later, when the SS lines them all up yet again, she is almost deported, but when not, she escapes in the dead of night. For a time, she is able to pose as a Polish citizen, when someone she used to know rats her out as she gets on a train to be part of a Polish worker round-up, which had meant freedom.
She is then imprisoned until she is sentenced to "hard work" for life, and is sent to Auschwitz. The real Chana survives the war.
During all of this, Hillary sees what the Jews had to go through. She started out in the beginning completely hateful. She is part of a plan that locked up a Jewish boy in one of her schools lockers without food or water for a few days, and her Neo-Nazi group, the Warriors, are about to participate in a huge march.
Her mother also comes into the story, and stays by her bedside as the story progresses, but Hillary's mother, we find out, is another reason she became a Neo-Nazi, as they have had no relationship during her childhood (her dad was her "lifeline"). Then We see Hillary starting to talk (to herself as others stand around her), she reveals that she's had an empty chalky feeling ever since she was five, until Brad came into her life. It was he who influenced her to be recruited into the Warriors. Brad later comes to visit, with constant "Heil Hitler's" and informs her that they are going to torch the hospital, then leaves saying: "You're a hero, Hil. Remember that. You're dying for the cause, White Power! ... Heil Hitler babe. See you in hell."
The fire turns out to fail, and the real Chana herself has just died of cancer as an old woman in the bed next to Hillary, but in was Chana who was able to supernaturally share her past with Hillary. Hillary is now changed, as this has been a very humbling experience.

A truly amazing story.......2006-06-09

"If I should die before I wake" is a wonderful novel! The book gives you a very good look on the holocaust. It gives you some pretty rough images, but it makes you think and it makes you appreciate freedom. The author worded this book beautifully, almost as if you were there. You can really imagine Hillary and her neo-nazi gang. You can also get a real good feel about Chana and what was going on. This book if for ages 12 and up. I think kids will like this book, if they are a good reader and able to grasp what is going on. Older men and woman will, I think enjoy this bok as well. I am fourteen years old, I love to read and was able to get the jist of the story pretty fast and I loved it. I loved everything, cover to cover. I would recomend this book to anybody willing.

If I should die before I wake.......2006-04-27

The book, If I should die before I wake, is about a girl named Hillary who is a neo-Nazi and slips into a comma after getting into a motorcycle accident with her boyfriend. While shes in a comma her mind drifts off into the dream of another persons life. The other life that she enters is a Jewish girl named Chana who is living her life in consentration camps.

The book switches back and forth between Hillary and Chana, telling what is going on in reality and Chana's past. It can get confusing at first but then you know who is talking. The beginning of the book is very interesting. As soon as you start to read it, it grabs your attention and makes you want to read more. The book is very well detailed in exciting and gripping ways. I enjoyed it a lot.

If I Should Die Before I Wake (Young Adult Fiction)

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If I should Die Before I wake
Don't read if you are very emotional!!!
My favorite childhood book
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE

If I Should Die Before I Wake (Young Adult Fiction)
Lurlene McDaniel
Manufacturer: Darby Creek Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1581960093

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Ages 12 and up. This novel is about coping with cancer, both as the victim and the friend of the victim. Emotionally compelling scenes pull the reader into the drama of Deanne and Matt--and a romance that doesn't have quite enough time to bloom. Willowisp Press imprint.

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If I should Die Before I wake.......2003-02-07

...The book grabbed me and stuck with me all these years. I connected with Deanna when she had to deal with her over bearing mother, her weight problem and the way she stood up for herself. I loved the way she first met Matt at the hospital, not knowing he was a patient. The way they became friends and then how beautifully their romance grew. Especially over labor day weekend at Matt's vacation home. It was every teenage girl's dream. I admired Deanna's strength, courage and her heart.

I just recently bought this book for my eleven year old daughter. This is a wonderful book. I strongly recommend it.

Don't read if you are very emotional!!!.......2003-01-23

This book has to be the most romantic and honest book of all time! I give "If I Should Die Before I Wake" (Lurlene McDaniel) five stars *****. Deanne's mother has her whole life figured out for her, while Deanne doesn't want to be the "star of social register" like her mother dreams. Deanne decides to do something useful, so she became a volunteer worker at the local hospital. At the hopsital, Deanne learns every important life lessons starting from friendship and sharing secrets with her best friend, to life and death relationships. When she makes friends with one of the cancer patients, it changes her life forever.

My favorite childhood book.......2001-09-10

I got this book from a book club when I was about 9 years old. Through the subsequent years, I read this book at least 40 times. It is a lovely story about a young woman growing up, learning about love, and learning about grief. Somewhere along the way, I lost my battered and worn copy. But all this time, I've remembered this book as one of the first to ever move me and to instill in me a lifelong love of reading. I recommend it to any parent trying to get a girl more interested in reading. Hopefully, I'll be able to reaquire a copy soon...

IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE.......2001-05-31

Author:Lurlene McDaniels

IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE.......2001-05-31

Author:Lurlene McDaniels

This story is about a girl named Deanne who mother wants her to work at a country club so she can work with the right people. The problem is she wants to volunteer at a hospital her father works at. She gets a job there and meets a boy named Matt, who has canser. She gets real close with Matt, who has cancer,but she gets scared he might die. So she find out that working at a hospital can be sad.

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good amateur effort

If I Should Die
Tom Hampshire
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Release Date: 2006-07-06

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This is the story of Africa, shown in its most cruelest and tender moments.

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good amateur effort.......2007-02-14

it's okay; the author relies a lot on exclamation marks to try to create a sense of excitement. Chris Cocks is still the one to read.

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You won't be able to put this down

If I Should Die Before I Wake
Michelle Morris
Manufacturer: J P Tarcher
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0874772249

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You won't be able to put this down.......2002-05-28

This is quite possibly the most moving and yet troubling book I have ever read. I wish it were required reading in high school. The book addresses an issue of which everyone in this country should be aware.

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Great reading

If I Should Die
Judith Kelman
Manufacturer: Bantam
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ASIN: 0553291025
Release Date: 1993-08-01

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Fear made their hearts race, palms sweat, breaths come in panicked gasps. Dr. Maggie Lyon's phobia patients sat in their therapy group, imprisoned by their own secret terrors, depending on her to set them free . . . "The bridge was just a few steps away, and Macklin felt himself running toward it, no longer afraid--even when he climbed up on the railing, even when his scream echoed as he tumbled all the long way down. The speedometer climbed toward 100, and the driver squealed in delight. She never be teased about being "The Snail" agian as she raced down the highway toward the sharp curve and a fiery dive to death. Dr. Maggie Lyons felt a chill when she heard about the suicide and the accident. Two of her patients were dead, and the authorities believed she was to blame. Unless someone had murdered them. Detective Sam Bannister thought so, and now Maggie felt the growing threat of someone in the darkness . . . someone who knew her weakness . . . someone waiting to unleash the dear that kills.

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Great reading.......1999-04-19

Unexpected twists added a lot and kept me guessing, which is always fun. Believable tension mounted from several directions, squeezing the good doctor toward a satisfying ending. I liked the characters, and the sharp, clever writing made the entire read enjoyable.

If I Should Die Before I Wake: Help for Those Who Hope for Heaven

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Read This Book Before You Die

If I Should Die Before I Wake: Help for Those Who Hope for Heaven
K. Scott Oliphint , and Sinclair B. Ferguson
Manufacturer: Baker Pub Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Read This Book Before You Die.......2002-03-09

This book is remarkably well-suited for those seeking answers about life after death - whether the questions are scholarly or just a matter of personal reflection. Ferguson and Oliphint navigate their way through matters on heaven that have to do with spousal relations after death, what the "new heavens and the new earth" might look like, and particularly how we can apply these questions to our life here on this earth. A great devotional guide, catalyst for a Bible study, and a helpful resource, this book is of great benefit regardless of one's own personal background.

If I Should Wake Before I Die: The Medical and Biblical Truth About Near-Death Experiences

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Critical Examination that Diffuses the Near Death Experience
Biblical and medical truth about near-death experiences

If I Should Wake Before I Die: The Medical and Biblical Truth About Near-Death Experiences
H. Leon Greene
Manufacturer: Crossway Books
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Binding: Paperback

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Critical Examination that Diffuses the Near Death Experience.......2004-06-12

In this book, Dr. Greene presents evidence and compelling arguments that counter the near death experience as being a legitimate spiritual experience. He explains away the characteristics of the stereotypical near death experience in a medical and biblical context. If I Should Wake Before I Die is divided into three sections. In the first section, Dr. Greene takes time to introduce the near death experience and some of its most popular proponents and authors. In the second section, the near death experience is examined from a medical perspective. Dr. Greene is a cardiologist and is able to present an in depth view into its physiology. His focus is primarily on what takes place in the central nervous and cardiovascular systems during the medical situations in which near death experiences would occur. He is able to offer a medical explanation for all the events that have been reported by those who said they have had a near death experience. In the third section, Dr. Greene goes over biblical scriptures that go against the phenomenon of a near death experience, giving instances in the Bible where near death experiences could have occurred but never did and giving some theological reasoning against their existence. The book is written from a decidedly Christian perspective, and Dr. Greene's faith is evident in this text. The second section can feel a little technical at times during the medical explanations, but it is still understandable for the layman. Overall, I thought the book presented intelligent arguments against the near death experience being able to scientifically explain its popular characteristics and show how it does not fit within Christian teachings.

Biblical and medical truth about near-death experiences.......1997-11-24

Have you questioned the validity of near death experiences(NDEs)? Read this thoroughly researched book to find answers from a medical and biblical perspective. A Christian cardiologist, Greene finds NDE descriptions contradict his experience with cardiac arrest patients and sheds new light on this subject.

Section one defines NDE, reviews popular books, and answers major questions. Part two summarizes medical knowledge relating to the NDE, focusing on central nervous and cardiovascular systems. This portion may be of most interest to medical scholars. Part three examines biblical examples of death, resuscitation, and resurrection to expose the spiritual deception of the NDE philosophy and guide readers to embrace the truth. Included are extensive documentation and bibliography, Scripture and general indices.

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If I Should Die Before I Wake
Oliphint, Scott
Manufacturer: Christian Focus
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ASIN: 1857929969

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Stasheff Does It Again.......2002-02-17

Stasheff continues to bring life into his characters through Warlock and Son. By giving Magnus a more major rule he adds a new dimension to the series and a nice bridge to his future Rogue Wizard series. Any that have loved Stasheff's warlock series, those looking for a new aspect of the Rouge Wizard series, or even those simply looking to enjoy a good Science Fiction/Fantasy novel this one is for you. From the opening where Magnus decides he needs to see the world and sets off for adventure on his own with his father Rod Gallowglass not far behind Magnus through the exciting conclusion, Stasheff will continue to have you wanting to see what happens next and it will become near impossible to put this book down once you start reading.

An excellent addition to the series.......2000-06-18

I found this book to be most enjoyable. Rod and Fess are hilarious, as usual. Now that Rod had become a very proficient warlock, it is fun to see his frighteningly talented eldest son start off on his own career. Magnus's character can be a little dour and plodding at times, but this also mimics Rod Gallowglass's early career.

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Things that make you go hmmmm
Funny, but with Flaws
Entertaining
Thoroughly entertaining!

Warlock: A Novel
Jim Harrison
Manufacturer: Delacorte Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

ASIN: 0385291353

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Things that make you go hmmmm.......2006-07-29

JH is apparently the bard of Michigan and having grown up there I was of course interested. Facts: Funny, fast paced, very sharply written. Facts the writer would prefer avoiding: Frankly a little aimless, a little "Hey I just thought this up maybe it will work in my book," and, most unfortunately, far too "a very smart man wrote this, much smarter than the protagonist of course, but still prey to his vanities and foibles and shortcoming, though also possessed of his strange charm and way with the ladies, and even if he does not really resemble the author perfectly the protagonist certainly at heart would in the end render the same judgement upon the world and have the same conversation with you about it as the author, only the author would have a lot more game and would not be so needy," which is a sad symptom for a book to exhibit, if a common one, alas.

That said: it's funny, as I mentioned, and the prose is sharp, but ultimately it leaves you thinking, mr. harrison, drop the charade and give me the lecture on the meaning of life that you are obviously dying to provide.

Funny, but with Flaws.......2005-10-06

"Warlock" by Jim Harrison follows Johnny Lundgren, a.k.a Warlock, an unemployed man who lives rather aimlessly with his wife Diana after losing his job. Warlock and Diana have an interesting marriage, not exactly bad, not exactly good. Warlock cheats on Diana, and Diana cheats on Warlock. Despite this, Warlock and Diana have the potential to be a really good couple.

Warlock lives in a fantasy world, he sees the world through rose-colored glasses and it's very entertaining to see his constant sexual experiences written in such interesting terms, from Patty, a unemployment agent who smells like pee, to Aurora a definite player, and who plays Warlock like a ukelele.

Diana suggests that Warlock get a job when she's worried that he's become depressed. She gets him an interview with the eccentric Dr. Rabun, and ends up looking at trees in the Upper Peninsula.

This story is an interesting one, it's very funny, just with Warlock's fantasies, but there seems to be a weakness in character with this book. I would suggest you read it, if you aren't faint of heart.

Entertaining.......2005-08-05

This book is quite different from his later works, but very entertaining. Although I like his later books they sometimes fall into political corectedness. This book cannot be called politically correct by any means.

Thoroughly entertaining!.......1999-01-15

This book is less philosophical than many of Harrison's works. The main character is a hilarious buffoon that had me cracking up throughout, though I thought the beginning was pretty slow. Very high in entertainment value, with the usual J. Harrison sex, but more of it. Keep it in the bathroom when you're finished and leaf through it for laughs now and then!

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warlock and son

Warlock and Son

Manufacturer: Ace Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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warlock and son.......2000-04-30

Wow! I thought this was a great book. I love the way Christopher Stasheff writes, keeping you on the edge of your seat. If you like his books, you will love this one!

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