In the Grip of Bereavement, by Dr. Chaim Licht

When it comes to deal with the loss of loved one, everyone grieves differently and every culture has its own unique custom as to the proper way of mourning.

Dr. Licht's daughter didn't live to see her thirtieth birthday. In his grief, he turned to Jewish literature of the Aggada to explore the responses of the sages to similar situation. In this three-part book, he meticulously analyzed the ten aggadic stories on death and bereavement from Jewish perspective.

Initially, this book didn't hold my interest as I have had very little exposure of ancient Jewish history and literature. It took me awhile to finish reading it and I am glad that I did. I feel that I just took an ancient Jewish literature course.

While this book may not be for me and I am neutral about it, however, I believe that for Jews or those with deep knowledge of ancient Jewish history and literature, this book would be a nice addition to their book collection.

Restful Insomnia, by Sondra Kornblatt

I sleep like baby, so I was not very thrilled when LibraryThing notified me that I had won the right to review this book. However, as I was reading this book I felt very sorry for those who suffer from insomnia. Not only sleep doesn't easily come by for them, but also the complicated techniques and tips to deal with sleepless weaving throughout this book that I had hard time get it.

I am neutral about this book. Maybe someone else with chronicle sleep disorder will find it useful.