Who This Author Is

Edwin S. Shneidman has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 6 catalog-linked books across 1957 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Deaths of Man and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1957 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc and Harpercollins.

Best Place To Start

Deaths of Man

Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc • 2002 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc and Harpercollins

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1957 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc and Harpercollins.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Deaths of Man

    Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 256 pages.

  2. DEFINITION OF SUICIDE PB

    Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 256 pages.

  3. The Suicidal Mind

    Oxford Univ Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. Voices of Death

    Harpercollins • 1980 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1980 • 206 pages.

  5. Clues to suicide

    McGraw-Hill • 1957 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1957 • 227 pages.

  6. commonsense book of death

    Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2008.

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