{"product_id":"2026200016046-secondhand-the-goodbye-book","title":"The Goodbye Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are books that celebrate beginnings, and then there is The Goodbye Book — a rare and thoughtful examination of one of life's most universal yet underexamined experiences: the art of saying farewell. Robert Ramsay and Randall Toye chronicle the many dimensions of goodbye, from the intimate and personal to the grand and ceremonial, guiding readers through the rituals, emotions, and cultural significance embedded in the act of parting. With wit and warmth, the authors present a wide-ranging survey that is as entertaining as it is illuminating, drawing on history, psychology, and everyday human experience to argue that how we say goodbye reveals as much about us as how we say hello.\n\nRamsay and Toye write with an accessible, conversational style that balances lightness with genuine insight, making this a work equally suited to the curious browser and the thoughtful reader. The book illustrates how farewells — whether between lovers, friends, or entire nations — are defining moments that shape memory and identity in profound ways. A Jonathan-James Book published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, it stands as a charming and singular contribution to the literature of human connection. If you have ever lingered too long at a doorstep, unsure of what to say, this book may finally offer you the words — and the wisdom — you have been searching for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342778867931,"sku":"2026200016046-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7ccb3f02-de07-46d9-b032-29d129fbc52d.png?v=1790049333","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016046-secondhand-the-goodbye-book","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}