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People contemplating suicide may not want to read a book that attempts to talk them out of it. But "Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It" does just that. Author Jennifer Michael  Hecht lost two friends to suicide, and the experience drove her to marshal  arguments against it.


Hecht surveys the history of suicides, from Lucretia and Socrates onward. She tries to convince the reader of the damage that suicide does to the community and family left behind. 
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The author joins The Daily Circuit to discuss her book and the issues raised in it.

Religion and Faith

Jennifer Hecht studies the history of suicide to argue against it.

Author's plea to suicides: 'Stay'

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