| Introduction: The Idea That Won't Die | p. 1 | |
| The American Way of Grief | p. 17 | |
| Is Widowhood Forever? | p. 41 | |
| The Work of Grief | p. 63 | |
| The Making of a Bestseller | p. 83 | |
| The Grief Counseling Industry | p. 105 | |
| The Grief Disease and Resilience | p. 127 | |
| Grief and the Sexes | p. 163 | |
| Grief for Export | p. 181 | |
| Afterword | p. 197 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 201 | |
| Notes | p. 205 | |
| Index | p. 247 |