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What if the most powerful stories of childhood weren't told through words, interviews, or photographs-but through the rooms left behind? What would you see if you stepped inside the preserved bedrooms of children who never came home? Could a pair of sneakers, a half-finished homework assignment, or a scattered Lego set speak louder than any headline? And what truths about love, loss, and memory might we uncover if we truly looked? In Lives in Stillness, award-winning CBS correspondent Steve Hartman and acclaimed photographer Lou Bopp take you on a haunting yet profoundly human journey across America. For seven years, they entered the homes of families who preserved their children's rooms exactly as they were when tragedy struck. What they discovered wasn't just absence-it was a vivid, unspoken presence, frozen in time. Every room tells a story, every object a testimony, and every detail a reminder of the lives that mattered most. This is not a book about statistics. It's not a book about policy. It's a book about humanity, empathy, and connection. Through these pages, you will: Witness the intimate spaces that hold childhood dreams, routines, and personalities. Understand grief in its most tangible form, and the resilience of families who preserve memory. Experience the silent narratives of lives interrupted, told by the rooms themselves. See America through the eyes of its children, and reflect on the values, joys, and vulnerabilities we often overlook. Lives in Stillness is unlike any other book you've ever read. It's a chronicle of presence in absence, a portrait of children through the objects and spaces they loved, and a national story revealed through the quiet power of memory. You will laugh, cry, and hold your loved ones closer as you witness lives paused but never forgotten. Perfect as a gift for anyone who values empathy, understanding, and the beauty of life in its fleeting moments, this book transforms grief into reflection and reflection into action. You don't need to fear the heaviness of its subject-Hartman and Bopp guide you gently, with compassion, respect, and insight. Step inside. Stand in these rooms for a few minutes, and you may never see the world-or childhood-the same way again.

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