Death Dying category: 510 books
Catholic Theology of Marriage in the Era of HIV and AIDS
Marriage for Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Marriage for Life begins by listening to the lived experiences of Catholic, married, HIV-positive women, in order to better understand their struggles. The eight women interviewed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, shared their stories of marriage, of family life, of church involvement, and of living with...
by Neil M. Gorsuch
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia provides the most thorough overview of the ethical and legal issues raised by assisted suicide and euthanasia--as well as the most comprehensive argument against their legalization--ever published.
In clear terms accessible to the general reader,...
Necromanía
Historia de una pasión argentina. Profanaciones, secuestros de cadáveres, manipu
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 1, 2012
La historia argentina y las noticias diarias demuestran que existe una
cultura muy arraigada con relación a la muerte y en particular a los
muertos. Este libro reúne los casos, las pruebas y las historias más
asombrosas; desmonta rumores y releva testimonios para armar este
rompecabezas tan apasionante...
The Loss of a Life Partner
Narratives of the Bereaved
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2003
Although there is extensive research on the loss of a spouse, predominantly focusing on the experiences of widows, much less attention is paid to bereaved partners not married to their significant other, whether or not the partners are of the same sex. This first-of-its-kind work explores both socially...
Too Easy to Keep
Life-Sentenced Prisoners and the Future of Mass Incarceration
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
“Some guys don’t break any rules. They do their jobs, they go to school, they don’t commit any infractions, they keep their cells clean and tidy, and they follow the rules. And usually those are our LWOPs [life without parole]. They’re usually our easiest keepers.”
Too Easy to Keep directs...
End-of-Life Care and Addiction
A Family Systems Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2009
Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title!
"Bushfield and DeFord offer us an excellent, informed and sensitive work that speaks both of the erosion of family systems due to addiction and the complications that arise when these victimized families face end-of-life care."
--Illness, Crisis...
by Margaret Overton
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Margaret Overton's Hope for a Cool Pillow is a passionate argument for planning end-of-life care. As physician, daughter and student of American health care, Overton pulls from all corners, showing us the emotional, financial and physical costs of not being prepared. Her daily rounds reveal harrowing...
by Daniel Parretta
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Una opera a metà tra un libretto di aforismi e un libro dove viene spiegato con concetti chiari e semplici quelle che sono le 7 meraviglie della vita, mente, corpo, anima, spirito, amore, sesso e coscienza. Un viaggio veloce e pragmatico tra psicologia e filosofia di vita, visto attraverso gli occhi...
Walking Through Twilight
A Wife's Illness—A Philosopher's Lament
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
How do you continue to find God as dementia pulls your loved one into the darkness? Nothing is simple for a person suffering from dementia, and for those they love. When ordinary tasks of communication, such as using a phone, become complex, then difficult, and then impossible, isolation becomes inevitable....
Churchyard and cemetery
Tradition and modernity in rural North Yorkshire
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
This book explores, for the first time, the turbulent social history of churchyards and cemeteries over the last 150 years. Using sites from across rural North Yorkshire, the text examines the workings of the Burial Acts and discloses the ways in which religious politics framed burial management....
Rigor Mortis
El hombre que plantó un árbol para construir su ataúd y otras maneras de dejar el mundo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 8, 2018
Una colección de reportajes periodísticos sobre la muerte en Bolivia
Raúl Mercado murió el mismo día en que decidió estrenar la camisa que reservaba para su funeral. No fue el único detalle que parecía planeado. Sesenta años antes, en una parcela familiar próxima a Suri, plantó un...
by Marcas Major
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
Marcas Major blogged about his memorable dreams, each month, for over twelve years and came to some startling conclusions regarding the subconscious mind. Marcas opens a whole new chapter on reality at a subconscious level of existence. His discoveries and proposals summarized in this book, regarding...
Revisioning War Trauma in Cinema
Uncoming Communities
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2019
Revisioning War Trauma in Cinema: Uncoming Communities uses philosophy and critical theory to examine films that participate in debates concerning trauma and representation. This book reflects upon films that invent—rather than represent—the moment history breaks down. Jessica Datema and Manya...
La mort choisie
Comprendre l'euthanasie et ses enjeux
Language: French
Release Date: October 24, 2013
La mort provoquée, une question d'éthique.En France, la question de l'euthanasie divise encore l'opinion publique. Ce livre viendra donc utilement éclairer le débat. En effet, en Belgique, l'euthanasie a été dépénalisée en 2002. Elle est dorénavant considérée comme un acte de soins, pratiqué...