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No one who reads this book will ever again think of his or her own death in the same way. The first part of the book consists of a thought-provoking essay, in which Fingarette examines the metaphors which mislead us: death as parting, death as sleep, immortality as the denial of death, and selflessness as a kind of consolation. He also thinks through some of the more illuminating metaphors: death as the end of the world for me, death as the conclusion...
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Very often, when the subject of funerals comes up, the direction of the conversation tends to lead people to discuss what they would want for their own funeral. "I just want a big party," "I'd really like Father Patrick to perform the Mass," "I want to be buried in my Vikings jersey." People frequently have very specific wishes that never become more concrete than being briefly mentioned in these conversations. It is amazing how a little bit of thought...
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Within most disciplines, there are those who are recognized by their colleagues as being exceptionally competent practitioners. These individuals do their work in such a remarkable way as to become a model for others. This book is based on a study of the beliefs, actions, and interactions of a group of extraordinary oncology nurses-the people their peers would choose to have care for them if they were diagnosed with cancer. Perry's weaving of interviewee's...
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"The Mystery of Death: Why We Die?" explores the complex and multifaceted nature of death, a subject that has intrigued humanity for ages. The book delves into death from various perspectives-biological, cultural, philosophical, and ethical. It begins by discussing the inevitability of mortality, the biological processes that lead to death, and the impacts on ecosystems and societies.The book also addresses the ethical challenges posed by modern medical...
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Get the Summary of Margaret Renkl's Late Migrations in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Late Migrations" by Margaret Renkl is a poignant exploration of the interconnectedness of life, death, and the natural world. Renkl weaves together a rich tapestry of personal anecdotes, family history, and observations of nature. The narrative spans from her childhood memories in Alabama to her experiences as a mother in Tennessee,...
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David Welborn has a unique profession. He transports the dead from where they fell, and in whatever condition they passed. Car accidents, suicides, homicides, and drug overdoses become common place for him as he grapples these horrors. He soon realizes that this tight knit profession is unknown to most of the world. Few people think of who gathers the deceased when they see a fatal car accident or hear of a murder. Often sent on the worst of the worst...
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When her daughter's fiancé died suddenly, Katherine Ashenburg was surprised to see how her daughter intuitively re-created the traditional rituals of mourning, even those of which she was ignorant. Intrigued, Ashenburg began to explore the rich and endlessly inventive choreographies different cultures and times have devised to mark a universal and deeply felt plight.
Contemporary North American culture favors a mourning that is private and virtually...
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The strength of the right-to-die movement was underscored as early as 1991, when Derek Humphry published Final Exit, the movement's call to arms that inspired literally hundreds of thousands of Americans who wished to understand the concepts of assisted suicide and the right to die with dignity. Now Humphry has joined forces with attorney Mary Clement to write Freedom to Die, which places this civil rights story within the framework of American social...
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"The word death is not pronounced in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips.The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it, it is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love."Thus Octavio Paz describes a cultural phenomenon that has for centuries fascinated scholars and aficionados of virtually every field of Mexican studies, "el culto a la muerte," the cult of...
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An unusually comprehensive study of death as both a social and scientific phenomenon, When We Die is as frank as it is informed. This far-reaching discussion considers mortality from the personal and the universal perspective, generously citing past and present poets and physicians from a diverse and telling range of traditions. Mims, who for two decades served as Professor of Microbiology at London's Guys Hospital, brings a humane, inquisitive, and...
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Being Brett is a memoir that chronicles the author's daughter's harrowing struggle with Hodgkin's disease.
"Hobbie's harrowing account of Brett's last days is a shattering portrait of how a family struggles through the loss of one of its beloved members." - Publishers Weekly
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Au Québec, la formation pratique occupe une place centrale dans le parcours scolaire des étudiants en travail social. Elle se situe au cœur du processus d'intégration théorie-pratique et s'avère essentielle au développement de praticiens réflexifs, engagés et critiques. L'accompagnement en formation pratique est complexe, notamment au regard de ses enjeux, diversité des lieux de stage, nombre élevé d'acteurs impliqués, situation de vulnérabilité...
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The prospect of death requires more than messages that console us or philosophies that immunize us from its actual implications. Whether you are approaching your own death, facing the death of a loved-one, or are simply wanting to understand the purpose of this brief and mortal life, you will find unique and transformative help in these pages. Easy Death-described by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross as a "masterpiece"-offers real wisdom from one who is...
16) Dead Time
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The book by researcher Svetlana Eremeeva is an analysis of the representations of military funerals in 2022 in the public space. The author sought to find out not so much how military men are buried today, but what it means for their loved ones, for society and the state as a whole. By defining the contours of the lifeworlds behind the wires of the dead, the author shows the untenability of the rhetoric about "brotherly" peoples of hardly a single...
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Christine Hartmann's mother valued control above all else, yet one event appeared beyond her command: the timing of her own death. Not to be denied there either, two decades in advance Irmgard Hartmann chose the date on, which to end her life. And, her next step was to tell her daughter all about it. For twenty years, Irmgard maintained an unwavering goal, to commit suicide at age seventy. She managed her chronic hypertension, stayed healthy and active,...
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This work explores the author's encounters with the times he almost died. A further reflection on these events, in which we are on the razor's edge between life and death, has something to teach us. The author invites you to explore the meaning of your own life's relationship to death, as suggested in the title, "The Times We Almost Died." It promises to bring unexpected discoveries of the times we companioned with death, and how they might become...
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No hay lugar para los cuerpos enfermos ahí donde la salud ha suplantado a la virtud. Hoy día, la enfermedad, además de costarle el empleo o llevarlo a la ruina, puede llegar a convertir al enfermo en objeto de rechazo. En la búsqueda de una fundamentación más justa de la sociedad, este ensayo apuesta por convertir la experiencia patológica en un ejercicio de libertad, en una forma de reivindicación del espacio que el enfermo habita y comparte...
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Over Your Dead Body is a nonfiction book with a very personal narrative that reads like a novel.It takes in real life experiences, the science of death and caring for the dead, the after-death existence of pharoahs, kings and dictators, a recipe for medieval funeral cake, how 20,000 people in post-communist Poland were murdered because they were worth more dead than alive and why we wear black at funerals.It begins with a brief behind the scenes look...
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