Death & Dying 10

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures to define a modern city. Yet, for author Kevin Hines the bridge is not merely a marker of a place or a time. Instead, the bridge mar……続きを見る

The notion of one day disappearing from the earth forever is contrary to many of America’s defining cultural values, with death and dying viewed as “un-American” experiences. Arguing that death and ……続きを見る

All human beings encounter loss and death, as well as the grief associated with these experiences. It is therefore important for children and adolescents to understand that such events are inevitabl……続きを見る

While it can be traced to the 1700s, the term thanatology has gained traction in recent decades to refer to the study of death. Because of the breadth of the published material and the challenges of……続きを見る

Closing the Book: Travels in Life, Loss, and Literature explores the intersection of literature and life in personal essays about traveling, teaching, reading, writing, living, and dying. Each essay……続きを見る

A beautiful clothbound pocket edition of Sir Terry Pratchett’s essay on why we all deserve a life worth living and a death worth dying for. With a new Afterword by Peter Serafinowicz and an updated ……続きを見る

A understandable overview of the laws regarding euthanasia, end-of-life treatment, and medication of those who may be unable to decide for themselves if the treatment is necessary. Our bodies are ou……続きを見る

On 7 July 2005, Julie Nicholson's life was changed forever. Her daughter, Jenny, was killed on her way to work in the London bombings, shaking Julie's beliefs. With heartbreaking honesty and integri……続きを見る

This book is designed to help you tell your children about dying and death. Have you been in such a situation where you didn’t know what to say to your children about Nana’s death? Perhaps you wonde……続きを見る

This book came as a result of me looking for answers to some of those questions that burn in our hearts and minds when a young person dies. For me, it was the death of my niece, Debbie. This book st……続きを見る

When Jarra Brown hears church bells he cannot fail to be reminded of the hundreds 345 to be precise of service personnel who passed through the beautiful rural Wiltshire countryside into Oxfordshire……続きを見る

This volume visits death in children’s literature from around the world, making a substantial contribution to the dialogue between the expanding fields of Childhood Studies, Children’s Literature, a……続きを見る

In this beautifully written, personal meditation on life and living, Raymond Tallis reflects on the fundamental fact of existence: that it is finite. Inspired by E. M. Forster’s thought that “Death ……続きを見る

Praise for the First Edition: "The book is well-written, interesting, informative, thorough, and useful! As an educator for 43 years, this is the sort of text that I would be pleased to use in my cl……続きを見る

Self-harm in adolescents is an increasingly recognized problem, and there is growing awareness of the important role schools and health services can play in detecting and supporting those at risk. B……続きを見る

Wie kommt der Kopf von Heinrich IV. auf einen Dachboden in Paris? Wer stahl Abraham Lincolns Körper? Und wie kamen die Matrosen darauf, Lord Nelsons Leiche nach der Schlacht von Trafalgar nicht etwa……続きを見る

From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shi……続きを見る

We once disposed of our dead in earth-friendly waysーno chemicals, biodegradable containers, dust to dust. But over the last 150 years death care has become a toxic, polluting, and alienating indust……続きを見る

Praise for the First Edition: "[This book] represents a significant advance because it looks at the issues from a bio-psychosocial perspective. To a social worker who has worked mainly in a medical ……続きを見る

Loss and consequent grief permeates nearly every life changing event, from death to health concerns to dislocation to relationship breakdown to betrayal to natural disaster to faith issues. Yet, whi……続きを見る

Why do people like scary books? It gives them the opportunity to face their fears. When it comes to death what do you fear? Do you fear you will not make it to heaven? Do you panic at the thought th……続きを見る

This book fills a critical gap in our scientific understanding of the grief response of parents who have lost a child to traumatic death and the psychotherapeutic strategies that best facilitate hea……続きを見る

“Calling in the Soul” (Hu Plig) is the chant the Hmong use to guide the soul of a newborn baby into its body on the third day after birth. Based on extensive original research conducted in the late ……続きを見る

Todessymbole wie Totenköpfe, Skelette und Knochen in Form von Tattoos, auf Kleidungs- und Schmuckstücken oder Accessoires sind seit der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts fester Bestandteil verschi……続きを見る

Blessed with uncommon wit and natural good looks, armed with degrees from Brown and Duke, and engaged to a wealthy investor, Maysie Campbell seemed to have everything going for her. However, her out……続きを見る

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 exis……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the Folio Prize 'Unforgettable' – Anne Tyler 'Stunningly original' – Guardian One long last summer for Dad Lewis in his beloved town, Holt, Colorado. As old friends pass in and out t……続きを見る

There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms. Natural selection depends on death; little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence an……続きを見る

Sympathy cards are hard. If you write the wrong thing, you run the risk of making the recipient feel even worse! If you freeze up every time you need to write something in a sympathy card, you are n……続きを見る

After his father, Saul, undergoes brain surgery and slips into a coma, Howard Akler begins to reflect on Saul's life, the complicated texture of consciousness, and Akler's struggles with writing and……続きを見る