Sam - Death & Dying 1

O que realmente acontece quando morremos? Autoridade mundial em ressuscitação, o Dr. Sam Parnia apresenta a maior pesquisa já realizada sobre as fronteiras entre a morte e a sobrevivência da consciê……続きを見る

"Mordantly wonderful." -CARL HIAASEN "I almost died laughing." -ROZ CHAST "My own departure would not be so bad if only Mr. Roberts could write the obit!" -KAI BIRD From celebrated New York Times ob……続きを見る

This book outlines the process of entering into a relationship with those who are dying. Although the focus of attention is on Hospice Volunteering, it can be read and used by anyone caring for some……続きを見る

Acclaimed for his gentle, complex characterizations, Samuel D. Hunter's bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale tells the story of a s……続きを見る

A Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller Death affects us all. Yet it is still the last taboo in our society, and grief is still profoundly misunderstood... In Grief Works we hear stories from those who hav……続きを見る

Death will come to us all, but most of us live our lives as if death did not exist. Medicine has made dying more complicated and more removed from the experience of most people. Death is partitioned……続きを見る

This book analyzes the concepts of moral status and human dignity in African philosophy and applies them to the moral problems associated with death. The book first challenges the criticism and reje……続きを見る

Qu’est-ce qu’une bonne mort ? Qu’est-ce que bien mourir ? Comment accompagner les mourants? Ce sont là autant de questions auxquelles les sociétés humaines sont confrontées depuis la nuit des temps.……続きを見る

In modern times, death is understood to have undergone a transformation not unlike religion. Whereas in the past it was out in the open, it now resides mostly in specialized spaces of sequestration……続きを見る

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 lov……続きを見る

· How many minutes can you survive after cardiac arrest? · What do new medical techniques teach us about consciousness? · How will these change our views of who we are? In 2012, two football stars c……続きを見る

This volume bridges the gap between forensic and cultural anthropology in how both disciplines describe and theorize the dead, highlighting the potential for interdisciplinary scholarship. As applie……続きを見る

Ein Buch über die Angst vor dem Sterben, das mit jeder Seite Mut macht – für mehr Lebensqualität am Lebensende "Wir können nichts mehr für Sie tun" – diesen Satz, vor dem sich so viele fürchten, gib……続きを見る

In the book God, Choices and Guidance: A Theology for a Modern Civilization, Rev. Rick L. Samples examines how the church of the past and the spiritual movement of present day clash. Through his poi……続きを見る

Vanessa's husband Paul dies suddenly and tragically on their regular Sunday morning swim. How will she cope with her dilapidated house, her teenage children, the patients who depend on her? Will the……続きを見る

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Investigates the ways in which nurses cope with the dying patient and the acute patient who will recover. Fa……続きを見る

Con desistenza terapeutica s’intende l'atteggiamento terapeutico con il quale il medico desiste dalle terapie futili ed inutili. La desistenza terapeutica è un concetto che proviene dall'ambito medi……続きを見る

An encounter with the death of another is often an occasion when the bereaved need to be sustained in their loss, relieved of the anxiety that the meeting with death engenders, and comforted in thei……続きを見る

This book is a collection of work on aging and development from authors from the global south. Aging is steadily evolving as a public health and social crisis for which countries of the global south……続きを見る

This house has been a regular presence in my life for as long as I can remember. My heart has sunk a little every time I walk in . . . Samantha Clark enjoyed a busy career as an artist before return……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