Death & Dying 60

Though Silent They Speak: Arkansas Gravestones and Graveyards is a fascinating and informative guidebook to the most unusual graves and graveyards in Arkansas. Within the pages, readers explore show……続きを見る

In The Eclipse Prophecies: Myths and Omens of a Darkened Sun, Patrick Coyne takes readers on a journey through the shadowed intersections of human fear, ritual, and the cosmos. Across centuries and ……続きを見る

There is so much evil in the world, and we just can see some of it, but why? Are there some other beings in this universe that are continually getting to know us? Could be some divine justice that i……続きを見る

In 1956, J. R. R. Tolkien famously stated that the real theme of The Lord of the Rings was "Death and Immortality." The deaths that underscore so much of the subject matter of Tolkien's masterpiece ……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

The Book They Never Wanted You to Read There Is No God: The Documented Architecture of the Afterlife (The Black Vault Files) What if death isn't the end? What if it's the routing protocol? What if t……続きを見る

Nem toda cidade pacata é inocente. Inspirado em casos reais, Nos Bastidores da Investigação: Crimes reais, pistas ocultas e a busca pela verdade reconta crimes verídicos ambientados no Brasil, revel……続きを見る

LÍRICA NENHUMA reúne 72 poemas de amor e abandono, depressão, tentação ao suicídio, fracasso amoroso e o processo de resistir a tudo isso, com imagens remetentes à natureza e às circunstâncias comez……続きを見る

Metapoesia, ecfrase, amores permanentes de tão efêmeros, poética da natureza e das coisas, tributo a pessoas que morreram e crítica social constituem a lírica deste livro com seus 123 poemas. 続きを見る

Nem todo crime termina quando o culpado é encontrado. Em Nos Bastidores da Investigação – Volume 2: Crimes reais, pistas ocultas e a busca pela verdade, o leitor é levado de volta ao universo das in……続きを見る

This volume for the first time examines the intricate and often obscured interplay between death and public relations across historical periods and within contemporary society. Beyond its natural in……続きを見る

Alors que le débat sur la fin de vie en France se place sur un plan éthique et théorique, ne faudrait-il pas d’abord écouter les premiers concernés ? Dans ce bouleversant récit, ce sont les mourants……続きを見る

Le déroulement des derniers jours et la façon dont nous mourons n’ont pas changé. Ce qui a changé, c’est que nous avons perdu notre ancienne intimité avec ce processus. Nous ne savons plus quels mot……続きを見る

This book draws on original research to illuminate how the personal values and norms of healthcare professionals in the Emergency Department (ED) influence how they experience the death of a patient……続きを見る

The practice of visiting locations connected to death, calamity, and human sufferingーknown as "dark tourism"ーhas become a fascinating but contentious area of research. Bringing together top academ……続きを見る

Transportation, Post-Penal Identity and the Life Course explores the life-courses of convicts who, after being transported to Van Diemen’s Land, now Tasmania, and released from servitude, died in pa……続きを見る

As a cultural artifact, memorials have been a part of funerary traditions for centuries and have continued to evolve as human culture has changed over time. This volume draws from a diverse, interna……続きを見る

Two expert thinkers tackle one of the most difficult and divisive issues of our times: assisted dying 'Absolutely fantastic. It gives you a deep sense of the morality, the legality, the technicality……続きを見る

Desde las tradiciones grecolatinas hasta las influencias judeocristianas, pasando por los cambios provocados por la modernidad, la secularización y el avance de la biomedicina, cada época ha dejado ……続きを見る

Should Canadians have the right to medical assistance in dying? If so, under what conditions? Deciding on Death delves into the legal and political aspects of these controversial questions. In the e……続きを見る

Social and cultural factors can strongly influence how we approach death and dying, including attitudes towards death, rituals and practices surrounding death, and end-of-life care. Current knowledg……続きを見る

Un libro delicado, sobrio y vital sobre los vínculos familiares, la ausencia y la escritura. Una elegía fulgurante. Diez años después de la muerte de su padre, el narrador de este libro decide escri……続きを見る

Un llibre delicat, savi i vital sobre els vincles familiars, l’absència i l’escriptura. Una elegia fulgurant. Deu anys després de la mort del seu pare, el narrador d’aquest llibre decideix escriure-……続きを見る

A richly researched and deeply spiritual work, Spirits, Ghosts, and Dybbuks: Afterlife Journeys in Yiddish Lore delves into the arcane realms of Jewish afterlife beliefs as vibrantly expressed throu……続きを見る

A lo largo de nuestra vida, todos vamos a experimentar un duelo asociado a una pérdida significativa. El fallecimiento de un ser querido, el diagnóstico de una enfermedad, la desaparición de un vínc……続きを見る

Pese a su corta vida, Robert Hertz (1881-1915), discípulo de Émile Durkheim y Marcel Mauss, ha pasado a la historia como uno de los científicos sociales contemporáneos más relevantes. Este volumen r……続きを見る

Doordat de wetenschap zich razendsnel ontwikkelt, leven we steeds langer. Hoe heeft de mensheid in de loop der tijd tegen veroudering en de dood gestreden? En welke methoden zullen we in de toekomst……続きを見る

Widows convey their feelings and survival strategies in this compelling anthology The Widows’ Handbook is the first anthology of poems by contemporary widows, many of whom have written their way out……続きを見る

Metapoesia, ecfrase, amores permanentes de tão efêmeros, poética da natureza e das coisas, tributo a pessoas que morreram e crítica social constituem a lírica deste livro com seus 123 poemas. 続きを見る

O que acontecerá quando a Morte Física deixar de ser universal, mas o Tédio Existencial se tornar a nova praga da humanidade? Na Arcologia dos Primogênitos, a elite comprou a Longevidade Radical, co……続きを見る