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  • Megaproject

    Case Study of China's Three Gorges Project

    de Shiu-hung Luk, Joseph Whitney ...
    This volume translates crucial Chinese documents on a debate currently raging in China on a proposed project that has enormous implications for its environmental, economic, and social impact - the Three Gorges (Sanxia) Project on the Yangtze River. The most massive water resource project ever planned in China and one of the largest in the world, the Three Gorges Project would cost $1.1 billion to ... Leer más

    $255.99 USD

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  • The Forgetting

    Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic

    de David Shenk ...
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLERA powerfully engaging, scrupulously researched, and deeply empathetic narrative of the history of Alzheimer’s disease, how it affects us, and the search for a cure.**Afflicting nearly half of all people over the age of 85, Alzheimer’s disease kills nearly 100,000 Americans a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of their loved ones. It ... Leer más

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  • The Choice

    Finding Life in the Face of Adversity -- Six Stories from a Therapist's Casebook

    de Jan Hatanaka ...
    Now available in paperback -- Jan Hatanaka's powerful, life-enhancing book on how six people, encountering significant adversity, made a conscious choice to work to build a life of meaning.Using six stories from her casebook as a therapist, Hatanaka explores and illustrates the complex relationships that exist between death and grief and the path that can lead to reconciling that grief.Included in ... Leer más

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  • Before We Say Goodbye

    de Sean Davison ...
    Eighty-four years old and terminally ill with cancer, psychiatrist Pat Ferguson wants nothing more than for her life, which no longer brings her joy, to be over. But when her ailing body refuses to let go, she asks her son Sean to do the unthinkable: to help her to die. Before We Say Goodbye is Sean Davison's personal account of the months he spent with his mother before her death. Written as a ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Suicide

    A Modern Obsession

    de Derek Beattie, Dr Patrick Devitt ...
    When is it okay for a person to kill themself? How have ideas about this changed over time, and how do they differ across cultures? How do Ireland's suicide rates, especially among its young men, compare to rates in other countries in Europe and beyond? Are we obsessed today with the idea of suicide? Is it possible to prevent suicide - and, if so, how? Should we try to prevent all suicides, or are ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Lessons on the Way to Heaven

    What My Father Taught Me

    de Zondervan ...
    Mike Fechner had cofounded an urban renewal ministry called H.I.S. BridgeBuilders and sold all he owned to fund it. But at this stage of serving the poor full time, when Mike believed he was doing precisely what God wanted him to do, the unthinkable happened. Mike was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given a year to live.With his life’s clock now quickly ticking away, in a time of incredible ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • Life or Death

    A Matter of Choice?

    de Daniel J. Baum ...
    Series Libro 4 - Understanding Canadian Law
    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 ours to control, free from state interference — or so it appears. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Death Talk, Second Edition

    The Case Against Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

    de Margaret Somerville ...
    Death Talk asks why, when our society has rejected euthanasia for over two thousand years, are we now considering legalizing it? Has euthanasia been promoted by deliberately confusing it with other ethically acceptable acts? What is the relation between pain relief treatments that could shorten life and euthanasia? How do journalistic values and media ethics affect the public's perception of ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America

    de Gary Laderman ...
    Though it has often been passionately criticized--as fraudulent, exploitative, even pagan--the American funeral home has become nearly as inevitable as death itself, an institution firmly embedded in our culture. But how did the funeral home come to hold such a position? What is its history? And is it guilty of the charges sometimes leveled against it? In Rest in Peace, Gary Laderman traces the ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • The Executioner's Toll, 2010

    The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States

    de Matthew T. Mangino ...
    The Executioner's Toll, 2010 is a meticulous examination of every execution (and the details surrounding the execution) carried out in a single year--and a thought-provoking exploration into the minds of 46 killers as each plays the role of predator, quarry and condemned. The unsettling narratives begin with a murder on May 26, 1993, and end with an execution on December 16, 2010. The book ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Speaking of Dying

    A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care

    de Louis Heyse-Moore ...
    Good counselling skills are often not taught to the professionals who need them most. Compassionate and tactful communication skills can make the difference between an awkward encounter with a dying patient, and an engaging, empathic bond between two people.Louis Heyse-Moore draws on his wealth of experience as a trained counsellor and palliative medicine specialist. Covering difficult subjects ... Leer más

    $36.09 USD

  • Hara-kiri

    Japanese Ritual Suicide

    de Jack Seward ...
    Hari-Kiri is a definitive text on Japanese ritual suicide, also known as suppuku.To the average westerner, the word hara-kiri conjures up an image of excruciating, self-inflicted pain; of a deep, fatal incision. To the Japanese, this kind of suicide embodies the best qualities of courage, honor, and discipline.Through extensive research, author Jack Seward brings to the English-speaking public a ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD