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Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2016
Description
"Following the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to examine what it means to die well in the United States. If a good death exists, what does it look like? This question lies at the heart of Neumann's rigorously researched and intimately told journey along the ultimate borderland of American life: American death. From church basements to hospital wards to prison cells, Neumann charts the social, political,...
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University of Notre Dame Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
"In this original and compelling book, Jeffrey P. Bishop, a philosopher, ethicist, and physician, argues that something has gone sadly amiss in the care of the dying by contemporary medicine and in our social and political views of death, as shaped by our scientific successes and ongoing debates about euthanasia and the "right to die"--or to live. The Anticipatory Corpse: Medicine, Power, and the Care of the Dying, informed by Foucault's genealogy...
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Beaver's Pond Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
A practical and proven guide and resource to effectively support an aging clientele as the next generation is reaching retirement age. It serves as a guidebook that integrates our theoretical understanding of gerontological issues with practical day-to-day applications. Includes information on gerontology, thanatology, and a chapter on gerotranscendence with contributions from Ann Meisner.
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Raymond Moody and Paul Perry reveal that consciousness survives after the death of the body. Featuring in-depth case studies, the latest research, and eye-opening interviews with experts, Proof explores everything from common paranormal signs to shared-death experiences, and much more.
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