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A Dignified Exit

Author : John J. Asher
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466462884

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A Dignified Exit by John J. Asher Pdf

Finalist for Best Literary Fiction - (eFestival of Words). Monroe Colson, a successful children's book illustrator living in small-town Texas, baffles family and friends when he unceremoniously announces he's moving to Mexico, ostensibly to paint. In Mexico, the true nature of his mysterious behavior not only comes to light, but takes an unexpected turn when he runs into a vibrant young American woman who has been abandoned, penniless, by her fiance. This emotionally powerful and often humorous story with its controversial resolution is a poignant testament to love and the resilience of the human heart."

Dignity and the Organization

Author : Monika Kostera,Michael Pirson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137555625

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This important book focuses on the role of human dignity, its protection and promotion in the context of organization and Humanistic Management. The recent phenomenon of humanism in management already has a rich body of literature and takes up many themes both theoretically, and from a practitioner perspective. Dignity and the Organization is the first book to explicitly deal with the topic of human dignity and management. The chapters address various aspects and problems from a humanistically-oriented perspective, taking up issues relevant for the contemporary management theorists and practitioners, and are concerned with organization, management and the social and cultural context. The book develops the notion of human dignity in conceptual and theoretical terms in its practical application, within the context of organizations.

The Inevitable

Author : Katie Engelhart
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781250201478

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“A remarkably nuanced, empathetic, and well-crafted work of journalism, [The Inevitable] explores what might be called the right-to-die underground, a world of people who wonder why a medical system that can do so much to try to extend their lives can do so little to help them end those lives in a peaceful and painless way.”—Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker More states and countries are passing right-to-die laws that allow the sick and suffering to end their lives at pre-planned moments, with the help of physicians. But even where these laws exist, they leave many people behind. The Inevitable moves beyond margins of the law to the people who are meticulously planning their final hours—far from medical offices, legislative chambers, hospital ethics committees, and polite conversation. It also shines a light on the people who help them: loved ones and, sometimes, clandestine groups on the Internet that together form the “euthanasia underground.” Katie Engelhart, a veteran journalist, focuses on six people representing different aspects of the right to die debate. Two are doctors: a California physician who runs a boutique assisted death clinic and has written more lethal prescriptions than anyone else in the U.S.; an Australian named Philip Nitschke who lost his medical license for teaching people how to end their lives painlessly and peacefully at “DIY Death” workshops. The other four chapters belong to people who said they wanted to die because they were suffering unbearably—of old age, chronic illness, dementia, and mental anguish—and saw suicide as their only option. Spanning North America, Europe, and Australia, The Inevitable offers a deeply reported and fearless look at a morally tangled subject. It introduces readers to ordinary people who are fighting to find dignity and authenticity in the final hours of their lives.

A Dignified Ending

Author : Lewis M. Cohen, MD
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781538115756

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Each year, more than one million people and their loved-ones arrive at a decision to cease attempts at curative medical treatments and shift to hospice care, while one-in-five Americans now live in in geographical regions that have established lawful protocols allowing medical aid in dying—also known as assisted suicide. In this powerful new work, Lew Cohen, a psychiatrist and palliative medicine researcher, reveals a self-determination movement that empowers people to shape the timing and circumstances of their deaths, decriminalizes laws threatening those who help them, and passes assisted dying legislature. He offers a vivid tapestry woven from the candid, inspirational, and graphic stories of individuals who sought to choreograph how they would die. There is nothing simple about these decisions, and A Dignified Ending tackles the intricacies of timing, the presence of dementia and other dire but not terminal conditions, the legal risks, as well as the mixed reactions of the disability community. Cohen illuminates the evolution of right-to-die organizations in the United States, and the impact of activists like Jack Kevorkian, Derek Humphrey, Faye Girsh, Cody Curtis, and Brittany Maynard. The decision to conclude one’s life with a planned death is an emotionally polarizing subject. Nonetheless, the public increasingly wants to control how they die. This requires that people formulate their end-of-life preferences and not wait until the last moment to communicate these with physicians and families. A Dignified Ending conveys truthful and nuanced accounts of men and women who chose to die, and stories of the activists—proponents and opponents— who promote this growing right-to-die movement.

Final Exit

Author : Derek Humphry,Helga Kuhse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Accomplices
ISBN : 0140171304

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First published in the US in 1991 by the Hemlock Society, it discusses the practicalities of suicide and assisted suicide for those terminally ill, and is intended to inform mature adults suffering from a terminal illness. It also gives guidance to those who may support the option of suicide under those circumstances. The Australian edition was prepared by Dr Helga Kuhse. The author is a US journalist who has written or co-authored books on civil liberties, racial integration and euthanasia and is a past president of the World Federation of Right to Die societies. Sales of the book are category one restricted: not available to persons under 18.

Mediation: An A-Z Guide

Author : Stephen Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780439976

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Don't know your BATNA from your WATNA from your ZOPA? Think PATNA is a type of rice? Not sure what Cellar Blindness is? Or what FDRs/DI Ps/ LIPs are? Mediation: An A-Z Guide tells you, distilling practical information, informed comment and useful advice and tips. Over 500 entries provide curated information on practical mediation topics guiding you through the thicket of mediation jargon. Mediation: An A-Z Guide ensures you have no need to feel nervous about mediation because you: will understand what is being said will have the knowledge and confidence to use the buzz words Whether you are a mediator, a representative, a client, a lawyer or a nonlawyer you will find what you are looking for. Portable and practical and with an easy-to-read, punchy style and user-friendly format this is more than just a dictionary. Entries follow the same pattern: Topic Heading Definition Comment In practice – bullet points nail the everyday application of the topic See also – for internal cross references Follow up – for further sources

Humanity in God's Image

Author : Claudia Welz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191087905

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How can we, in our times, understand the biblical concept that human beings have been created in the image of an invisible God? This is a perennial but increasingly pressing question that lies at the heart of theological anthropology. Humanity in God's Image: An Interdisciplinary Exploration clarifies the meaning of this concept, traces different Jewish and Christian interpretations of being created in God's image, and reconsiders the significance of the imago Dei in a post-Holocaust context. As normative, counter-factual notions, human dignity and the imago Dei challenge us to see more. Claudia Welz offers an interdisciplinary exploration of theological and ethical 'visions' of the invisible. By analysing poetry and art, Welz exemplifies human self-understanding in the interface between the visual and the linguistic. The content of the imago Dei cannot be defined apart from the image carrier: an embodied creature. Compared to verbal, visual, and mental images, how does this creature as a 'living image' refer to God—like a metaphor, a mimetic mirror, or an elusive trace? Combining hermeneutical and phenomenological perspectives with philosophy of religion and philosophy of language, semiotics, art history, and literary studies, Welz regards the imago Dei as a complex sign that is at once iconic, indexical, and symbolical—pointing beyond itself.

Managing People in the New Economy

Author : Mohan Thite
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0761998365

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"Will help those committed to learning how to embed knowledge through HR systems and it will help those committed to HR to recognize and deliver knowledge as the outcome of their work." - cover.

Selling a Vision of Hope

Author : Nissim Dahan
Publisher : Selling a Vision of Hope
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781425122997

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Is it possible to bring peace to the Middle East? Yes, and the answer is surprisingly simple -Ideology plus Investment equals Hope - and with hope, all things are possible.

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Author : Gerald Dworkin,R. G. Frey,Sissela Bok
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521587891

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Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide by Gerald Dworkin,R. G. Frey,Sissela Bok Pdf

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Give Great Presentations

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781472993236

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Give Great Presentations by Bloomsbury Publishing Pdf

Essential reading for anyone who has been asked to make a presentation, including advice on speech, using visuals, audience engagement, and how to deal with presenting online. Speaking in front of other people can be daunting if you've never had a lot of practice. Even if you know your stuff, it can be hard to get everything together in time, look confident, speak clearly, and get your message across well. And that's before you consider things like presenting online or hosting a Zoom conference. This practical book contains a self-assessment quiz, step-by-step guidance, top tips, common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them, summaries of key points, and lists of the best sources of further help. At the same time, it comes with strategies to help you cope if things don't go to plan, and special sections on how to manage nerves and boost your message with your body language. Give Great Presentations is full of advice on how to prepare and deliver a knock-out speech - whether that's in person and in front of colleagues, or online with an audience of 'virtual' strangers.

Darkness and Beyond

Author : GS. Subbu
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781945579080

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Whether it is a journey to the native village ending with the realization that one’s roots can be traced back to a generation that took pride in belonging, a generation proud of its roots, its temples, and its Gods or the old man who awaits his end with equanimity, in the hope that there is always something beyond the darkness that would soon engulf him. G S Subbu delves deep into the lives of people who we may have met sometime, somewhere and left their imprint on us. The nine stories in this book revolves around the lives of an old woman, a young man, a middle-aged woman, a visually challenged boy, a patriarch, a savant and a young widow. These nine stories are more than just stories; they are nine slices of life!

The Hound From The North

Author : Ridgwell Cullum
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664611024

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The Hound From The North by Ridgwell Cullum Pdf

This is a rip-roaring story set in the wilds of Canada during winter. A man is found close to death in the first chapter. He is alone and feels he is about to die but his anguished scream for help is answered by a sound. Into the mix throw a native guide/trapper, two conceited white men, and some dubiously obtained gold. If you like adventures, this is for you.

Death and Dying in India

Author : Suhita Chopra Chatterjee,Jaydeep Sengupta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351857475

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Death and Dying in India by Suhita Chopra Chatterjee,Jaydeep Sengupta Pdf

Most aged in India are experiencing a highly protracted death in hospitals, entangled in tubes and machines. Such ‘medicalised death’ entails huge psychological, social and financial costs for both patients and their caregivers. There are also many who are dying in abject neglect. However, Government response to end-of-life care has been almost negligible and there is an acute information deficit on dying matters. This book examines different settings where elderly die, including hospitals, family homes and palliative set-ups. The discourse is set in the backdrop of international attempts to restructure and reconfigure the health delivery system for ageing population. It makes critical commentaries on global developments, offers state-of-art reviews of recent advances, substantiates and corroborates facts by personal narratives and case histories. The book overcomes a segmental understanding of the field by weaving various sociological, medical, legal and cultural issues together. Finally, the authors critically examine biomedicine’s potential to meet the complex needs of the dying elderly. In an attempt to bring cultural sensitivity in end-of-life care, they explore the lost Indic ‘art of dying’ which has the potential to de- medicalise death. Increasing public sensitivity to poor dying conditions of the elderly in India and facilitating changes to improve care systems, this book also demonstrates the limitations of the western specialization of death. It will be of interest to academics in the field of Medical Sociology/Anthropology, Medicine, Palliative care, Public Health and Social Work, Social Policy and Asian Studies.

Among the Head-Hunters of Formosa

Author : Janet B. Montgomery McGovern
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066215873

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This ethnological research done by Janet McGovern records a trip taken a few years earlier in Taiwan. From 1916 to 1918, she walked off the beaten track to find the stories and lives of the aborigines of Taiwan. This study mainly focuses on social organization and costumes of the Indigenous inhabitants of Taiwan.