The Mortal Sickness

Author : Andrew Taylor
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444764932

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'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the second instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth series When a spinster of the parish is found bludgeoned to death in St John's, and the church's most valuable possession, the Lydmouth chalice, is missing, the finger of suspicion points at the new vicar, who is already beset with problems. The glare of the police investigation reveals shabby secrets and private griefs. Jill Francis, struggling to find her feet in her new life, stumbles into the case at the beginning. But even a journalist cannot always watch from the sidelines. Soon she is inextricably involved in the Suttons' affairs. Despite the electric antagonism between her and Inspector Richard Thornhill, she has instincts that she can't ignore . . . 'An excellent writer. He plots with care and intelligence and the solution to the mystery is satisfyingly chilling' The Times 'The most under-rated crime writer in Britain today' Val McDermid 'There is no denying Taylor's talent, his prose exudes a quality uncommon among his contemporaries' Time Out

Author : Andrew Taylor
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312143710

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As she investigates the murder of a woman found bludgeoned to death in a local church, journalist Jill Francis finds herself personally entangled in the lives of the residents of a small British village.

Author : Atul Gawande
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781627790550

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Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Pdf

#1 New York Times Bestseller In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit. Nursing homes, preoccupied with safety, pin patients into railed beds and wheelchairs. Hospitals isolate the dying, checking for vital signs long after the goals of cure have become moot. Doctors, committed to extending life, continue to carry out devastating procedures that in the end extend suffering. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families. Gawande offers examples of freer, more socially fulfilling models for assisting the infirm and dependent elderly, and he explores the varieties of hospice care to demonstrate that a person's last weeks or months may be rich and dignified. Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling, Being Mortal asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end.

Author : Soren Kierkegaard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781625585912

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Sickness Unto Death by Soren Kierkegaard Pdf

Man is spirit. But what is spirit? Spirit is the self. But what is the self? The self is a relation which relates itself to its own self, or it is that in the relation [which accounts for it] that the relation relates itself to its own self; the self is not the relation but [consists in the fact] that the relation relates itself to its own self. Man is a synthesis of the infinite and the finite, of the temporal and the eternal, of freedom and necessity; in short, it is a synthesis.

Author : Atul Gawande
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781847657862

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Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Pdf

AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'A GOOD READ' THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'GAWANDE'S MOST POWERFUL, AND MOVING, BOOK' MALCOLM GLADWELL 'BEING MORTAL IS NOT ONLY WISE AND DEEPLY MOVING; IT IS AN ESSENTIAL AND INSIGHTFUL BOOK FOR OUR TIMES' OLIVER SACKS For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push the boundaries of survival further each year, we have become increasingly detached from the reality of being mortal. So here is a book about the modern experience of mortality - about what it's like to get old and die, how medicine has changed this and how it hasn't, where our ideas about death have gone wrong. With his trademark mix of perceptiveness and sensitivity, Atul Gawande outlines a story that crosses the globe, as he examines his experiences as a surgeon and those of his patients and family, and learns to accept the limits of what he can do. Never before has aging been such an important topic. The systems that we have put in place to manage our mortality are manifestly failing; but, as Gawande reveals, it doesn't have to be this way. The ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death, but a good life - all the way to the very end.

Author : Phyllis Bottome
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0810114712

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The Mortal Storm by Phyllis Bottome Pdf

An anti-fascist novel acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic, The Mortal Storm was Phyllis Bottome's dramatic warning against the warmongering, antisemitic and misogyny of the Nazis. Highlighting Bottome's prolific writing career and lifelong humanitarian activism, The Mortal Storm pits the developing political and feminist consciousness of Freya Roth against the Nazi machine that will destroy the fabric of her family and nation.

Author : Helen Thomas
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443896559

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Malady and Mortality by Helen Thomas Pdf

This ground-breaking study examines visual and literary responses to, and representations of, illness, dying and death from the perspective of the chronically ill, their families and carers, medics, artists, photographers, authors, and academics. It encourages a re-examination of cultural taboos and visual and literary practices that engage with illness and death. Focusing upon a wide range of creative and critical engagements, this book makes a significant contribution to the medical humanities via its exploration of medical practice, literature and film, digital media studies, graphic design, and both contemporary and historical attitudes towards illness, death (including infant mortality), mourning and bereavement. For some, the experience of illness provokes feelings of exile, crisis or social critique, whilst for others it instigates utopian discourses predicated upon personal reflection, communication or connectivity, wherein the “self” is redefined beyond the parameters and constraints of the “body”.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1512 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062865337

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The English Reports: Nisi Prius (1688-1867) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1396 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062865295

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The English Reports: Crown cases (1743-1865) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Susan Sontag
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:602245135

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Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag Pdf

Author : Alan Cassels
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781771000338

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Seeking Sickness by Alan Cassels Pdf

“Alan Cassels strips layers of expectation, hype, jargon, false-starts, and conflicts of interest off the medical screening mantra.” —Nortin M. Hadler, author of Worried Sick Why wouldn’t you want to be screened to see if you’re at risk for cancer, heart disease, or another potentially lethal condition? After all, better safe than sorry. Right? Not so fast, says Alan Cassels. His Seeking Sickness takes us inside the world of medical screening, where well-meaning practitioners and a profit-motivated industry offer to save our lives by exploiting our fears. He writes that promoters of screening overpromise on its benefits and downplay its harms, which can range from the merely annoying to the life threatening. If you’re facing a screening test for breast or prostate cancer, high cholesterol, or low testosterone, someone is about to turn you into a patient. You need to ask yourself one simple question: Am I ready for all the things that could go wrong? “With engaging clarity backed by academic rigor, Cassels discusses a variety of popular investigational procedures . . . an excellent way to start the important process of self-education.” —Quill & Quire “Smartly written and very readable.” —Brian Goldman, MD, author of The Secret Language of Doctors “Cassels tackles this touchy topic, looking at it test by test. His overarching message is that modern medicine has ‘overpromised’ with claims that screening will save our lives. He contends that with the lack of hard evidence on benefits, the evidence of harm from by such screening, as well as the multi-billion dollar interests at stake, we should approach this kind of screening with great precaution.” —Canadian Women’s Health Network

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Mind and body
ISBN : UOM:39015074640452

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Mind in Nature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Christian Science
ISBN : WISC:89067292029

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The Christian Science Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Mews
Publisher : London : H. Sweet
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Criminal law
ISBN : SRLF:AA0006893036

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A Digest of Cases Relating to Criminal Law from 1756 to 1883 Inclusive by John Mews Pdf

Author : Robert Alexander Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1122 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : NYPL:33433009491279

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A Digest of the Reported Cases Determined in the House of Lords & Privy Council, and in the Courts of Common Law, Divorce, Probate, Admiralty & Bankruptcy by Robert Alexander Fisher Pdf