Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Death by decision Death by decision Wilson, Jerry, B. Surveys the attitudes toward and arguments for and against euthanasia and examines the key medical, legal, and moral issues involved, offering a guideline for medical and legal actions in cases invol… OL13409965W
DEATH AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH DEATH AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH Stacey B. Day MD Colloquium I: Death - The Adult and the Physician; Colloquium II: Death - The Physician, Patient, Hospital Personnel, and Relatives; Colloquium III: Death - The Child Patient and the Physician; Col… OL13757223W
Ethical issues in death and dying Ethical issues in death and dying Robert F. Weir The first edition of this book was published in 1977. At that time the field of thanatology, the study of death and dying, was still reasonably new and was dominated by research done by psychiatrists… OL18220454W
Legal and ethical aspects of treating critically and terminally ill patients Legal and ethical aspects of treating critically and terminally ill patients J. Douglas Peters,A. Edward Doudera Papers derived from 4 conferences sponsored by the American Society of Law and Medicine, and held in Detroit (Nov. 1979), Los Angeles (Apr. 1980), Minneapolis (May 1980), and Chicago (Oct. 1980). OL19447830W
Physician-assisted dying Physician-assisted dying M. Pabst Battin,Timothy E. Quill In this volume, a distinguished group of physicians, ethicists, lawyers, and activists come together to present the case for the legalization of physician-assisted dying, for terminally ill patients … OL20627394W
Le diable est dans les détails Le diable est dans les détails Marc Durin-Valois Analyse : Roman psychologique (intime). OL24278897W
Mémoires de vie, mémoires d'éternité Mémoires de vie, mémoires d'éternité Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Au crépuscule de sa vie, Élisabeth Kübler-Ross offre un livre testament. De ses jeunes années à ses nombreux combats humanitaires, de l'accompagnement des personnes en fin de vie à la lutte pour plus… OL24285530W
Dying to live Dying to live Joanne Harvey A collection of empowering stories about real people living with a terminal illness; stories that help embrace life and release fear. OL27957102W
In a nutshell In a nutshell Margi Gaither,Connie Dunscomb In these stories the contributors provide specific advice on what has helped them overcome a major crisis in their lives. The stories target men and women who can closely identify with personal loss … OL28174344W
In my mothers footsteps In my mothers footsteps Dorothy Woodrum At the age of twenty-one, Dorothy Woodrum decided to follow her mother's footsteps and become a nurse. She graduated from Connecticut's Hartford Hospital Nursing School in 1961, the same place where … OL28950542W
The golden room The golden room Lynn Keegan "The Golden Room introduces the next level in the evolution of palliative and hospice care. It requires a shift in consciousness and attitude toward death so that dying is accepted as a sacred proces… OL29233822W
My father's house My father's house Ben Tanzer "Inspired by The Basketball Diaries, My Father's House is an homage to the sparse lyricism of Bruce Springsteen and the slamming, punchy storytelling of The Ramones. Both raw and humorous, it is a ta… OL29245349W
Walking alone together Walking alone together Marina Brown "A hospice nurse presents a collection of beautiful lives with workbook pages for you to include your own loved one within their ranks." OL31210869W
Dying, death, and grief Dying, death, and grief Michael A. Simpson A pioneering bibliography with critical annotations, of the literature of thanatology, death & dying, grief, hospice & palliative care during the great flowering of this literary field in the 1960's … OL4504050W
Merciful Release Merciful Release Nick Kemp A history of the movement to legalise euthanasia/assisted dying in Britain. OL8774628W