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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
Walk Two Moons Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech,Alberto Jiménez Rioja After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mothe… OL14937643W
Abela Abela Berlie Doherty Roman de société Abela vit en Tanzanie. Ses parents et sa petite sœur viennent de mourir du sida. Abela n'a plus que sa grand-mère « Bibi ». Son oncle, Thomas qui veut obtenir des papiers pour vivre… OL14963058W
Marilyn's last words Marilyn's last words Matthew Smith Re-opens the Marilyn Monroe case, using previously unreleased tapes illuminating the emotional life of the actress, as well as forensic evidence to reconstruct her last days and prove that her "suici… OL16026355W
The Taste Of Apple Seeds The Taste Of Apple Seeds Katharina Hagena "When Iris unexpectedly inherits her grandmother's house in the country, she also inherits the painful memories that live there. Iris gives herself a one-week stay at the old house, after which she'l… OL17505555W
The Heart Does Break The Heart Does Break George Bowering A collection of true stories about grief and mourning from some of Canada's best known writers. OL17552404W
Death in literature Death in literature Robert F. Weir This book will show the richness and diversity of death as a subject in a variety of literary genres. Second, it will demonstrate the timelessness of the subject of death in literature, as evidence b… OL18181642W
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
Zombies of the Caribbean Zombies of the Caribbean John Kloepfer Escaping the mainland for the Caribbean, Zack Clarke and his team search for an eccentric explorer and renowned zombie expert who may be able to cure the zombie pandemic. The zombie chasers head to … OL19991614W
The work of the dead The work of the dead Thomas Walter Laqueur "The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work o… OL20015857W
Ole durft Ole durft Tanneke Wigersma Ole (11) heeft pas zijn moeder verloren. Samen met zijn vader is hij verhuisd en hij moet naar een nieuwe school. Hij verzint steeds een originele smoes om er onderuit te komen. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar. OL26184743W
What is Death? What is Death? Tyler Volk what is death?A Scientist Looks at the Cycle of LifeAnswering the question "What is death?" by focusing on the individual is blinkered. It restricts attention to a narrow zone around the individual b… OL2686842W
Choosing life or death Choosing life or death William J. Winslade Describes the legal, ethical, financial, medical, and emotional aspects of decisions involving the critically ill, and discusses living wills, kidney dialysis, handicapped newborns, organ transplants… OL2707754W
Qu'est-ce que mourir? Qu'est-ce que mourir? Danièle Hervieu-Léger,Emmanuel Hirsch,Jean-Claude Ameisen Aborde les aspects biologiques, médicaux, éthiques, religieux, philosophiques et psychanalytiques de la mort. Traite des questions telles que le "suicide cellulaire", la définition médicale de la mor… OL28760431W
In God's name In God's name David A. Yallop The murder of Pope John Paul sounds like fiction, but David Yallop writes a srong case for this to have happened in real life.The Catholic church and Vatican bank laid bare in public screams for att… OL3029943W
Will the Circle Be Unbroken? Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith Will the Circle Be Unbroken? Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith Studs Terkel From interviews with a Hiroshima survivor, AIDS caseworker, death-row parolee, police, firefighters, emergency health workers, doctors, nurses, writers, undertakers, clergy, etc., etc. OL3236285W
Political theory for mortals Political theory for mortals John Evan Seery Despite an abundance of violence occurring in political contexts, no liberal political theorist since Thomas Hobbes has talked directly and coherently about death. John E. Seery does. He contends tha… OL3262263W
Kit's Wilderness Kit's Wilderness David Almond The Printz Award--winning classic gets a new look.The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit's recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another bo… OL469098W
Everyman Everyman Philip A. Roth "The fate of Roth's everyman is traced from his first shocking confrontation with death on the idyllic beaches of his childhood summers, through the family trials and professional achievements of his… OL74656W
Falcon (Reaktion Books - Animal) Falcon (Reaktion Books - Animal) Helen Macdonald When Helen Macdonald's father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer, Helen had never before been tempted to train one of the most vicious predators, the goshaw… OL8868108W
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