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Compassion in Dying: Stories of Dignity and Choice

Compassion in Dying: Stories of Dignity and Choice


Paperback, 176 pages, release 2003-10-28
NewSage Press
ISBN: 093916549X

Whether people have a right to control their own death has become a topic of increasing interest to everyone involved governments that try to impose their will on individuals, advocates on both sides…

Review: Verges death with the help
Nurse's clinician and lawyer, author Barbara Coomb Lee presents prehistory of incurably ill patients, in an unsparkling, compassionate and raising way. She also tells…

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Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death

Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death


Hardcover, 224 pages, release 2008-07-29
Joan Halifax
Shambhala
ISBN: 1570624690

Zen teacher Joan Halifax' s Project on Being with Dying has been helping both the dying and their caregivers to face death with courage and compassion since 1994, but her work with the contemplative a…

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The Lost Art of Healing: Practicing Compassion in Medicine

The Lost Art of Healing: Practicing Compassion in Medicine


Paperback, 368 pages, release 1999-02-02
Bernard Lown
Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345425979

The real crisis in medicine today is not about economics, insurance, or managed care it's about the loss of the fundamental human relationship between doctor and patient. In this wise and passionate b…

Review: An inspired work for the striving medical students
In an occupation controls increasingly by the science and technology is reassuring it to hear a courageous voice who spoke hard and emphatically against the Entmenschlichung of that…


The Angel of Ashland: Practicing Compassion and Tempting Fate

The Angel of Ashland: Practicing Compassion and Tempting Fate


Hardcover, 150 pages, release 2000-11
Vincent Genovese
Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1573928313

By his own admission, small town doctor Robert Douglas Spencer performed at least 100, 000 illegal abortions in the era before Roe v. Wade. Although threatened with blackmail and arrest, he continued…

Review: Controversially, but illuminating and amusing read
There is certainly about that; abortion is a difficult problem for many people. On the one hand you have the wish for the justice of the same choice by all women, on the other hand, you have…


Hospice or Hemlock? - Searching for Heroic Compassion

Hospice or Hemlock? - Searching for Heroic Compassion


Hardcover, 232 pages, release 2002-10-30
Constance E. Putnam
Praeger Publishers
ISBN: 0897899210

End of life decision making is often viewed from an academic perspective, which can obscure the debate's central human concerns. This guide introduces general readers to people with personal stakes in…


Sharp Compassion

Sharp Compassion


Hardcover, 210 pages, release 1998-11-01
Roy Calne
Headline Book Publishing
ISBN: 0747220433

The Ultimate Gift
This text chronicles the story of Sir Roy Calne, who made many scientific breakthroughs in the field of transplants and drugs that overcome the body's natural process of rejection. Sir Roy Calne discu…


Cruel Compassion: Psychiatric Control of Society's Unwanted

Cruel Compassion: Psychiatric Control of Society's Unwanted


Paperback, 264 pages, release 1998-02
Thomas Stephen Szasz
Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815605102

Review: Independent mess of thought
The idea, that those in our society whose faith differs from the norm must be dazed and/or be locked up in the name of the commiseration, it is accepted so far that it is rare…


It Took Courage, Compassion and Curiosity

It Took Courage, Compassion and Curiosity


Paperback, 232 pages, release 2001-10-01
Oncology Nursing Society
ISBN: 189050422X

As progress in cancer research and treatment exploded in the early 20th century, nurses faced new and unprecedented demands. It Took Courage, Compassion and Curiosity profiles the professional lives a…


Medicine and Compassion: A Tibetan Lama's Guidance for Caregivers

Medicine and Compassion: A Tibetan Lama's Guidance for Caregivers


Paperback, 192 pages, release 2006-06-23
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
Wisdom Publications
ISBN: 0861715128

Even the most upbeat caregiver is susceptible to burnout and depression. Written by a medical doctor and a Tibetan monk and teacher, Medicine and Compassion taps Tibetan Buddhism for practical tools t…

Review: Everlasting mind
Medicine & commiseration are an important book. It should be necessary, for doctors, medical students, nurses, caregivers and poorhouse staff reading. Every family should wear it…

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Chiropractic: Compassion and Expectation

Chiropractic: Compassion and Expectation


Paperback, 146 pages, release 1999-02
Timothy J. Feuling, Terry A. Rondberg
Chiropractic Journal
ISBN: 0964716860

This is a concise, easy to read explanation of the role of chiropractic in healthcare for the lay person and chiropractic professional. The authors explore the history and philosophy of the chiropract…

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