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Finding an Ending

Author : Philip Kitcher
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195183603
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Finding an Ending written by Philip Kitcher and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few musical works loom as large in Western culture as Richard Wagner's four-part Ring of the Nibelung. In Finding an Ending, two eminent philosophers, Philip Kitcher and Richard Schacht, offer an illuminating look at this greatest of Wagner's achievements, focusing on its far-reaching and subtle exploration of problems of meanings and endings in this life and world. Kitcher and Schacht plunge the reader into the heart of Wagner's Ring, drawing out the philosophical and human significance of the text and the music. They show how different forms of love, freedom, heroism, authority, and judgment are explored and tested as it unfolds. As they journey across its sweeping musical-dramatic landscape, Kitcher and Schacht lead us to the central concern of the Ring--the problem of endowing life with genuine significance that can be enhanced rather than negated by its ending, if the right sort of ending can be found. The drama originates in Wotan's quest for a transformation of the primordial state of things into a world in which life can be lived more meaningfully. The authors trace the evolution of Wotan's efforts, the intricate problems he confronts, and his failures and defeats. But while the problem Wotan poses for himself proves to be insoluble as he conceives of it, they suggest that his very efforts and failures set the stage for the transformation of his problem, and for the only sort of resolution of it that may be humanly possible--to which it is not Siegfried but rather Brünnhilde who shows the way. The Ring's ending, with its passing of the gods above and destruction of the world below, might seem to be devastating; but Kitcher and Schacht see a kind of meaning in and through the ending revealed to us that is profoundly affirmative, and that has perhaps never been so powerfully and so beautifully expressed.

Finding Your Fairy Tale Ending

Author : Dechari Cole
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1433681250
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book Finding Your Fairy Tale Ending written by Dechari Cole and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The true story of a girl in search of happiness and love :a search that leads her through the wild and unpredictable world of friendships, dating, heartbreak, and loneliness."--Amazon.

Our House

Author : Louise Candlish
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451489128
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Our House written by Louise Candlish and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The perfect book for thriller readers and true-crime podcast addicts...a stunning literary thriller that artfully twists and turns until the very end."--Bustle One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Thrillers and Mysteries of the Year One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year One of Real Simple's Best Books of the Year On a bright morning in the suburbs, a family moves into the house they've just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it's your house. And you didn't sell it. When Fiona Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and confusion. She and her husband, Bram, have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years; how can another family possibly think the house is theirs? And why has Bram disappeared--along with their two young children--when she needs him most? As the nightmare takes hold, Fiona begins to untangle the lies that led to a devastating crime--and a betrayal so shocking it will teach her to keep her own secrets behind locked doors....

No One Knows

Author : J.T. Ellison
Publisher : Pocket Books
ISBN 13 : 198212881X
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book No One Knows written by J.T. Ellison and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this riveting and complex thriller from the author of Lie to Me, a woman must figure out if she’s losing her mind, or if her husband has really returned from the dead… The day Aubrey Hamilton’s husband is declared dead by the state of Tennessee should bring the closure she needs to move on with her life. But Aubrey doesn’t want to move on; she wants Josh back. It’s been five years since he disappeared, since their blissfully happy marriage—they were happy, weren’t they?—screeched to a halt and Aubrey became the prime suspect in her husband’s disappearance. Five years of emptiness, solitude, loneliness, questions. Why didn’t Josh show up at his best friend’s bachelor party? Was he murdered? Did he run away? And now, all this time later, who is the mysterious yet strangely familiar figure suddenly haunting Aubrey’s new life? In No One Knows, New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison peels back the layers of a complex woman hiding dark secrets beneath her unassuming exterior. This masterful thriller is perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Liane Moriarty, and Paula Hawkins.

Finding the End of the World

Author : Ron Braley
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1613791453
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Finding the End of the World written by Ron Braley and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn tools and techniques you can use in any Biblical study and then explore the History of Israel. Use what you learn to analyze Old Testament prophecies and apocalyptic writings - all in preparation for comparing accounts of what Jesus told His disciples on the Mount of Olives and for analyzing the Revelation given to John. Round out your experience with in-depth studies of end-times players such as the Antichrist and the 144,000 'redeemed from the earth'. Finally, explore in great detail the major rapture positions and challenges presented by each. Ron Braley's book, Finding the End of the World, is a great resource for any serious student of God's Word. However, it will frustrate those who look to it for easy answers to questions surrounding the books of Daniel and Revelation, events of the End Times, and eschatological controversies. Instead, the author gives the reader and student the tools to delve into the Scriptures and discover the answers. Caution: This may lead the reader to question and even jettison some previously held views of the End of Times. While offering historical and theological background materials to consider, I believe the greatest value of this book is the study tools, guides and exercises it offers each student. The result is creating students of the Bible who know how to read and study for themselves. Ron Almberg, Jr. (B.A., Th.B., M.Div.). Ron Braley lives in Texas with Joanne, his wife of 27 years. They have 4 grown children and 2 grandchildren. Passion for spreading the Gospel and helping others to build their faith has led to the development of this comprehensive guide and the creation of Finding Discipleship, Inc. Please visit www.findingrevelation.com for free instructor materials, discussion boards, and opportunities to contribute to the discipleship cause.

Extreme Measures

Author : Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, M.D.
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525533419
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Extreme Measures written by Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, M.D. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of Being Mortal and Modern Death, an ICU and Palliative Care specialist offers a framework for a better way to exit life that will change our medical culture at the deepest level In medical school, no one teaches you how to let a patient die. Jessica Zitter became a doctor because she wanted to be a hero. She elected to specialize in critical care—to become an ICU physician—and imagined herself swooping in to rescue patients from the brink of death. But then during her first code she found herself cracking the ribs of a patient so old and frail it was unimaginable he would ever come back to life. She began to question her choice. Extreme Measures charts Zitter’s journey from wanting to be one kind of hero to becoming another—a doctor who prioritizes the patient’s values and preferences in an environment where the default choice is the extreme use of technology. In our current medical culture, the old and the ill are put on what she terms the End-of-Life Conveyor belt. They are intubated, catheterized, and even shelved away in care facilities to suffer their final days alone, confused, and often in pain. In her work Zitter has learned what patients fear more than death itself: the prospect of dying badly. She builds bridges between patients and caregivers, formulates plans to allay patients’ pain and anxiety, and enlists the support of loved ones so that life can end well, even beautifully. Filled with rich patient stories that make a compelling medical narrative, Extreme Measures enlarges the national conversation as it thoughtfully and compassionately examines an experience that defines being human.

Spirit's End

Author : Rachel Aaron
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316215627
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Spirit's End written by Rachel Aaron and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eli Monpress is clever, he's determined, and he's in way over his head. First rule of thievery: don't be a hero. When Eli broke the rules and saved the Council Kingdoms, he thought he knew the price, but resuming his place as the Shepherdess's favorite isn't as simple as bowing his head. Now that she has her darling back, Benehime is setting in motion a plan that could destroy everything she was created to protect, and even Eli's charm might not be enough to stop her. But Eli Monpress always has a plan, and with disaster rapidly approaching, he's pulling in every favor he can think of to make it work, including the grudging help of the Spirit Court's new Rector, Miranda Lyonette. But with the world in panic, the demon stirring, and the Lord of Storms back on the hunt, it's going to take more than luck and charm to pull Eli through this time. He's going to have to break a few more rules and work with some old enemies if he's going to survive.

The Sense of an Ending

Author : Julian Barnes
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307957330
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Sense of an Ending written by Julian Barnes and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Author : Iain Reid
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 150112692X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book I'm Thinking of Ending Things written by Iain Reid and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake and a woman known only as The Girlfriend are taking a long drive to meet his parents at their secluded farm. But when Jake takes a sudden detour, leaving The Girlfriend stranded at a deserted high school, the story transforms into a twisted combination of the darkest unease, psychological frailty, and a look into the limitations of solitude.

Essence

Author : April Adams
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781505347494
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Essence written by April Adams and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to do more than just live your life-learn to thrive in it with April Adams's enlightening new book Essence. Using her years of experience helping people move from a place of feeling empty and alone to feeling emotionally, mentally, and spiritually satisfied, April gently guides readers through a journey of peaceful self-fulfillment. By employing a unique healing modality, April taps into the very essence of what makes us human in order to teach everything she knows about the mind, energy, and the divine. Instantly engaging while remaining refreshingly accessible, Essence will leave readers with a stronger sense of empowerment, completion, healthiness, and happiness. In addition to the written matter, Essence provides digital bonus materials to complement the lessons found within. These include a meditation training series, healing activations, videos, guided meditation exercises, worksheets, and even mp3s that can be used to make your own customizable hypnosis recordings. Whether you're coming from a place of darkness or simply want to improve your appreciation for life, Essence will help you gain the center and balance you crave while setting you on the path of personal contentment. You will learn how to: Stop creating your own misery with your thoughts Be at peace regardless of what is happening in your life Quiet your mind, or appreciate it's busyness more, or both Create more intimate relationships Be fulfilled Deal with your emotions Be happier and more empowered Find your life's purpose Recognize, use and trust your intuition- yes YOU have intuition! Activate and use your own healing abilities Stop getting sick Feel good Come to terms with the negative things in the world Connect more deeply with your spirit and the divine Control energy with your intention Get The Law of Attraction to work for you Reprogram your subconscious mind from all of its damaging beliefs

Dreams of Joy

Author : Lisa See
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408826119
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Dreams of Joy written by Lisa See and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen-year-old Joy Louie has run away from her home in 1950s America to start a new life in China. Idealistic and unafraid, she believes that Chairman Mao is on the side of the people, despite what her family keeps telling her. How can she trust them, when she has just learned that her parents have lied to her for her whole life, that her mother Pearl is really her aunt and that her real father is a famous artist who has been living in China all these years? Joy arrives in Green Dragon Village, where families live in crowded, windowless huts and eke out a meagre existence from the red soil. And where a handsome young comrade catches her eye... Meanwhile, Pearl returns to China to bring her daughter home - if she can. For Mao has launched his Great Leap Forward, and each passing season brings ever greater hardship to cities and rural communes alike. Joy must rely on her skill as a painter and Pearl must use her contacts from her decadent childhood in 1930s Shanghai to find a way to safety, and a chance of joy for them both. Haunting, passionate and heartbreakingly real, this is the unforgettable new novel by the internationally acclaimed Lisa See.

Wolves of Wet Waterfalls: The Complete Trilogy: Stealing Joy, Finding Home, Ending Torment

Author : Lulu M. Sylvian
Publisher : Griffyn Ink
ISBN 13 : 1948059681
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Wolves of Wet Waterfalls: The Complete Trilogy: Stealing Joy, Finding Home, Ending Torment written by Lulu M. Sylvian and published by Griffyn Ink. This book was released on 2020-05-30 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time, a terrified woman ran across a freeway and jumped down the side of a mountain not wearing any shoes, because the monster driving the car she was in was more frightening than the prospect of freezing to death. Wolves of Wet Waterfalls is the complete trilogy collection including the why choose/ poly romance novellas: Stealing Joy, Finding Home, and Ending Torment. Sometimes the scariest demons disguise themselves as someone you love. I learned that the hard way. I got out with my life, barely. Welcome to Wet Waterfalls, a minuscule magical municipality hidden in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. There are demons in the woods, and witches on Main street. Monsters are real, doughnuts are magic, and I'm pretty sure my new boyfriends are a pack of werewolves. Stealing Joy Welcome to Wet Waterfalls, a minuscule magical municipality hidden in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. Sometimes the scariest demons disguise themselves as someone you love. I learned that the hard way. I got out with my life, barely. I rescued myself from one danger, only to throw myself into another. I would have never survived a night in the woods on the side of a mountain if Doggo hadn’t shown up and brought his friends. Now I’m in protective custody, and for some reason, these crazy hot men are my self-appointed bodyguards. I’d like the tall one, Gage, to do a bit more than just guard my body, but Doggo—his real name is Max—might have something to say about that. Apparently, he has claimed me. The only explanation Gage will give me is, “Monsters are real, and love is magic.” I have to wait for the new moon to find out the rest. Stealing Joy is the sexy hot menage beginning to the Wolves of Wet Waterfalls, a why choose/ poly romance trilogy. Finding Home Everything is changing so fast, except my rate of healing. I would really like to be able to walk around in regular clothes. These open-back hospital gowns are a little too cold up the back side. I’d give my left pinkie toe for some warm cotton panties. Oh, wait I have, so where are my panties? The guys keep repeating, “We are pack,” like some kind of cult mantra. It tickles when they say it against my skin. The FBI wants to use me as some kind of fishing lure to catch the bad guy. I’m game if it means I can finally ditch the whole hospitalized patient get-up. I’m really tired of being hooked up to an IV. Also, I really want the good guys to catch the evil known as my ex-boyfriend. I can’t believe I thought I was in love with him. Max has gone AWOL and Gage has promised to keep me safe. I’m counting on him. Welcome to Wet Waterfalls, Wyoming, my new hometown. I’m moving here because monsters are real, doughnuts are magic, and I’m pretty sure my new boyfriend is a werewolf. Finding Home is the second in the sexy hot trilogy of the Wolves of Wet Waterfalls Ending Torment The good guys won and Max came home, but I still can’t quite relax, too much to do. The day is finally here and I’m far from being ready. I still don’t have everything I need, including something to wear. Preparations would be a lot easier if Kathleen, Gage’s ex, wasn’t going around town telling everyone I’m harassing her. She even took out a restraining order against me. Despite her attempt to get me in trouble with the local sheriff’s department, I’m going to stay here, and I’m marrying Gage. I’m not sure which I’m more excited about getting married or the full moon. The full moon means I finally get answers, but it also means I’m without protection by my side for three nights. I should be fine. My murderous ex is in FBI custody. Right? Welcome to Wet Waterfalls, there are demons in the woods, and witches on Main street. Ending Torment is the last story in the sexy hot trilogy.

Saint X

Author : Alexis Schaitkin
Publisher : Celadon Books
ISBN 13 : 1250219582
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Saint X written by Alexis Schaitkin and published by Celadon Books. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 "'Saint X' is hypnotic. Schaitkin's characters...are so intelligent and distinctive it feels not just easy, but necessary, to follow them. I devoured [it] in a day." –Oyinkan Braithwaite, New York Times Book Review When you lose the person who is most essential to you, who do you become? Recommended by Entertainment Weekly, included in Good Morning America's 20 Books We're Excited for in 2020 & named as one of Vogue's Best Books to Read This Winter, Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of February 2020, and O Magazine's 14 of the Best Books to Read This February! Hailed as a “marvel of a book” and “brilliant and unflinching,” Alexis Schaitkin’s stunning debut, Saint X, is a haunting portrait of grief, obsession, and the bond between two sisters never truly given the chance to know one another. Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison’s body is found in a remote spot on a nearby cay, and two local men–employees at the resort–are arrested. But the evidence is slim, the timeline against it, and the men are soon released. The story turns into national tabloid news, a lurid mystery that will go unsolved. For Claire and her parents, there is only the return home to broken lives. Years later, Claire is living and working in New York City when a brief but fateful encounter brings her together with Clive Richardson, one of the men originally suspected of murdering her sister. It is a moment that sets Claire on an obsessive pursuit of the truth–not only to find out what happened the night of Alison’s death but also to answer the elusive question: Who exactly was her sister? At seven, Claire had been barely old enough to know her: a beautiful, changeable, provocative girl of eighteen at a turbulent moment of identity formation. As Claire doggedly shadows Clive, hoping to gain his trust, waiting for the slip that will reveal the truth, an unlikely attachment develops between them, two people whose lives were forever marked by the same tragedy. For readers of Emma Cline’s The Girls and Lauren Groff’s Fates and Furies, Saint X is a flawlessly drawn and deeply moving story that culminates in an emotionally powerful ending.

Death Is But a Dream

Author : Christopher Kerr
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525542841
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Death Is But a Dream written by Christopher Kerr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to validate the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears. Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has cared for thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love and grace. Beyond the physical realities of dying are unseen processes that are remarkably life-affirming. These include dreams that are unlike any regular dream. Described as "more real than real," these end-of-life experiences resurrect past relationships, meaningful events and themes of love and forgiveness; they restore life's meaning and mark the transition from distress to comfort and acceptance. Drawing on interviews with over 1,400 patients and more than a decade of quantified data, Dr. Kerr reveals that pre-death dreams and visions are extraordinary occurrences that humanize the dying process. He shares how his patients' stories point to death as not solely about the end of life, but as the final chapter of humanity's transcendence. Kerr's book also illuminates the benefits of these phenomena for the bereaved, who find solace in seeing their loved ones pass with a sense of calm closure. Beautifully written, with astonishing real-life characters and stories, this book is at its heart a celebration of our power to reclaim the dying process as a deeply meaningful one. Death Is But a Dream is an important contribution to our understanding of medicine's and humanity's greatest mystery.

Finding the End Zone

Author : Tam DeRudder Jackson
Publisher : Warrior Romance Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book Finding the End Zone written by Tam DeRudder Jackson and published by Warrior Romance Press. This book was released on 2023-11-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never date a player. Football god Callahan O’Reilly can keep his blazing blue eyes to himself. I have a scholarship to maintain, and I do not have time to babysit a jock through a make-or-break class project. Even if one smoldering glance from him sets my panties on fire. Time to change her mind. Jamaica Winslow opens her mouth and spews sass like a volcano. One look at her uptight package and I want to coax the genie from the bottle, unleash all the passion she hides beneath a mop of unruly curls and a smart-ass attitude. She’s not my type, she doesn’t know one damn thing about the game that rules my life, and I can’t stop thinking about her. Who said anything about love? Jamaica does her best to keep me at arm’s length, but I’m not a pro prospect because I let the plays come to me. With the game on the line, I always want the ball. When an alum with deep pockets and delusions of grandeur makes demands that threaten my NFL chances and Jamaica’s scholarship, I have no choice but to man up and do the right thing no matter the cost. It started as fun and games. Now I’m playing for her heart—and my own. Game Time.

Life at the End of Life

Author : Marcia Brennan
Publisher : Intellect Books
ISBN 13 : 1783206993
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Life at the End of Life written by Marcia Brennan and published by Intellect Books. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artist and scholar Marcia Brennan serves as Artist in Residence at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and the experience of seeing, close-up, the transitional states and transformational visions involved in the approaching end of life raised countless questions about the intersection of life, death and art. Those questions are at the heart of this unique book. Bridging disparate fields, including art history, medical humanities, and religious studies, Life at the End of Life explores the ways in which art can provide a means for rendering otherwise abstract, deeply personal and spiritual experiences vividly concrete and communicable, even as they remain open-ended and transcendent. In the face of death, suffering and uncertainty, Brennan shows how artistic expression can offer valuable aesthetic and metaphysical avenues for understanding and for making meaning.

Finding Peace at the End of Life

Author : Henry Fersko-Weiss
Publisher : Red Wheel
ISBN 13 : 159003502X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Finding Peace at the End of Life written by Henry Fersko-Weiss and published by Red Wheel. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a longtime end-of-life "midwife," a practical guide to navigating the transition from life to death. "This book makes a compelling case for end-of-life doula care for the dying and their loved ones. Long-time practitioner Fersko-Weiss also discusses techniques and practices for readers who want to have a more peaceful, meaningful death experience." Library Journal (Best Books of 2017) "Fersko-Weiss's perspective is a desperately needed reminder of the value of facing life's most difficult transitions with open eyes and hearts." Publisher's Weekly (starred review) Fersko-Weiss recounts beautiful stories that show that dying doesn't need to be as bleak and soul-wrenching as we think. It can be meaningful and even life-affirming. The doula approach to death offers opportunities to explore the meaning of life and to convey that meaning through legacy work. Based on the model of care provided by birth doulas, it emphasizes thoughtful planning for how the last days of life should look, sound, and feel, and calls for around-the-clock vigil care, which provides emotional and spiritual support for both the dying person and their loved ones.