To Die in California

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Publisher : Diversion Books
ISBN 13 : 1626817456
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (268 download)

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Book Synopsis To Die in California by : Newton Thornburg

Download or read book To Die in California written by Newton Thornburg and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2015-05-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While investigating his son’s suspicious death, a father descends into darkness in this thriller by “a commanding writer of unusual delicacy and power” (The New Yorker). The police call on David Hook at his farm in Illinois, telling him his son Chris has committed suicide. But David knows something else must have happened in California to lead to Chris’s death. Diving into his son’s life, David discovers political corruption, immorality, and evil that shocks him to his very core. But it also awakens something lurking within, something David enjoys . . . something that poses an even bigger threat to those who hurt his son. “One of the truly great American writers of the 20th Century.” —The Guardian “Has an instant grab.” —Kirkus Reviews “A born storyteller.” —St. Louis Post Dispatch

A Death in California

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ISBN 13 : 9780312921309
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (213 download)

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Death in California

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Publisher : Craven Street Books
ISBN 13 : 9781884995576
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Death in California written by David Kulczyk and published by Craven Street Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With details about grim and grisly fatalities, this history of California's arcane deaths encompasses the murders and accidents that at one time shocked the West Coast. The stories of hangings, gun accidents, suicides, crashes, and overdoses of both the famous and obscure offer a bizarre and lighthearted, if sometimes perverse, glimpse into the Golden State's strange past. From the tragic tale of 14 tourists swept to their deaths over Vernal Fall in pastoral Yosemite National Park and the gritty details of Bob ""Bear"" Hite overdosing on heroin in a seedy Hollywood nightclub to the shocking chronicle of a 10-ton jet crashing into a Bay Area kitchen, this zany collection is delightfully weird and enthrallingly human.

Scripting Death

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520380223
Total Pages : 247 pages
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Book Synopsis Scripting Death by : Mara Buchbinder

Download or read book Scripting Death written by Mara Buchbinder and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the legalization of assisted dying is changing our lives. Over the past five years, medical aid-in-dying (also known as assisted suicide) has expanded rapidly in the United States and is now legally available to one in five Americans. This growing social and political movement heralds the possibility of a new era of choice in dying. Yet very little is publicly known about how medical aid-in-dying laws affect ordinary citizens once they are put into practice. Sociological studies of new health policies have repeatedly demonstrated that the realities often fall short of advocacy visions, raising questions about how much choice and control aid-in-dying actually affords. Scripting Death chronicles two years of ethnographic research documenting the implementation of Vermont’s 2013 Patient Choice and Control at End of Life Act. Author Mara Buchbinder weaves together stories collected from patients, caregivers, health care providers, activists, and legislators to illustrate how they navigate aid-in-dying as a new medical frontier in the aftermath of legalization. Scripting Death explains how medical aid-in-dying works, what motivates people to pursue it, and ultimately, why upholding the “right to die” is very different from ensuring access to this life-ending procedure. This unprecedented, in-depth account uses the case of assisted death as an entry point into ongoing cultural conversations about the changing landscape of death and dying in the United States.

Desert Oracle

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Publisher : MCD
ISBN 13 : 0374722382
Total Pages : 193 pages
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Book Synopsis Desert Oracle by : Ken Layne

Download or read book Desert Oracle written by Ken Layne and published by MCD. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cult-y pocket-size field guide to the strange and intriguing secrets of the Mojave—its myths and legends, outcasts and oddballs, flora, fauna, and UFOs—becomes the definitive, oracular book of the desert For the past five years, Desert Oracle has existed as a quasi-mythical, quarterly periodical available to the very determined only by subscription or at the odd desert-town gas station or the occasional hipster boutique, its canary-yellow-covered, forty-four-page issues handed from one curious desert zealot to the next, word spreading faster than the printers could keep up with. It became a radio show, a podcast, a live performance. Now, for the first time—and including both classic and new, never-before-seen revelations—Desert Oracle has been bound between two hard covers and is available to you. Straight out of Joshua Tree, California, Desert Oracle is “The Voice of the Desert”: a field guide to the strange tales, singing sand dunes, sagebrush trails, artists and aliens, authors and oddballs, ghost towns and modern legends, musicians and mystics, scorpions and saguaros, out there in the sand. Desert Oracle is your companion at a roadside diner, around a campfire, in your tent or cabin (or high-rise apartment or suburban living room) as the wind and the coyotes howl outside at night. From journal entries of long-deceased adventurers to stray railroad ad copy, and musings on everything from desert flora, rumored cryptid sightings, and other paranormal phenomena, Ken Layne's Desert Oracle collects the weird and the wonderful of the American Southwest into a single, essential volume.

Death and Dying: an Analysis of the California's Right-to-die Law

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (523 download)

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The Inevitable

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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250201470
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Inevitable written by Katie Engelhart and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A remarkably nuanced, empathetic, and well-crafted work of journalism, [The Inevitable] explores what might be called the right-to-die underground, a world of people who wonder why a medical system that can do so much to try to extend their lives can do so little to help them end those lives in a peaceful and painless way.”—Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker More states and countries are passing right-to-die laws that allow the sick and suffering to end their lives at pre-planned moments, with the help of physicians. But even where these laws exist, they leave many people behind. The Inevitable moves beyond margins of the law to the people who are meticulously planning their final hours—far from medical offices, legislative chambers, hospital ethics committees, and polite conversation. It also shines a light on the people who help them: loved ones and, sometimes, clandestine groups on the Internet that together form the “euthanasia underground.” Katie Engelhart, a veteran journalist, focuses on six people representing different aspects of the right to die debate. Two are doctors: a California physician who runs a boutique assisted death clinic and has written more lethal prescriptions than anyone else in the U.S.; an Australian named Philip Nitschke who lost his medical license for teaching people how to end their lives painlessly and peacefully at “DIY Death” workshops. The other four chapters belong to people who said they wanted to die because they were suffering unbearably—of old age, chronic illness, dementia, and mental anguish—and saw suicide as their only option. Spanning North America, Europe, and Australia, The Inevitable offers a deeply reported and fearless look at a morally tangled subject. It introduces readers to ordinary people who are fighting to find dignity and authenticity in the final hours of their lives.

Freedom to Die

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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429929669
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis Freedom to Die by : Derek Humphrey

Download or read book Freedom to Die written by Derek Humphrey and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2000-04-17 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strength of the right-to-die movement was underscored as early as 1991, when Derek Humphry published Final Exit, the movement's call to arms that inspired literally hundreds of thousands of Americans who wished to understand the concepts of assisted suicide and the right to die with dignity. Now Humphry has joined forces with attorney Mary Clement to write Freedom to Die, which places this civil rights story within the framework of American social history. More than a chronology of the movement, this book explores the inner motivations of an entire society. Reaching back to the years just after World War II, Freedom to Die explores the roots of the movement and answers the question: Why now, at the end of the twentieth century, has the right-to-die movement become part of the mainstream debate? In a reasoned voice, which stands out dramatically amid the vituperative clamoring of the religious right, the authors examine the potential dangers of assisted suicide - suggesting ways to avert the negative consequences of legalization - even as they argue why it should be legalized.

Death and Dying

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Book Synopsis Death and Dying by : James T. Olney

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Physician-Assisted Death

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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1592594484
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Physician-Assisted Death written by James M. Humber and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994-02-04 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physician-Assisted Death is the eleventh volume of Biomedical Ethics Reviews. We, the editors, are pleased with the response to the series over the years and, as a result, are happy to continue into a second decade with the same general purpose and zeal. As in the past, contributors to projected volumes have been asked to summarize the nature of the literature, the prevailing attitudes and arguments, and then to advance the discussion in some way by staking out and arguing forcefully for some basic position on the topic targeted for discussion. For the present volume on Physician-Assisted Death, we felt it wise to enlist the services of a guest editor, Dr. Gregg A. Kasting, a practicing physician with extensive clinical knowledge of the various problems and issues encountered in discussing physician assisted death. Dr. Kasting is also our student and just completing a graduate degree in philosophy with a specialty in biomedical ethics here at Georgia State University. Apart from a keen interest in the topic, Dr. Kasting has published good work in the area and has, in our opinion, done an excellent job in taking on the lion's share of editing this well-balanced and probing set of essays. We hope you will agree that this volume significantly advances the level of discussion on physician-assisted euthanasia. Incidentally, we wish to note that the essays in this volume were all finished and committed to press by January 1993.

Final Exit

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ISBN 13 : 9780140171303
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (713 download)

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Book Synopsis Final Exit by : Derek Humphry

Download or read book Final Exit written by Derek Humphry and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in the US in 1991 by the Hemlock Society, it discusses the practicalities of suicide and assisted suicide for those terminally ill, and is intended to inform mature adults suffering from a terminal illness. It also gives guidance to those who may support the option of suicide under those circumstances. The Australian edition was prepared by Dr Helga Kuhse. The author is a US journalist who has written or co-authored books on civil liberties, racial integration and euthanasia and is a past president of the World Federation of Right to Die societies. Sales of the book are category one restricted: not available to persons under 18.

Fundamentals of California Litigation for Paralegals

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Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
ISBN 13 : 0735563888
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of California Litigation for Paralegals written by Marlene A. Maerowitz and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2007-06-22 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of Maerowitz and Mauet's Fundamentals of CaliforniaLitigation for Paralegals gives students a complete explanation ofCalifornia specific litigation. Clearly written with the student in mind, thetext makes the material accessible while the accompanying workbook and formsput theory into practice.These features make this text an appealing choice:* offers a complete understanding of the litigation process fromthe time the client walks into the office through trial and post-judgment,including settlements and alternative forms of resolutions* balanced approach neither oversimplifies the litigationprocess, nor clouds the educational course with excessive information* pedagogical aids such as bold-faced terms defined in theglossary; examples; charts and checklists; sample documents; chapter overviewsand summaries; and review questions are featured throughout the text* tailored to the California rules with each chapter referencingthe specific California statute where more information can be found,and California forms included throughout* provides opportunities for the instructor to pick and choose whichareas to emphasize* a workbook on CD accompanies the text and includes five casescenarios based on California law along with associated Judicial Council formsto be used as practical exercises* Instructor's Manual provides answers to the questionsposed in the workbook and book, as well as a test bank of questions thatinclude true-false, short answer and essay questions so that theinstructor can choose the type of test to give. Projects for research andwriting, sample forms, and suggested course outlines are also includedChanges to the Third Edition include:* chapters on motions and discovery tools have been broken down intoseparate sections so that they are both easier for the student to understandand digest, and easier for the instructor to teach* depositions, interrogatories, and document productionhave been included and demurrers, motions to strike, and summaryjudgment have been broken out into separate sections* more information included on litigation management systems andhow to use such systems to index and retrieve documents in large cases* reflects most recent changes in the California rulesThis student-friendly text offers a teachable approach to the subject ofCalifornia litigation. The content is neither oversimplified nor saturatedwith excess information which allows for a smooth introduction.Fundamentals of California Litigation for Paralegals, Third Edition offersa complete understanding of the litigation process, allowing students to walkaway with a firm understanding of the complete picture.

Death Without Weeping

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520911563
Total Pages : 632 pages
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Download or read book Death Without Weeping written by Nancy Scheper-Hughes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Bringing her readers to the impoverished slopes above the modern plantation town of Bom Jesus de Mata, where she has worked on and off for 25 years, Nancy Scheper-Hughes follows three generations of shantytown women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and triage. It is a story of class relations told at the most basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Most disturbing - and controversial - is her finding that mother love, as conventionally understood, is something of a bourgeois myth, a luxury for those who can reasonably expect, as these women cannot, that their infants will live.

Death on Demand

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442242140
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book Death on Demand written by Michael DeCesare and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death on Demand explores the polarizing role of Jack Kevorkian—“Dr. Death”—as the most visible leader of the right-to-die movement. From a feature on the cover of Time magazine to interviews on shows like 60 Minutes, Kevorkian was a high-profile figure in the right-to-die movement, capturing constant media attention as he helped more than one hundred people kill themselves. The book opens with the death of Janet Adkins in 1990—Kevorkian’s first assisted suicide—then travels back to Kevorkian’s medical school days and follows his nearly four decades as a lone activist. Death on Demand draws on Kevorkian’s interviews and published work as well as newspaper and magazine articles to describe the doctor’s publicity stunts, criminal trials, years in prison, and activities after he was paroled. Author Michael DeCesare examines Kevorkian’s actions in the context of the right-to-die movement to understand his crucial role in bringing the controversial practice of assisted suicide into the public conversation.

California a Guide to the Golden State...

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Publisher : US History Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1603540059
Total Pages : 889 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Right to Die Act

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Total Pages : 4 pages
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Northern and Arctic Invertebrates in the Collection of the Swedish State Museum (Riksmuseum): Sipunculids, by H. Théel

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Total Pages : 174 pages
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