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The compelling story of an acclaimed journalist and New York Times bestselling author’s ongoing struggle with epilepsy—how, through personal resilience and the support of loved ones, heovercame medical incompetence and institutional discrimination to achieve once unthinkable success. “REMARKABLE . . . inspirational in the true sense of the word.”—The New York Times Book Review This is the story of one man’s battle to pursue his dreams despite an often incapacitating brain disorder. From his early experiences of fear and denial to his exasperating search for treatment, Kurt Eichenwald provides a deeply candid account of his years facing this misunderstood and often stigmatized con...
A multidisciplinary approach to a range of topics in social thanatology for undergraduate students, and students in professional courses in medicine, nursing, mortuary science, and pastoral counseling. Covers the social meaning of dying and death, understanding death attitudes, developmental perspectives on death, religion and attitudes, and the dying process. This third edition includes new material, boxed inserts illustrating issues in the text, chapter summaries, and discussion questions. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
"Frost (Swarthmore College) has written widely about peace and Quakers. Here he compiles perspectives from the major world religions on war and peace for general readers who are not specialists in the history of religions, the evolution of wars, the relationship between the two, but are interested in how faith communities in the past dealt with issues similar to those in effect now. In addition, he says particular chapters could be used in undergraduate courses and seminars. Volume two focuses on what it calls a century of wars, from World War I into the post-Cold-War era. The two volumes are paged together, and the index and bibliography for both are contained in each." -- Amazon.
A reference source for psychology authors, to help them find the most appropriate publication outlets for their papers. It lists over 280 US periodicals in the behavioural and social sciences and includes editors' names, addresses, editorial policy, circulation and submission advice.
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