The End of the Island : Finding Life in the Movements of Human Suffering, Pain, and Loss 9781498279079, 9781498279062

What if you were to look at human suffering, pain, and loss with another lens? Not as something that you merely make it

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The End of the Island : Finding Life in the Movements of Human Suffering, Pain, and Loss
9781498279079, 9781498279062

This book is addressed to physicians and other health professionals involved in the assessment and care planning of pati

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“An excellent resource of good, solid information.” —American Herb Association Quarterly Pain is a part of life. It int

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Through discussion of the trials and tribulations and successes that chronically ill patients encounter in their journey

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Argues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion, and in so doing bri

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Marshalling her experience as an expert witness in court proceedings on non-consensual, confidential adoption in Israel,

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Pain is an evolutionary and adaptive mechanism to prevent harm to an individual. Beyond this, how it is defined, express

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'Incandescent, emotional, tragic and challenging' - Marcia Langton In this groundbreaking book, Peter Sutton

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Averill enriches our understanding and our appreciation of the peculiar power of Wordsworth's poetic vision.

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Suffering and Sentiment examines the cultural and personal experiences of chronic and acute pain sufferers in a richly d

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