With its wise and very compelling argument that we should face death before it faces us, Talking About Death Won't Kill You addresses cultural, personal, medical, and legal concerns to find a way for us-as individuals, and as a society-to prepare for a good death, a death where the dying are in control and not, as is too often the case, caught in a downward spiral of medical intervention and misunderstood intentions. It is an argument for facing fears. An argument for taking the thought of our death out of the shadows of denial and preparing, with our loved ones, the living wills, medical directives, value history forms, and even simple letters that will explain what it truly is we want when the time comes. It is an argument for honest diagnosis, for hospice care, for creating rituals, for finding love and comfort at the end instead of false hope and forbidding technology. With its skillful interweaving of personal stories and practical matters, scientific fact and spiritual sensitivity, Talking About Death Won't Kill You is a powerful book about how we can achieve a greater sense of peace in dying, and so rediscover the art of living.

Talking About Death Won't Kill You

Morris,Virginia

Parenting & Relationships

Workman Publishing Company

The book that answers all the questions you hoped you’d never have to ask. Hailed as “an excellent resource” by the Family Caregiver Alliance, How to Care for Aging Parents is an indispensable source of information and support. Now completely revised and updated, this compassionate, comprehensive caregiver’s bible tackles all the touch subjects, from how to avoid becoming your parent’s “parent,” to understanding what happens to the body in old age, to getting help finding, and paying for, a nursing home. When love is not enough—and regrettably, it never is—this is the essential guide. Help for every difficult issue:
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<li>Knowing when to intervene</li>
<li>Coping with dementia</li>
<li>Caring for the caregiver</li>
<li>The question of driving</li>
<li>Paying for long-term care</li>
<li>Sharing the care with siblings</li>
<li>Caregiving from a distance</li>
<li>Home care vs. a nursing home</li>
<li>The hospice option</li>
</ul>

How to Care for Aging Parents, 3rd Edition: A One-Stop Resource for All Your Medical, Financial, Housing, and Emotional Issues

Reference

The scholarly significance of the book is understated by the use of the word "guide" in the title. . . . This is much more than a guide to the Hague Tribunal. It is an in-depth treatment of the creation and functioning of this important new court. Lt. Col. H. Wayne Elliott, The Journal of National Security Law, Vol. 1, No. 1 This definitive "insider's view" of the Statute and its Rules of Procedure and Evidence takes into account existing international law and practice, the proposals submitted by states and organizations, and the views expressed by members of the Security Council in adopting the Statute. The text also places the International Tribunal in its historical context as the first international criminal tribunal created since the 1945 Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals, and as a major achievement in the UN's long-standing project of an international regime of criminal law. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

An Insider's Guide to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Documentary History and Analysis (2 Vols)

Scharf, Michael

Foreign & International Law

Brill Nijhoff

Important manual about how to invest, meet goals, plan for the expected and unexpected, and everything related to these kind of issues.

A Woman's Guide to Investing: A Straight Talking Guide With the Information and the Inspiration You Need to Get Started

Business & Money

Morris, Virgina B.

Morris,Kenneth

Oppenheimer Funds

Investing

Investing Essentials

Finance

Lightbulb Press

This powerful & thought-provoking book shows how every reader, at any age, can & should prepare for a good death. Author Morris skillfully weaves personal stories & practical advice, scientific fact & emotional sensitivity. In a good death, patient & family are fully informed & their decisions are respected. Pain relief, both spiritual & emotional, is not considered an alternative to invasive medical treatment but rather an essential part of care. With its emphasis on conversation; information on living wills, medical directives, value history forms, & hospice; & a clear-eyed appraisal of both the wonders & limits of medical technology, this book is a blueprint for individuals -- &, ultimate, society -- to find a gentler & more meaningful way to die.

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Diane Publishing Co.

When Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, the communist victory sent shockwaves around the world. Using ingenious strategy and tactics, Ho Chi Minh had shown it was possible for a tiny nation to defeat a mighty Western power. The same tactics have been studied and replicated by revolutionary forces and terrorist organizations across the globe. Drawing on recently declassified documents and rare interviews with Ho Chi Minh's strategists and operatives, this book offers fresh perspective on his blueprint and the reasons behind both the French (1945-1954) and the American (1959-1975) failures in Vietnam, concluding with an analysis of the threat this model poses today.

Ho Chi Minh's Blueprint for Revolution: In the Words of Vietnamese Strategists and Operatives

Biographies & Memoirs

Hills, Clive A.

Historical

McFarland Company

A compassionate, single-volume reference to the many topics associated with caring for aging parents covers such areas as nursing homes, finances, finding a good doctor, legal arrangements, redefining parental relationships, and handling emotional issues. Original. Tour.

How to Care for Aging Parents

Even in this candidly confessional age, we've been conditioned to avoid discussions of death. Our youth-worshipping culture does everything to deny death, which is why, when the end nears, most of us are inadequately prepared to deal with it. And the cost of that is great: many are haunted by memories of how inappropriately or painfully or uncomfortably their parents and grandparents died. Many of us avoid even considering the options, in all their complexity, that we will most likely face one day, given our new longevity and the profound advances in medicine. With its wise and very compelling argument that all of us, at any age, can and should face death before it faces us, Talking About Death addresses the cultural, personal, medical, and legal concerns that are necessary for us--as individuals and as a society--to prepare for a good death, a death where the dying are in control and not, as is too often the case, caught in a downward spiral of medical intervention and misunderstood intentions. Virginia Morris skillfully weaves together personal stories and practical matters, scientific fact and spiritual sensitivity into an important book about how we can achieve a greater sense of peace in dying, and rediscover the art of living.

Talking About Death

Algonquin Books

The Brightest Ideas in Personal Finance A Woman’s Guide to Investing encourages women of all ages to define their financial goals, and describes how smart investing and careful planning can help achieve financial success. It also deals with financial issues such as divorce, and managing money with a family.

A Woman's Guide to Investing

Economics

McGraw=Hill

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Talking About Death Won't Kill You

How to Care for Aging Parents, 3rd Edition: A One-Stop Resource for All Your Medical, Financial, Housing, and Emotional Issues

An Insider's Guide to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Documentary History and Analysis (2 Vols)

A Woman's Guide to Investing: A Straight Talking Guide With the Information and the Inspiration You Need to Get Started

Investing Essentials

Talking About Death Won't Kill You

Ho Chi Minh's Blueprint for Revolution: In the Words of Vietnamese Strategists and Operatives

How to Care for Aging Parents

Talking About Death

A Woman's Guide to Investing