The terms 'birth' & 'death' have long denoted the apparent boundaries of our biological lives situating in time the moments of coming to be & passing away Yet the specific trajectory of a life can surpass its temporal boundaries Long after the perishing of the body & of its physical remains the individual's ethos can endure in the collective memories of survivors & subsequent generations Such remnants have been created by rituals reinforced through commemorations & obituaries & projected through art & architecture These powerful inducements to remember counter the finality of physical death bridging the gap between absence & presence Death From Dust to Destiny featuring a wide-ranging collection of texts & images together with the author's guiding commentary offers a reflective meditation on the methods that artists architects & writers have developed to activate memory & animate their subjects into a
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When it comes to death is there ever a best case scenario? In this disarmingly witty book Julian Barnes confronts our unending obsession with the end He reflects on what it means to miss God whether death can be good for our careers & why we eventually turn into our parents Barnes is the perfect guide to the weirdness of the only thing that binds us all Selected from the book Nothing to be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes VINTAGE MINIS GREAT MINDS BIG IDEAS LITTLE BOOKS A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series Calm by Tim Parks Drinking by John Cheever Babies by Anne Enright Psychedelics by Aldous Huxley ...

All societies have their own customs & beliefs surrounding death In the West traditional ways of mourning are disappearing & although Western science has had a major impact on how people die it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve Many whose work brings them into contact with the dying & the bereaved from Western & other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer appropriate & sensitive support Death & Bereavement Across Cultures 2nd Edition is a handbook which meets the needs of doctors nurses social workers hospital chaplains counsellors & volunteers caring for patients with life-threatening illness & their families before & after bereavement It is a practical guide explaining the religious & other differences commonly met with in multi-cultural societies when someone is dying or bereaved In doing so readers may be surprised to find how much we can learn from other cultures about our own attitudes & assumptions about death Written by international experts in the field the book Describes the rituals & beliefs of major world religions; Explains their psychological & historical context; Shows how customs are changed by contact with the West; Considers the implications for the future The second edition

Includes:: new chapters that explore how members of the health care professions perform roles formerly conducted by priests & shamans can cross the cultural gaps between different cultures & religions; consider the relevance of attitudes & assumptions about death for our understanding of religious & nationalist extremism & its consequences; discuss the Buddhist Islamic & Christian ways of death Death raises questions which science cannot answer Whatever our personal beliefs we can all gain from learning how others view these ultimate problems This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the sensitivity & understanding which we all bring to the issue of death & bereavement

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Drawing on philosophy theology & psychoanalysis as well as on literary criticism this collection of essays explores a range of fantasy texts with particular attention to the various ways in which they seek to deal with the reality of death The essays uncover some fascinating links & indeed tensions between the writers discussed ...

It is 1883 & against the fearsome beauty of the Fermanagh landscape the fate of Beth Winters slowly unfolds Beth is determined to decide her own destiny yet seems doomed to repeat the tragic mistakes of her family Through the events of the day of her twenty-fifth birthday decades of pain & betrayal finally build to a devastating climax In this powerful & gripping novel Mc Cabe creates a lyrical indictment of the tensions that tear both families & nations apart ...

As tensions rise between Connie & Edris Prissie invites the renowned psychoanalyst & unrivalled detective Mrs Bradley to join them & unofficially observe Edris & his growing obsession 272 pages Mitchell Gladys ...

Tracklist Wisteria Hourglass Speed of Sound Oooh Baby in the Chorus River Underground Duchess Shadows Mercury Everything is Stressful ...

Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha his pet penguin for company Although he would prefer to write short stories he earns a living composing obituaries for a newspaper He longs to see his work published yet the subjects of his obituaries continue to cling to life But when he opens the newspaper to see his work in print for the first time his pride swiftly turns to terror He & Misha have been drawn into a trap from which there appears to be no escape ...

Tracklist Le Locataire
- Intro Zy & Choule Church Music Walls Have Teeth Labyrinthe Mouvement Panique Free Design Kung-Fu Do You
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Tracklist A Flaw In The Iris Let's Never Leave Here Mercier Eye Bath The Hum Nothing Is Real Vespertine Wallpaper Pattern ...