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.
Download or read book Final Exit Third Edition written by Derek Humphry and published by Delta. This book was released on 2002-11-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the legal controversy continues--this newly revised and updated third edition of the landmark bestseller contains new, critically important information for patients, loved ones, and medical personnel. The original publication of Final Exit stunned the nation by offering people with terminal illness a choice on how--and when--to end their suffering. It helped thousands by giving clear instructions to doctors, nurses, and families on how to handle a patient’s request for euthanasia. In the wake of court cases and legislative mandates, this revised and updated third edition goes far beyond the original to provide new information about the legality of euthanasia and assisted suicide, and a thoughtful examination of the personal issues involved. It has become the essential source to help loved ones and supportive doctors remain within existing laws and keep a person’s dying intimate, private, and dignified. With deep compassion and sensitivity, it spells out why a living will may not be sufficient to have a person’s wishes carried out--and what document is a better alternative. It updates where to get proper drugs and exactly how to carry out the quickest, most peaceful way to make a final exit. Finally, it gently talks to a person considering self-deliverance about alternatives, planning, and the means to make every death a "good death" at our time of greatest need.
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.
Download or read book Forced Exit written by Wesley J. Smith and published by Crown. This book was released on 1997 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposing the false premise of the euthanasia movement to make a compelling case against assisted suicide, "Forced Exit" reveals the horrors of the Netherlands, where 8.5 percent of all deaths are attributed to assisted suicide and where Dutch doctors have rapidly moved from euthanizing the terminally ill to killing infants with birth defects.
Download or read book Let Me Die Before I Wake written by Derek Humphry and published by Hemlock Society U. S. A.. This book was released on 1987 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the phenomenal #1 national bestseller Final Exit, a collection of moving, true stories about terminally ill people who chose to die on their own terms. Humphry, founder of the National Hemlock Society, provides valuable information on the proper use of lethal drugs to accomplish a death with dignity.
Download or read book The Final Days written by Barbara Olson and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revelation of Bill and Hillary Clinton's last days as the First Family discusses President Clinton's controversial pardons and his relationship with fugitive Marc Rich, and Hillary's solicitation of gifts and partaking of the White House china.
Download or read book Final Exit written by Derek Humphry and published by Carol Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1991 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomenal "New York Times" bestseller that has the world talking--a practical guide for the terminally ill to dying with dignity through assisted suicide. Finally available in paperback, this considerate book is for mature adults who are considering the option of ending their lives because of unbearable pain or terminal illness. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Download or read book AFROSURF written by Mami Wata and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the untold story of African surf culture in this glorious and colorful collection of profiles, essays, photographs, and illustrations. AFROSURF is the first book to capture and celebrate the surfing culture of Africa. This unprecedented collection is compiled by Mami Wata, a Cape Town surf company that fiercely believes in the power of African surf. Mami Wata brings together its co-founder Selema Masekela and some of Africa's finest photographers, thinkers, writers, and surfers to explore the unique culture of eighteen coastal countries, from Morocco to Somalia, Mozambique, South Africa, and beyond. Packed with over fifty essays, AFROSURF features surfer and skater profiles, thought pieces, poems, photos, illustrations, ephemera, recipes, and a mini comic, all wrapped in an astounding design that captures the diversity and character of Africa. A creative force of good in their continent, Mami Wata sources and manufactures all their wares in Africa and works with communities to strengthen local economies through surf tourism. With this mission in mind, Mami Wata is donating 100% of their proceeds to support two African surf therapy organizations, Waves for Change and Surfers Not Street Children.
Download or read book Final Test written by Dilip D’souza and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deafening noise in the Wankhede turns to silence so complete that you’d swear you can hear Tendulkar’s footsteps as he begins the walk back to the pavilion. It’s the end of an era, they said. No more switching off televisions when he got out; no more resounding chants of ‘Sa-chi-i-i-n, Sa-chin!’ In November 2013, Sachin Tendulkar played his final Test. Dilip D’Souza builds on close and detailed observation of those two and a half days, capturing all the hysteria it spawned, the love and adulation that showered from the rafters at the Wankhede, the choking emotion, and yes, there was a match on too, against the West Indies. Final Test discusses cricket from the old to the new, as Sachin takes to the pitch one final time.
Download or read book Plan B written by Shannah Kennedy and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2022-06 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shannah Kennedy, author of The Life Plan, takes you on a journey to accept change, heal, reset and move forward with clarity, direction and purpose once again. Change can turn our plans, our lives and our dreams upside down. Whether you have faced a redundancy, dealt with a break-up, been in an accident, lost a loved one, had a health scare, or been impacted by an economic downturn, your ability to navigate through the change process and create an alternative plan will be the key to your future happiness. Shannah Kennedy has created a simple yet powerful four-part guide that is designed to give you the confidence to accept, heal, grow and adapt. Full of practical tips and exercises to help you process your emotions, restore and recover, shift your mindset, set clear goals and take control, Plan B is your roadmap to finding happiness once again.
Download or read book Suicide written by Paul G. Quinnett and published by Crossroad Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a frank, compassionate book written to those who contemplate suicide as a way out of their situations. The author issues an invitation to life, helping people accept the imperfections of their lives, and opening eyes to the possibilities of love.
Download or read book Contemporary Asian America second Edition written by Min Zhou and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Contemporary Asian America was first published, it exposed its readers to developments within the discipline, from its inception as part of the ethnic consciousness movement of the 1960s to the more contemporary theoretical and practical issues facing Asian America at the century’s end. This new edition features a number of fresh entries and updated material. It covers such topics as Asian American activism, immigration, community formation, family relations, gender roles, sexuality, identity, struggle for social justice, interethnic conflict/coalition, and political participation. As in the first edition, Contemporary Asian America provides an expansive introduction to the central readings in Asian American Studies, presenting a grounded theoretical orientation to the discipline and framing key historical, cultural, economic, and social themes with a social science focus. This critical text offers a broad overview of Asian American studies and the current state of Asian America.
Download or read book No Time to Say Goodbye written by Carla Fine and published by Main Street Books. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. Even incest is now discussed freely in popular media, but the suicide of a loved one is still an act most people are unable to talk about--or even admit to their closest family or friends. This is just one of the many painful and paralyzing truths author Carla Fine discovered when her husband, a successful young physician, took his own life in December 1989. And being unable to speak openly and honestly about the cause of her pain made it all the more difficult for her to survive. With No Time to Say Goodbye, she brings suicide survival from the darkness into light, speaking frankly about the overwhelming feelings of confusion, guilt, shame, anger, and loneliness that are shared by all survivors. Fine draws on her own experience and on conversations with many other survivors--as well as on the knowledge of counselors and mental health professionals. She offers a strong helping hand and invaluable guidance to the vast numbers of family and friends who are left behind by the more than thirty thousand people who commit suicide each year, struggling to make sense of an act that seems to them senseless, and to pick up the pieces of their own shattered lives. And, perhaps most important, for the first time in any book, she allows survivors to see that they are not alone in their feelings of grief and despair.
Download or read book The Graceful Exit 10 Things You Need to Know written by Mona Hanford and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by distinguished end-of-life care activist Mona Hanford prepares you and your family to ask the right questions, to face the reality that we all die, and to find real hope and faith in a loving God or within your spiritual beliefs. You will learn to consider outcomes, avoid the trap of false hope, and remain steadfast in your faith as you navigate the noisy machines and complex medical procedures that too often inflict pain and suffering and block the natural graceful exits given by God. You will discover the comforts and support of hospice care in your home, and learn to make wise choices that lead to a graceful exit for you or your loved one.
Download or read book The Peaceful Pill Handbook written by Philip Nitschke and published by . This book was released on 2017-02 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peaceful Pill Handbook is a best-selling self-help guide to a peaceful and dignified end. The Handbook draws on the latest knowledge to provide seniors and folk who are seriously ill with information about a range of strategies that do not require medical supervision. These include the use of the barbiturates, gases such as helium and nitrogen, prescription drugs and poisons. Also covered are the three Swiss assisted dying options open to foreignors.The Peaceful Pill Handbook is anchored in a civil rights model of dying: dying well and at a time of one's own choosing is a fundamental human right. It is not something that should be given away or delegated to the medical profession.
Download or read book The Peaceful Pill Handbook written by Philip Nitschke and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peaceful Pill Handbook is the leading self-help text that enables adults of sound mind to undertake informed planning around their end of life choices. Written in lay language, The Peaceful Pill Handbook covers an extensive range of need-to-know issues including useful drugs such as the barbiturates, drug administration, testing and shelf life, poisons and other substances including the lethal inorganic salts, the use of gases such as nitrogen, argon and helium, devices such as the carbon monoxide generator and the 'Korean method' and, of course, Swiss services such as Pegasos. All strategies are rated according to their Peacefulness, Reliability and, where appropriate, Accessibility.
Download or read book Last Wish written by Betty Rollin and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2008-08-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when tempers flare over the Oregon assisted suicide law and Jack Kevorkian's physician-aid-in-dying, Last Wish, Betty Rollin's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, is due for a rereading. Last Wish is an intimate, fiercely honest memoir of a daughter's struggle to come to terms with her terminally ill mother's decision to die. More than a examination of the ethical, spiritual, and technical aspects of assisted suicide, Last Wish is also a celebration of Rollin's imperfect family, a passionate testament to her mother's character and courage, and a compelling argument for the right of the terminally ill to a humane and dignified death. The PublicAffairs paperback edition includes a new foreword, questions for thought and discussion, and a helpful resource guide.
