The Cost of Death

The Cost of Death
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 509
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ISBN-10 : 9062582222
ISBN-13 : 9789062582228
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Cost of Death by : Kathlyn M. Cooney

Download or read book The Cost of Death written by Kathlyn M. Cooney and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Just Revenge

Just Revenge
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 0312179456
ISBN-13 : 9780312179458
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Just Revenge by : Mark Costanzo

Download or read book Just Revenge written by Mark Costanzo and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-10-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professor of social psychology explores the history of execution in America, weighing its social costs, discussing its potential benefits and problems, and building a new model for understanding the politics behind the death penalty.

Civilized to Death

Civilized to Death
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Publisher : Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9781451659115
ISBN-13 : 1451659113
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Civilized to Death by : Christopher Ryan

Download or read book Civilized to Death written by Christopher Ryan and published by Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist) book. Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending—balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind’s greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You’re lucky to be alive here and now. Well, maybe we are and maybe we aren’t. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the “progress” defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease. Prehistoric life, of course, was not without serious dangers and disadvantages. Many babies died in infancy. A broken bone, infected wound, snakebite, or difficult pregnancy could be life-threatening. But ultimately, Christopher Ryan questions, were these pre-civilized dangers more murderous than modern scourges, such as car accidents, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and a technologically prolonged dying process? Civilized to Death “will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light” (Book Riot) and adds to the timely conversation that “the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want to the earth to outlive us” (Psychology Today). Ryan makes the claim that we should start looking backwards to find our way into a better future.

R.I.P.: The Complete Book of Death and Dying

R.I.P.: The Complete Book of Death and Dying
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Publisher : William Morrow
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 0062701401
ISBN-13 : 9780062701404
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Book Synopsis R.I.P.: The Complete Book of Death and Dying by : Constance Jones

Download or read book R.I.P.: The Complete Book of Death and Dying written by Constance Jones and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1997-02-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that American burial traditions include aerial burial, in which the body is placed in tree branches? Have you ever wondered which religions believe in afterlife or reincarnation? Ever been curious about exactly what the embalming process entails? The answers all lie in R.I.P.: The Complete Book of Death & Dying by Constance Jones. Reminding us that almost no subject in the world elicits such universal fascination as death, Jones has masterfully collected information from diverse sources to explore, illuminate, demystify and enrich our understanding of the myriad issues related to death and dying. Publishers Weekly has praised Jones' approach as "clear-sighted" and "fearlessly inquisitive" and calls R.I.P.: The Complete Book of Death & Dying "invaluable and oddly uplifting." The book is divided into two parts and is equipped with a resource list of organizations, a bibliography and an index. "Part One" explores the cultural dimensions of death and dying, with chapters and sections on myths and legends explaining death, cultural traditions, the scientific study of death, demographic statistics, funerary customs, religious beliefs and historical anecdotes. Jones provides wide-ranging, informative, and occasionally humorous material that is thoughtfully and clearly organized. Topics covered include descriptions of the physiological changes at the moment of death, a history of cremation, and summaries of legal and ethical issues associated with death, such as capital punishment, euthanasia and suicide.

Strategic Cost Transformation

Strategic Cost Transformation
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Publisher : Business Expert Press
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9781631578809
ISBN-13 : 1631578804
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Strategic Cost Transformation by : Reginald Tomas Lee

Download or read book Strategic Cost Transformation written by Reginald Tomas Lee and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic Cost Transformation offers a new framework, business domain management, which creates a comprehensive picture of your organization for improved cash based decision-making. Your product costs $2.86 to make. What does the number tell you about your operations, how effectively they were run, demand, or how much money you spent on capacity? Nothing. Shouldn’t you know? Accounting information creates a limited picture of operations and true cash performance. Strategic Cost Transformation offers a new framework, business domain management, which creates a comprehensive picture of your organization for improved cash based decision-making.

I Remember Death By Its Proximity to What I Love

I Remember Death By Its Proximity to What I Love
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Publisher : Haymarket Books
Total Pages : 50
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ISBN-10 : 9781642596465
ISBN-13 : 1642596469
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Book Synopsis I Remember Death By Its Proximity to What I Love by : Mahogany L. Browne

Download or read book I Remember Death By Its Proximity to What I Love written by Mahogany L. Browne and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long form poem is a practice of poetics in joy, gratitude, sadness, resilience and pain. This literary work serves as a practice of self-reflection and accountability in the wake of the prison system. This poem is dirge work acknowledging unjust atrocities, but reveling in our human resilience.

The Kids' Book about Death and Dying

The Kids' Book about Death and Dying
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Publisher : Little Brown
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015010538406
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Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Kids' Book about Death and Dying by : Eric E. Rofes

Download or read book The Kids' Book about Death and Dying written by Eric E. Rofes and published by Little Brown. This book was released on 1985 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen children offer facts and advice to give young readers a better understanding of death.