End-of-Life Books

This is an up to date relevant text for those who work as volunteers in a hospice program. Foster ably describes how her personal involvement encouraged her to involve others in this valuable work.
I am a hospice nurse and a great deal of Foster's advise is relevant for nurses in Palliative Care practice also.

Great work Elissa

edwards is so smart he will squash your brain but in the end teach you how to pick your brain up from under his intellectual foot and learn to truly think intellectually for yourself.

Conservative Enviromentalism is not a hack job which merely dispels the whole enviromental movement out of hand. This book is written by conservationists, who believe fervently that there are better solutions to our ecological problems than passing federal regulation.

Conservative Enviromentalism properly offers solutions at the local level and believes that much of the problems found today should be cured in our neighborhoods and municipalities.

The real kicker about this book though, is their concept of the "Ledger," which use the basic double-entry accounting method to help quantify the costs and gains of environmental regulation.

This book is a truly remarkable work, which will have lasting impact in the ecological debate.

the book is a great reading book and hits the nail on the head in a figure of speech. Great investment.

THis is a good read and I would recommend to anyone interested in reading religious material and are interested in standing up for our rights in this country as Christians and believe this country was founded on Christian views as our Forfathers did. Rod Parsley is a great Minister and has some strong views on his Godly beliefs and it shows in his writings for sure.
Jeff

"Self-enlightenment is just around the corner. Go search for it."
The search stops here. 'Dead Beautiful Truth' , brings it you in a terse manner and within hours of reading it. A story that belongs to us, every individual, who is searching for his aim and purpose of life. One lives through the chapters and dies with an ultimate truth of life. The story is highly unpredictable throughout, presenting a hallucinating journey of astral travels ( the after affects of a drug dose) which leaves you flabbergasted as it ends. One can easily identify with the characters and the situations presented.

DBT is based upon a strong and a 'reality' theory called " Theory of Competition and Stakes" , researched and formulated by the authors Varun and Adesh.It is a story based on a diary written by a teenager called 'Fi', a person who's ultimate aim is to discover the reason behind this life.Fi, a drug addicted teenager, who is just back from the rehabilitation center, falls into it all over again due to his recidivist tendency. He wants to experience the reason and energy behind everything, to an extent that death seems to be better than life to him. Fi believes that every event in this world , every minute action and behavior of human beings is based upon a 'stake' for which they are 'competing'. He believes that a LSD trip cannot get him into a 'out-of-body experience', until he really experiences it. Fi's astral travel experience takes him into the body of the central character of this novel,' Scorpio'. Fi, keeps switching in and out of Scorpio's body and lives through Scorpio's experiences. This character makes you believe that there is a life beyond death and it is far far beautiful and unimaginable than this life.His story takes you to a mystery ride with a tinge of selflessness , which leaves you in a state of illusion or may be hallucination. The kind of world that Scorpio lives in, is as intricate as your brain and is so well described, that the reader wishes to live the life his way, at the end of the novel. Scorpio, works for a mystic personality called 'God', who's silence and beliefs may terrify the reader initially, but it gradually gets imbibed in you , that this is the way life is and the truth lies in front of you. 'Plot' and 'J', again, are two cryptic characters used beautifully by the authors to glue the chapters and the episodes.
DBT has umpteen surprises and U-turns in the box for the readers, to remain glued till the end.The story is tightly coupled with the characters and ineffably presented , surpassing your expectations and intuitions of what would happen next. The hard-to-be-believed-truth, that the story reveals would stick to your mind, heart and soul. It presents a truth that every individual may know, but is far away from even acknowledging it , due to the sheer fear of 'DEATH'. The end leaves you perplexed about the existence of God and the aim of this Life, and an urge to discover it.The authors believe that people who need the answer to the following questions, may fall in love with the stuff written.

"What is the ultimate aim of my life? ", "What do i have to accomplish in my life ?", "Why i hate or love anything ?", "What am i doing here?", "What is mind and my perception?", "Why do i do things and take decisions?", "Am i free or there is a destiny for me?"...

There are no words to decsribe the loss or loosing of a loved one. What Mr. Edwards has done places a whole new emphasis on death (our physical) and life afterwards. As with all his books, God's love comes through with every word. I will never look at death the same way again.

Death and Dying Sourcebook provides a compilation of the latest information on death and dying in the U.S., from statistics and cultural attitudes toward death to health care for the terminally ill and end of life medical care. The result is a handbook of basic consumer details which covers everything from organ donation and hospice programs to planning funerals and handling ethical issues - an important handbook of facts and advice.

I have always enjoyed the adult series of Left Behind books. The kids books are just as good. The kids interact with the characters from the adult series, experience the same events, etc. However, since the main characters are teens, these books can appeal to younger readers. So far, the stories haven't had the ups and downs that the adult series has had. The adult series has books that are a lot more boring than others. The kids series seems to be good in every book. These are not for really young kids, but would be appropriate for young teens. I enjoy them and I am an adult.

Weight loss is a spiritual problem and Christ is the answer. It is as simple as that. This book puts the focus of your relationship to Christ, Scripture and your ability to overcome through the power of the Holy Spirit.