Boulders: Life with Parkinsons Disease recognizes that the small obstacles of daily life pebbles when one lives with ones health intactcan become a field of boulders that demands planning and effort to traverse when one lives with an impairment.
Author Joy Nugent has spent three decades in the role of a private, palliative care nurse, being with people at the end of their life-part of a lifetime of caring for others.
These letters between the pioneering environmentalist and her beloved friend reveal "e;a vibrant, caring woman behind the scientist"e; (Los Angeles Times).
A pair of memoirs about a woman starting her life over as a beekeeper in the Ozarks, from "e;a latter-day Henry Thoreau with a sense of the absurd"e; (Chicago Tribune).
Pioneer heart surgeons and bitter rivals: The "e;thoroughly engrossing"e; true story of doctors Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley (The New York Times Book Review).
Ten essays on nature, ritual, and philosophy "e;that are so point-blank vital you nearly need to put the book down to settle yourself"e; (San Francisco Chronicle).
The riveting firsthand account of the historic voyage that led to the theory of evolution When the HMS Beagle set sail in 1831, the science of biology was not far removed from the Dark Ages.
National Book Award Finalist: The "e;amazing"e; New York Times bestseller about the power of laughter and optimism in fighting serious illness (Chicago Sun-Times).
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's courageous, candid memoir of his return to Earth after the historic moon landing and his personal struggle with fame and depression.
The bestselling feminist author's "e;lyrical, candid, sensitive"e; account of her efforts to regain her health, art, and sense of self after a stroke (Publishers Weekly).
Public discourse on Asian parenting tends to fixate on ethnic culture as a static value set, disguising the fluidity and diversity of Chinese parenting.
Muchísimo máscombina lo mejor de La última lección y Un momento extraordinario en este relato conmovedor de cómo Zulema Arroyo Farley, La Médium Latina, vive su vida al máximo, rehusando permitir que una forma rara de cáncer o cualquier otra enfermedad crónica determine su destino.
A ';beautifully written' (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have take to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system.
A compelling memoir about trying to live meaningfully with illness and triumph beyond it, by breast cancer survivor Alana Somerville, a teacher and mother of two young children.
In the bestselling tradition of Cheryl Strayed's Wild and Helen MacDonald's H Is for Hawk, Karen Auvinen, an award-winning poet, ventures into the wilderness to seek answers to life's big questions with ';candor [and] admirable courage' (Christian Science Monitor).
This ';comfortingthoughtful' (The Washington Post) guide to maintaining a high quality of lifefrom resilient old age to the first inklings of a serious illness to the final breathby the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door is a ';roadmap to the end that combines medical, practical, and spiritual guidance' (The Boston Globe).
';An engrossing microcosm of the internet's Wild West years' (Kirkus Reviews), award-winning journalist David Kushner tells the incredible battle between the founder of Match.
This book is a passionate account of Lydia Greears journey as the main caregiver and guardian for her adult son through recovery from a traumatic brain injury.
Seth's Story: My Journey of Raising a Child with Special Needs is about the trials and tribulations parents face when raising a child with special needs.
This book is dedicated to all of the families who have ever lost a loved one to Alzheimers and Dementia, I have spent over Twenty five years, giving care to these moms and dads, who have acquired this horrible disease .
In these days of uncivil public discourse--complete with trolling, hater comments, CAPSLOCKING, and generally acting like jerks towards each other--talking graciously about anything is becoming a lost art.
In April 2008 a conference was convened at Rice University that brought together experts in the three monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
While all have reason to celebrate the greening of Christian-Jewish relations since the Shoah and the promulgation of Nostra Aetate (4), few will deny that much work remains to be done by Christians and Jews seeking the best way forward that they might best serve God's purposes in the world, the mission of God.
