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This in depth analysis looks at how suicide was represented in the British press when 20 young people between the ages of 15 and 29 took their own lives in the South Wales Borough of Bridgend in 2008. The chapters highlight specific categories of description that journalists use to explain suicide to their readers. The study also examines the discourses that emerged around suicide that continue to perpetuate stigma and shame when suicide occurs today. Using her own experience of having lost a loved one to suicide, coupled with original research, the author gives a very frank explanation of...

Nick Renna, a reclusive professor of History and embittered lapsed-Catholic, bears a simmering resentment toward the God he believes abandoned him years earlier. Now, bound by a deathbed promise to the former lover who left him to become a Dominican nun, Nick must continue her search for the lost Crown of Thorns of Jesus Christ-a relic of extraordinary spiritual and physical power. Beginning at a small college campus in New Hampshire, Nick's quest takes him from the sophisticated environs of Geneva, to the Secret Vatican Archives in Rome, and eventually to the Pyrenees of northern Spain,...

Lisa geht durch das Stadtchen und sucht den Buchladen, den sie kaufen will. Sie erkundigt sich bei einem Mann nach dem Weg. Der erste Mensch der ihr begegnet und gleich so gutaussehend, denkt sie. Nichtsahnend, das dieser Mann ihre grosse Liebe wird. Er ist aber nicht ganz frei. Sie erlebt schone und schmerzliche Momente. Wird sie ohne diese Liebe leben konnen? Der Buchladen wird zum Treffpunkt fur Menschen und Schicksale, die alle miteinander verknupft sind.

While reading The Blue Crayon, a book for both children and adults, you'll experience this heartwarming journey, and you will fall in love with a ten-year-old little girl named Gabby Damon, who has not said a word in over five years. She is diagnosed with autism, and Gabby's doctors prescribe over twenty pills a day and use her to experiment with other types of medications. Her parents are so frustrated by the intake of these meds. Gabby's mother turns to the Internet to find help for her daughter. She finds the Dolphin Universe in Florida.

Doctor Roth, who started working with...

When author James Luce was a boy, his father once summarized his moral philosophy of life in one sentence: Your rights end at the tip of my nose. Many years later, after embarking on his own voyage of reflection, Luce finally understood his father's words. In Chasing Davis, he shares a set of unique ethical tools and blueprints that can be conceived and implemented by either societies or individuals, ultimately creating a moral life solely guided by logic and science rather than superstition or belief in divine guidance.

Luce believes it is time for a new genesis of...

Autor přesvědčivě zachycuje dynamiku současné krize liberální demokracie a ukazuje, jak hegemonie Západu postupně oslabuje. Do jaké míry doopravdy souvisel ekonomický a geopolitický vzestup západní civilizace s myšlenkami na rozvoj individuální svobody a rovnoprávnou účast občanů na politické moci? Příliš dlouho panuje nepodložené přesvědčení, že vzestup Západu se odehrál na základě všeobecně uznávaných hodnot, které proklamuje a šíří, a že většina obyvatel Západu je samozřejmě chápe a sdílí. A že vítězné tažení demokracie a...

In the year 2017, a devastating terrorist attack on San Diego causes the Second American Civil War. Various rebel forces form, and the government passes the Espionage Act, which allows for powers that reach beyond the Constitution. President Meryl Montessori does her best to keep DC stable, but when a body is found in her bed, along with a coded message, things go haywire.

The president hires an eclectic team of six men and women to help solve the senseless murder and break the threatening code. Team members range from stovepipe hat-wearing science advisor Dr. Frank N. Stein to...

Snippets of life, Mine in Particular is a collection of personal stories as told by a woman with an insatiable appetite for adventure and a tireless drive to explore unchartered territory, literally and personally. The reader is taken on each journey with the author as she explores the bush land of Africa, the streets of Calcutta and third-world prisons.

Each "snippet" represents a vibrant tile in the mosaic of Ms. Luce's life thus far. Together they form the image of a woman with warmth, inquisitiveness, and a sense of humor you'll want to spend some time with.

Captivating,...