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In recent years medicalization, the process of making something
medical, has gained considerable ground and a position in everyday
discourse. In this multidisciplinary collection of original essays,
the authors expertly consider how issues around medicalization have
developed, ways in which it is changing, and the potential shapes
it will take in the future. They develop a unique argument that
medicalization, biomedicalization, pharmaceuticalization and
geneticization are related and co-evolving processes, present
throughout the globe. This is an ideal addition to anthropology,
sociology and STS courses about medicine and health.
In recent years medicalization, the process of making something
medical, has gained considerable ground and a position in everyday
discourse. In this multidisciplinary collection of original essays,
the authors expertly consider how issues around medicalization have
developed, ways in which it is changing, and the potential shapes
it will take in the future. They develop a unique argument that
medicalization, biomedicalization, pharmaceuticalization and
geneticization are related and co-evolving processes, present
throughout the globe. This is an ideal addition to anthropology,
sociology and STS courses about medicine and health.
The Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstood
or simply overlooked art of editing. The book brims with examples,
quotes, and case studies, including an illuminating discussion of
Max Perkins's editorial collaboration with F. Scott Fitzgerald on
The Great Gatsby. Susan Bell, a veteran book editor, also offers
strategic tips and exercises for self-editing and a series of
remarkable interviews, taking us into the studios of successful
authors such as Michael Ondaatje and Ann Patchett to learn from
their various approaches to revision. Much more than a manual, The
Artful Edit inspires readers to think about both the discipline and
the creativity of editing and how it can enhance their work. In the
computer age of lightning-quick composition, this book reminds
readers that editing is not simply a spell-check. A vigorous
investigation into the history and meaning of the edit, this book,
like The Elements of Style, is a must-have companion for every
writer."
In the North East of England at the dawn of the eighteenth and
twenty-first centuries, two women face tragedy and challenges. Set
within the compelling political landscape of the Jacobite Rebellion
of 1715, and the complications and frustrations of the digital age,
this dual romantic narrative shows that upheaval and revolution are
no match for the constancies of love. Alternately tense, dramatic
and joyful, A Similar Devotion follows two women separated in time,
but united in their determination to overcome the obstacles they
face throughout the events and relationships that colour their
lives. The intertwining stories reveal that despite the contrasting
worlds in which they live, love has a power to heal and bring
happiness that neither woman expected. Susan Bell encapsulates the
romantic past with the same vigour as the vibrant present.
On September 14, 1976, my life began. I gave birth to Ryan Elliot
Bell, my life, my love, my everything. Ryan was an amazing child
filled with love, tenderness and wit. A child who developed into a
remarkable man. On Sunday June 5, 2005, my life crumbled. I lost my
precious son to a cerebral aneurysm. This book of poems is a
tribute to my son that I started writing to him soon after his
death. I want the entire world to know how special a human being
Ryan was and will forever continue to be. Even though Ryan passed
away at the tender age of 28, he left his indelible imprint on all
those who knew him and loved him. I forever want Ryan to be
remembered and I want to share my love for Ryan to all. I wanted to
name this book "Bigger than a big bus" because up until this
tragedy struck, Ryan, always would say to me, "Mom, I love you
bigger than a big bus." I have saved all the cards Ryan sent to me
over the years for birthdays, anniversaries and Mother's Day and
they were always signed "love you bigger than a big bus." This book
is a mother's love story to her cherished son.
On September 14, 1976, my life began. I gave birth to Ryan Elliot
Bell, my life, my love, my everything. Ryan was an amazing child
filled with love, tenderness and wit. A child who developed into a
remarkable man. On Sunday June 5, 2005, my life crumbled. I lost my
precious son to a cerebral aneurysm. This book of poems is a
tribute to my son that I started writing to him soon after his
death. I want the entire world to know how special a human being
Ryan was and will forever continue to be. Even though Ryan passed
away at the tender age of 28, he left his indelible imprint on all
those who knew him and loved him. I forever want Ryan to be
remembered and I want to share my love for Ryan to all. I wanted to
name this book "Bigger than a big bus" because up until this
tragedy struck, Ryan, always would say to me, "Mom, I love you
bigger than a big bus." I have saved all the cards Ryan sent to me
over the years for birthdays, anniversaries and Mother's Day and
they were always signed "love you bigger than a big bus." This book
is a mother's love story to her cherished son.
"The Writer's Notebook" combines the best craft seminars from the
Summer Writers Workshop's history with craft essays by some of Tin
House's favorite authors and features a list of contributors that
reads like a veritable who's who of contemporary poets and prose
writers. Jim Shepard, Aimee Bender, Steve Almond, D. A. Powell,
Chris Offutt, and others distill elements of writing and share
insights into the joys and pains of their own work. They explore a
wide range of topics, everything from writing dialogue to the do's
and don'ts of writing about sex. With how-tos, close readings, and
personal anecdotes, "The Writer's Notebook" offers aspiring
wordsmiths advice and inspiration to hone their own craft. Included
is a CD of workshop discussions and panels
Social work is a profession under strain, and practitioners report
finding the role increasingly challenging. What can sustain social
work in these times? How can social workers sustain themselves in
the role? How can they derive confidence and meaning from what they
do? In addressing these questions, Sustaining Social Work is a
source of understanding and support for professionals struggling
with the tensions of practice. Accessible and engaging , it
explores the fallout that results from social workers experiencing
these tensions, including feelings of powerlessness,
responsibility, optimism and cynicism. Drawing on ideas from social
theory and the social sciences, it puts forward a model of
sustainable social work that will help practitioners not just cope
but flourish - even in the context of ongoing crises. An
enlightening, uplifting read in a difficult and uncertain time for
the profession, Sustaining Social Work addresses the challenge of
finding sustenance and consolation within day-to-day practice,
enriching it beyond the short-term.
Berliners have chosen to leave traces of the worst of themselves in
their architecture and landscape. They have understood what a
largely amnesiac America has not: reform relies on memory. Mitch
Epstein: In 2008, Mitch Epstein won the Berlin Prize in Arts and
Letters and was awarded a six-month residency at the American
Academy in Berlin. Epstein proudly accepted the offer and initially
planned to read and reflect in the academy's comfortable
surroundings. But he could not ignore the call of contemporary
Berlin for long. As a Jewish-American whose relatives died in the
Holocaust, Germany has since held an uneasy resonance for Epstein
and his family. Epstein set out to confront this past by
photographing the remnants of Berlins war and postwar histories.
The resulting images including the Sachsenhausen concentration
camp, fashion billboards at Checkpoint Charlie, the Jewish Memorial
at Potsdammer Platz and the Dalai Lama speaking at the Brandenburg
Gate reveal Berlins present to be a fraught accumulation of the
layers of its past. Mitch Epstein, born in 1952 in Holyoke,
Massachusetts, is one of Americas most influential contemporary
photographers. Epstein's books at Steidl include "Family Business"
(2003), "Recreation: American Photographs" 19731988 (2005), and
"American Power" (2009) which won a Deutscher Fotobuchpreis gold
medal in 2010.
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