Just a few of the vitally important lessons in caring for your aging parent—and yourself—from Jane Gross in A Bittersweet SeasonAs painful as the role reversal between parent and child may be for you, assume it is worse for your mother or father, so take care not to demean or humiliate them.Avoid hospitals and emergency rooms, as well as multiple relocations from home to assisted living facility to nursing home, since all can cause dramatic declines in physical and ...

Since the early twentieth century, politically engaged and socially committed U.S. health professionals have worked in solidarity with progressive movements around the world. Often with roots in social medicine, political activism, and international socialism, these doctors, nurses, and other health workers became comrades who joined forces with people struggling for social justice, equity, and the right to health.Anne-Emanuelle Birn and Theodore M. Brown bring together a group of ...

Quelle image plus omniprésente que celle du clerc dans la littérature populaire de la fin du Moyen Âge ? De toutes les classes sociales évoquées, le clergé vient en tête lorsque l’on s’intéresse à des textes comme les Cent Nouvelles nouvelles, les Évangiles des Quenouilles, la Farce de Maistre Pierre Pathelin et Maistre Mimin estudiant. Ce n’est pas toujours avec respect que ces personnages sont traités, bien loin de là. La littérature médiévale n’a rien à apprendre sur la catharsis, et, f...

Bringing together the latest research and understanding on selective mutism, this edited book gives essential information on the various treatment and therapy options. Experts in the fields of speech and language therapy, psychology, music therapy education and communication offer a wide range of professional perspectives on the condition, while case studies from people with selective mutism, past sufferers and parents reveal the personal impact. The book also clarifies what support a pers...

Do you hold an interest in astrology and believe that the stars can predict your future?Would you like to dig even deeper and learn more on this fascinating subject?This bundle provides the ultimate experience!The stars have impressed the human imagination since ever we first looked to them and wondered what they were. As humans began to increase their understanding of the objects that lit up the night sky, new thinking emerged about the possibilities that our lives an...

Four one-act plays by award-winning playwright Jane Anderson:A Seminar For Responsible LivingThe Last Time I Saw Her Earthquake PreparednessLynette Has PMSWith unforgettable characters and scathing humor, the stories explore the challenges of life in Los Angeles, from gun violence to earthquakes. These short pieces ask us to consider what we need to take with us into the next hundred years, and what is best left behind.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast pe...

A series of short comedic works from playwright David Ives, with subjects ranging from the Lindbergh baby to chimps typing literary classics. The title work is a more serious, nostalgic look at two generations of apartment dwellers who meet in a time warp.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Samantha Bennett, Jane Brucker, Ian Gomez, Arye Gross, Richard Kind, Dinah Manoff, Nia Vardalos and Tom Virtue.Directed by Ron West. Recorded before a live audience in ...