The first book to validate the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears.Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has cared for thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love and grace. Beyond the physical realities of dying are unseen processes that are remarkably life-affirming. These include dreams that are unlike any regular dream. Described as "more real than real," these end-of-life experience...

The first book to explore the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears.Experiences at the end of life testify to our greatest needs: to love and be loved, to be nurtured and feel connected, to be remembered and forgiven. Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has tended to thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love, meaning and grace. They reveal that there is hope beyond cur...

A story of love, conflict, and corruption spanning half a century.After experiencing a passionate summer of love, two young people part after making a Covenant which haunts them for a lifetime until they are drawn back to where it all began.Their epic life journeys are glittering, yet corrupting - contrasting and clashing with the ideals nurtured during the iconic revolutionary era of "love and peace". With dizzying careers, their lives brush with the rich ...

Einfühlsam und berührend lassen Dr. Christopher Kerrs Schilderungen wahrer Begebenheiten das Sterben in einem völlig neuen Licht erscheinen. Sein Buch schenkt Vertrauen ins Leben und in das, was uns an dessen Ende erwartet.Christopher Kerr ist Hospizarzt. Alle seine Patienten sterben. Tausende von Menschen hat er bereits begleitet, die ihm im Angesicht ihres Todes erstaunliche Erlebnisse berichteten. Es sind Erfahrungen, die darauf hindeuten, dass sich während des Sterbens seelisch...

The first book to validate the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears.Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has cared for thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love and grace. Beyond the physical realities of dying are unseen processes that are remarkably life-affirming. These include dreams that are unlike any regular dream. Described as "more real than real," these end-of-life experience...

Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has tended thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love, meaning and grace. They reveal that there is hope beyond cure as they transition to focus on personal meaning. In this extraordinary and beautiful book, Dr. Kerr shares his patients' stories and his own research pointing to death as not purely the end of life, but as a final passage of humanity and transcendence.Drawing on interviews with ...

Obtaining an accurate and comprehensive overview of performance throughout the firm is no easy undertaking - there are numerous aspects of the firm to inspect and many varying streams of information to consider. From individual partner performance to firm-wide cash flow, correctly measuring and managing performance involves a keen eye on both the micro and macro aspects of the firm. Measuring and Managing Performance for Law Firms offers an overview of the measurement and metrics that firm...

Co-opting Culture: Culture and Power in Sociology and Cultural Studies represents a collection of new scholarship on culture from the social sciences and from work done under the rubric of "cultural studies". Working from the idea that Sociology and Cultural Studies have developed distinct and valuable toolkits for understanding culture, the editors have brought together a collection of essays that address the ways in which the cultures around race, sex, and gender are mediated th...

A fresh, deeply biblical account of God’s expanding grace and mercy, tracing how the Bible’s narrative points to the full inclusion of LGBTQ people in Christian communitiesDiscussions of the Bible and human sexuality often focus on a scattered handful of specific passages. But arguments about this same set of verses have reached an impasse, two leading biblical scholars believe; these debates are missing the forest for the trees.In this learned and beautifu...

In an immensely varied and thoughtful collection of true life reflections on love, marriage and the single life, 26 authors with autism share their experiences and knowledge about successful (and unsuccessful) relationships. Digging deep into the many and varying ways in which autism affects feelings and relationships with others, these honest and intelligent testimonies give the insider's perspective on love on the spectrum. Whether you're a serial dater, hopelessly romantic or happily si...

A collection of strange and fantastical tales from Algernon Blackwood, plus bonus documentariesDescribed by H P Lovecraft as 'the one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere', Algernon Blackwood (CBE) was the acclaimed and prolific author of numerous ghost stories and horror tales. Throughout his lifetime, he wrote 14 novels, several children's books, a number of plays, and over 200 short stories.This anthology opens with a selection of stories...

Retrouvez dans ce dossier les premiers chapitres des titres de la rentrée littéraire 2013 des éditions Gallimard : Nelly Alard (Moments d'un couple) ; Laura Alcoba (Le bleu des abeilles) ; Thomas Clerc (Intérieur) ; David di Nota (Ta femme me trompe) ; Tristan Garcia (Faber) ; Yannick Haenel (Les renards pâles) ; Jean Hatzfeld (Robert Mitchum ne revient pas) ; Pierre Jourde (La première pierre) ; Antonia Kerr (Le désamour) ; Patrick Laurent (Comme Baptiste) ; Rosa Liksom (Compartiment N°6)...