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Author: Liza Mundy Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 030726727X Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 432
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Award-winning journalist Liza Mundy captures the human narratives, as well as the science, behind the controversial, multibillion-dollar fertility industry, and examines how this huge social experiment is transforming our most basic relationships and even our destiny as a species.Skyrocketing infertility rates and dizzying technological advances are revolutionizing American families and changing the way we think about parenthood, childbirth, and life itself. Using in-depth reporting and riveting anecdotal material from doctors, families, surrogates, sperm and egg donors, infertile men and women, single and gay and lesbian parents, and children conceived through technology, Mundy explores the impact of assisted reproduction on individuals as well as the ethical issues raised and the potentially vast social consequences. The unforgettable personal stories in Everything Conceivable run the gamut from joyous to tragic; all of them raise questions we dare not ignore.
Author: Liza Mundy Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 030726727X Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 432
Book Description
Award-winning journalist Liza Mundy captures the human narratives, as well as the science, behind the controversial, multibillion-dollar fertility industry, and examines how this huge social experiment is transforming our most basic relationships and even our destiny as a species.Skyrocketing infertility rates and dizzying technological advances are revolutionizing American families and changing the way we think about parenthood, childbirth, and life itself. Using in-depth reporting and riveting anecdotal material from doctors, families, surrogates, sperm and egg donors, infertile men and women, single and gay and lesbian parents, and children conceived through technology, Mundy explores the impact of assisted reproduction on individuals as well as the ethical issues raised and the potentially vast social consequences. The unforgettable personal stories in Everything Conceivable run the gamut from joyous to tragic; all of them raise questions we dare not ignore.
Author: Dan Diner Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520920848 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 484
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The major essays of Dan Diner, who is widely read and quoted in Germany and Israel, are finally collected in an English edition. They reflect the author’s belief that the Holocaust transcends traditional patterns of historical understanding and requires an epistemologically distinct approach. One can no longer assume that actors as well as historians are operating in the same conceptual universe, sharing the same criteria of rational discourse. This is particularly true of victims and perpetrators, whose memories shape the distortions of historical narrative in ways often diametrically opposed. The essays are divided into three groups. The first group talks about anti-Semitism in the context of the 1930s and the ideologies that drove the Nazi regime. The second group concentrates on the almost unbelievably different perceptions of the "Final Solution," with particularly illuminating discussions of the Judenrat, or Jewish council. The third group considers the Holocaust as the subject of narrative and historical memory. Diner focuses above all on perspectives: the very notions of rationality and irrationality are seen to be changeable, depending on who is applying them. And because neither rational nor irrational motives can be universally assigned to participants in the Holocaust, Diner proposes, from the perspective of the victims, the idea of the counterrational. His work is directed toward developing a theory of Holocaust historiography and offers, clearly and coherently, the highest level of reflection on these problems.
Author: Meghan Elizabeth Kallman Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1538179709 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 389
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"This reassuring consideration of a deeply personal matter teams seamlessly with a reasoned, emphatic call to action." - Booklist, Starred Review • ABooklist Top 10 Book on the Environment & Sustainability 2024 Explore the ways in which the climate crisis is affecting our personal decisions about family planning, parenting, and political action. In The Conceivable Future, authors Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli explore the ways in which the climate crisis is affecting our personal decisions about family planning, parenting, and political action. This book offers fresh, timely answers to questions such as: How do I decide to have a baby when there's the threat of environmental collapse? How do I parent a child in the middle of the climate crisis? What can I actually do to help stop global warming? Drawing from their decade of work with the organization Conceivable Future, Kallman, a sociologist and Rhode Island State Senator, and Ferorelli, an activist and former Climate Bureau editor, offers both informed perspective and practical steps for taking meaningful action in combating the climate crisis, while also making smart, balanced decisions when it comes to starting and maintaining a family. First, The Conceivable Future explores what the real threats are to reproductive, gestational, and infant health (spoiler: it's inequality, heat, and fossil fueled pollution), and debunks the myths of personal carbon footprint, and the harmful legacy of population control. The authors examine the successes and impediments of women-led movements around the world and share what they've learned through ten years of organizing to bring attention to the reproductive crisis that is climate change. Finally, the book looks at what can be done about the climate crisis today. By taking these steps, we can both understand the crisis on its own terms, and stay rooted in the human scale, where our lives retain their full meaning. The Conceivable Future is a must-read for all who want to make a difference in the world--and secure a sustainable future for all our families.
Author: Despina Meris Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing ISBN: 1743586752 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 324
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Every Conceivable Way recounts one couple’s nine-year quest to become parents, while giving an inside peek into the IVF and surrogacy industries, the fertility merry-go-round, and what it’s like to live for years with uncertainty. After relocating to Australia from New York, Despina Meris and her husband, Bill, settle down to baby-making. What they never expect is a string of heartbreaking unexplained miscarriages, even with the help of IVF. They turn to surrogacy – first in India, then in the Ukraine and finally in Thailand, where their baby is conceived. But more drama unfolds when, overnight, they are caught up in the Thai government crackdown on commercial surrogacy, leaving them with no way of contacting their pregnant surrogate. Every Conceivable Way, a real-life story that is stranger than fiction, asks how far you would go before you call it quits, when it seems like all the odds are stacked against you.
Author: Robert Milliken Publisher: Penguin Group ISBN: Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 410
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Details events surrounding atomic testing at Maralinga, including role of Patrol Officers W. MacDougall and R. Macaulay, and effects of testing on the Milpuddie family, D. Stevens, Y. Lester and others.
Author: Lynsi Eastburn Publisher: ISBN: 9781723485800 Category : Languages : en Pages : 186
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Back Cover: "I just know there's a baby there... I just know it!... These words are ever familiar to Board Certified Hypnotherapist and Instructor Lynsi Eastburn. Edana Lynne was conceived naturally in 2003, after her mom, Jennifer Harris, underwent just one hypnotherapy session with Eastburn. Even after 11 years of infertility marked by dozens of medical procedures and drugs, Edie's mom "knew there was a baby there." Eastburn believed her. Today, 2-year-old Edie is eagerly awaiting the arrival of her baby brother, due in November 2006. (2nd Edition Update: Edie's little brother Evan arrived safely into the world; the two are now 14 and 11-years-old.) This book was written to provide hope to those struggling with the heartbreaking issue of infertility. The efficacy of hypnosis and hypnotherapy for fertility has only recently come to light, with the first edition of this book (2006) contributing to the expansion of awareness on a global level. It's Conceivable! is not a self-hypnosis book, in that it is not designed to teach self-hypnosis techniques. Nor is it a "how-to" manual for therapists. This book addresses what hypnosis really is, and the many ways it can help with fertility issues. The power of the mind is enormous, and hypnosis is the most direct and rapid route to unlocking its potential. Gain insight into hypnosis and hypnotherapy, the interrelation of the conscious and subconscious minds, the roles of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system, subconscious blocks, etc., in specific regard and application to infertility. Firsthand accounts of client cases provide a "fly-on-the-wall" experience. To realize the strength and capacity of your own mind is to discover how it can help (or hinder) you to conceive. Hypnosis helps to get your mind on your side.
Author: Lori Shandle-Fox Publisher: ISBN: 9780692950111 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 132
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In those lonely, darkest moments of infertility when nothing seems to be going right and nobody seems to "get it," it's time for our sense of humor to kick in. What? Laugh at a time like this? Yep.
Author: Arthur C. Nelson Publisher: Island Press ISBN: 1610911598 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 341
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"Transfer of Development Rights" (TDR) programs allow local governments to put economic principles to work in encouraging good land use planning. TDR programs most often permit landowners to forfeit development rights in areas targeted for preservation and then sell those development rights to buyers who want to increase the density of development in areas designated as growth areas by local authorities. Although TDR programs must conform to zoning laws, they provide market incentives that make them more equitable (and often more lucrative) for sellers and frequently benefit buyers by allowing them to receive prior approval for their high-density development plans. Since the 1970s when modern TDR applications were first conceived, more than 200 communities in 33 states across the U.S. have implemented TDR-based programs. The most common uses of TDR to date involve protecting farmland, environmentally sensitive land, historic sites, and "rural character," and urban revitalization. Until now, however, there has never been a clearly written, one-volume book on the subject. At last, The TDR Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to every aspect of TDR programs, from the thinking behind them to the nuts and bolts of implementation-including statutory guidance, model ordinances, suggestions for program administration, and comparisons with other types of preservation programs. In addition, six of its twenty chapters are devoted to case studies of all major uses to which TDR programs have been utilized to date, including recent urban revitalization projects that utilize TDR principles.
Author: Gregory R. Ciottone Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323286658 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 1050
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The most comprehensive resource of its kind, Ciottone's Disaster Medicine, 2nd Edition, thoroughly covers isolated domestic events as well as global disasters and humanitarian crises. Dr. Gregory Ciottone and more than 200 worldwide authorities share their knowledge and expertise on the preparation, assessment, and management of both natural and man-made disasters, including terrorist attacks and the threat of biological warfare. Part 1 offers an A-to-Z resource for every aspect of disaster medicine and management, while Part 2 features an exhaustive compilation of every conceivable disaster event, organized to facilitate quick reference in a real-time setting. Quickly grasp key concepts, including identification of risks, organizational preparedness, equipment planning, disaster education and training, and more advanced concepts such as disaster risk reduction, tactical EMS, hazard vulnerability analysis, impact of disaster on children, and more. Understand the chemical and biologic weapons known to exist today, as well as how to best manage possible future events and scenarios for which there is no precedent. Be prepared for man-made disasters with new sections that include Topics Unique to Terrorist Events and High-Threat Disaster Response and Operational Medicine (covering tactical and military medicine). Get a concise overview of lessons learned by the responders to recent disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti, Hurricane Sandy, the 2014 Ebola outbreak, and active shooter events like Sandy Hook, CT and Aurora, CO. Learn about the latest technologies such as the use of social media in disaster response and mobile disaster applications. Ensure that everyone on your team is up-to-date with timely topics, thanks to new chapters on disaster nursing, crisis leadership, medical simulation in disaster preparedness, disaster and climate change, and the role of non-governmental agencies (NGOs) in disaster response - a critical topic for those responding to humanitarian needs overseas. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author: Liza Mundy
Author: Liza Mundy
Author: Dan Diner
Author: Meghan Elizabeth Kallman
Author: Despina Meris
Author: Robert Milliken
Author: Lynsi Eastburn
Author: Lori Shandle-Fox
Author: Ana Maria Miranda
Author: Arthur C. Nelson
Author: Gregory R. Ciottone