Author: Stephen Crane
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
George's Mother
Author: Stephen Crane
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The Gene, the Clinic, and the Family
Author: Joanna Latimer
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135070148
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
While some theorists argue that medicine is caught in a relentless process of ‘geneticization’ and others offer a thesis of biomedicalization, there is still little research that explores how these effects are accomplished in practice. Joanna Latimer, whose groundbreaking ethnography on acute medicine gave us the social science classic The Conduct of Care, moves her focus from the bedside to the clinic in this in-depth study of genetic medicine. Against current thinking that proselytises the rise of laboratory science, Professor Latimer shows how the genetic clinic is at the heart of the revolution in the new genetics. Tracing how work on the abnormal in an embryonic genetic science, dysmorphology, is changing our thinking about the normal, The Gene, the Clinic, and the Family charts new understandings about family, procreation and choice. Far from medicine experiencing the much-proclaimed ‘death of the clinic’, this book shows how medicine is both reasserting its status as a science and revitalising its dominance over society, not only for now but for societies in the future. This book will appeal to students, scholars and professionals interested in medical sociology, science and technology studies, the anthropology of science, medical science and genetics, as well as genetic counselling.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135070148
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
While some theorists argue that medicine is caught in a relentless process of ‘geneticization’ and others offer a thesis of biomedicalization, there is still little research that explores how these effects are accomplished in practice. Joanna Latimer, whose groundbreaking ethnography on acute medicine gave us the social science classic The Conduct of Care, moves her focus from the bedside to the clinic in this in-depth study of genetic medicine. Against current thinking that proselytises the rise of laboratory science, Professor Latimer shows how the genetic clinic is at the heart of the revolution in the new genetics. Tracing how work on the abnormal in an embryonic genetic science, dysmorphology, is changing our thinking about the normal, The Gene, the Clinic, and the Family charts new understandings about family, procreation and choice. Far from medicine experiencing the much-proclaimed ‘death of the clinic’, this book shows how medicine is both reasserting its status as a science and revitalising its dominance over society, not only for now but for societies in the future. This book will appeal to students, scholars and professionals interested in medical sociology, science and technology studies, the anthropology of science, medical science and genetics, as well as genetic counselling.
George Washington's Mother
Author: Jean Fritz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448403854
Category : Mothers of presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448403854
Category : Mothers of presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children.
Mother George
Author: Lee G. Cantwell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609210106
Category : Midwives
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"Mother George the Midwife Who Shocked Grays Lake is a historical novel based on the life of a black midwife who delivered many children both black and white in southeastern Idaho during and after the gold rush on Caribou Mountain in that state." -- back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609210106
Category : Midwives
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"Mother George the Midwife Who Shocked Grays Lake is a historical novel based on the life of a black midwife who delivered many children both black and white in southeastern Idaho during and after the gold rush on Caribou Mountain in that state." -- back cover.
The Mother's Magazine & Family Monitor
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child rearing
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child rearing
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Bettyville
Author: George Hodgman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698158458
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD “A beautifully crafted memoir, rich with humor and wisdom.” —Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club “The idea of a cultured gay man leaving New York City to care for his aging mother in Paris, Missouri, is already funny, and George Hodgman reaps that humor with great charm. But then he plunges deep, examining the warm yet fraught relationship between mother and son with profound insight and understanding.” —Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himself—an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cook—in a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. Will George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He can’t bring himself to force her from the home both treasure—the place where his father’s voice lingers, the scene of shared jokes, skirmishes, and, behind the dusty antiques, a rarely acknowledged conflict: Betty, who speaks her mind but cannot quite reveal her heart, has never really accepted the fact that her son is gay. As these two unforgettable characters try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Betty’s life and his own struggle for self-respect, moving readers from their small town—crumbling but still colorful—to the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair. Evocative of The End of Your Life Book Club and The Tender Bar, Hodgman’s New York Times bestselling debut is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal son’s return.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698158458
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD “A beautifully crafted memoir, rich with humor and wisdom.” —Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club “The idea of a cultured gay man leaving New York City to care for his aging mother in Paris, Missouri, is already funny, and George Hodgman reaps that humor with great charm. But then he plunges deep, examining the warm yet fraught relationship between mother and son with profound insight and understanding.” —Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himself—an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cook—in a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. Will George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He can’t bring himself to force her from the home both treasure—the place where his father’s voice lingers, the scene of shared jokes, skirmishes, and, behind the dusty antiques, a rarely acknowledged conflict: Betty, who speaks her mind but cannot quite reveal her heart, has never really accepted the fact that her son is gay. As these two unforgettable characters try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Betty’s life and his own struggle for self-respect, moving readers from their small town—crumbling but still colorful—to the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair. Evocative of The End of Your Life Book Club and The Tender Bar, Hodgman’s New York Times bestselling debut is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal son’s return.
Fragments
Author: Shalom Lappin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195352653
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This volume contains essays on ellipsis -- the omission of understood words from a sentence -- and the closely related phenomena of gapping. This volume presents work by leading researchers on syntactic, semantic and computational aspects of ellipsis. The chapters bring together a variety of theoretical perspectives and examine a range of cross-linguistic phenomena involving ellipsis in Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, and in English. This volume will be of interest to syntacticians, semanticists, computational linguists, and cognitive scientists.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195352653
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This volume contains essays on ellipsis -- the omission of understood words from a sentence -- and the closely related phenomena of gapping. This volume presents work by leading researchers on syntactic, semantic and computational aspects of ellipsis. The chapters bring together a variety of theoretical perspectives and examine a range of cross-linguistic phenomena involving ellipsis in Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, and in English. This volume will be of interest to syntacticians, semanticists, computational linguists, and cognitive scientists.
Letter to My Mother
Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Simenon reconstructs his mother's character and personality at each stage of her life and relfects upon the relationship they shared.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Simenon reconstructs his mother's character and personality at each stage of her life and relfects upon the relationship they shared.
Presidents Were Teenagers Too
Author: Benny Wasserman
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 142510794X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Are leaders born or made? What was it in our former president's makeup that allowed them to eventually become presidents of the United States?
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 142510794X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Are leaders born or made? What was it in our former president's makeup that allowed them to eventually become presidents of the United States?
Finding the Few
Author: Andy Saunders
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
ISBN: 1908117788
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An “extraordinarily researched” account of a quest to find MIA fighter pilots decades after World War II (Barrett Tillman). 1940: The air over Britain is filled with danger. Courageous and heroic men fly and fight, often sacrificing their lives to keep the nation free. Some of them will disappear into the summer sky without leaving a trace . . . This remarkable book records the lives of RAF pilots who were shot down and remained missing for decades—until diligent research efforts by author Andy Saunders and others brought identification to them and closure to their families. Each case represents a fascinating human story of drama, love, and tragedy; these stories are filled with startling detective work, remarkable coincidences, and shocking controversy. Finding the Few ends with a mystery still unsolved, and features photographs throughout, standing as a fitting testament to those men lost but not forgotten.
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
ISBN: 1908117788
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An “extraordinarily researched” account of a quest to find MIA fighter pilots decades after World War II (Barrett Tillman). 1940: The air over Britain is filled with danger. Courageous and heroic men fly and fight, often sacrificing their lives to keep the nation free. Some of them will disappear into the summer sky without leaving a trace . . . This remarkable book records the lives of RAF pilots who were shot down and remained missing for decades—until diligent research efforts by author Andy Saunders and others brought identification to them and closure to their families. Each case represents a fascinating human story of drama, love, and tragedy; these stories are filled with startling detective work, remarkable coincidences, and shocking controversy. Finding the Few ends with a mystery still unsolved, and features photographs throughout, standing as a fitting testament to those men lost but not forgotten.