A Safe Journey Home
Title | A Safe Journey Home PDF eBook |
Author | Felicity Warner |
Publisher | Hay House, Inc |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2011-02-07 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 1848505183 |
Have you ever sat with someone as they were dying and wished that you could make it a better experience? Helping others face death with dignity and positivity is an act of profound kindness that also helps give the caregiver a chance to come to terms with this critical moment in our life’s journey. Felicity Warner reveals her guide to the unique experience of death in A Safe Journey Home, based on years of experience in hospice care. This essential guide will tell you all you need to know to help a loved one or friend to die gently and with dignity once medicine has reached its limits. You can honour their experience and nurture it, by giving them all your attention, kindness and love. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations that will act as a comfort to all those experiencing death or bereavement, this book is a powerful guide to a subject that affects us all.
Ageing Gracefully
Title | Ageing Gracefully PDF eBook |
Author | Elisabeth Brooke |
Publisher | Aeon Books |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2024-04-30 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 1801521034 |
Using the latest research combined with traditional herb lore, this book sets out how to stay healthy and happy into old age and beyond In her latest book, established herbalist Elisabeth Brooke provides readers with a myriad of practical advice to remain healthy and well as they navigate the challenges of life. The book is divided into two parts. Part One looks at the fundamentals of staying healthy, which apply to any age, but are especially important as we grow older, and our bodies can become less resilient and the effects of a lifetime's habits may begin to show up in the body. These chapters cover; nourishment, rest, exercise, thinking, happiness, loneliness, fun, and finally death and dying. Part Two is the practical part of the book, giving practical advice on each of the topics outlined in the first half. This includes a herbal Materia Medica, which lists the herbs mentioned and gives some of the author's favourite recipes for herbal delights and natural Quick Fixes for a number of common conditions, and their remedies.
Women Healers Through History
Title | Women Healers Through History PDF eBook |
Author | Elisabeth Brooke |
Publisher | Aeon Books |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2020-04-30 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1911597981 |
First published in 1993, Elisabeth Brooke's powerful exploration of women's role as healers through the ages and their continuing fight for recognition is now expanded and updated. Tracing a lineage that spans the centuries, this revisionist history celebrates women in medicine from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome through to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the present day. Drawing on primary sources, the lives of revolutionary healers are explored in this comprehensive overview - from Trotula to Hildegard von Bingen, Mary Seacole to Wendy Savage.Informed by the author's appreciation of the politics of medicine, this revised edition features brand-new sections on community medicine; indigenous healers; end-of-life care and twentieth-century pioneers such as Rosemary Gladstar, Ina May Gaskin and Louise Hay.
Journey Home
Title | Journey Home PDF eBook |
Author | Dev Delay |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2011-08-29 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1456788612 |
As far as Naj is concerned, identity is not the issue, hes English; full stop. His Indian born parents, on the other hand, with their experience as immigrants, have a different perspective. When they arrange a visit to India for him to visit his Grandmother, his Journey Home turns out to be a life changing event. He meets a Canadian Indian woman on a similar journey to himself in Delhi; an immediate rapport is struck between them. His Journey Home becomes a baptism of fire; he experiences a rite of passage he will never forget.
The Long Journey Home
Title | The Long Journey Home PDF eBook |
Author | Cecily Blench |
Publisher | Bonnier Zaffre Ltd. |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2021-06-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1838773827 |
A moving and powerful novel of love, secrets and redemption in a country torn apart by war. For readers of Kate Furnivall and Dinah Jefferies. It's 1941 and Kate is living in Rangoon, Burma, a world away from her traditional English upbringing. When she meets Edwin, a young teacher from London, she senses that he too is looking for a place to call home, and soon a friendship develops between them. As their bond grows, Kate begins to learn of the secrets in Edwin's past and the tragic events that brought them both to Burma. But war is coming and, when the Japanese forces invade, Kate and Edwin are forced to flee, along with thousands of others. They begin a perilous journey to India but soon become separated. As Kate continues on alone, she can't get this troubled young man out of her head. With the fallout of war all around them, in a place far from home, will Kate and Edwin survive their journey and find the new beginning they both seek? 'A sweeping historical fiction masterpiece' My Weekly 'Evocative and atmospheric. Blench captures the wild and perilous journeys made by so many at the arrival of the war' Wilbur Smith The Long Journey Home is a Wilbur Smith adventure writing prize winner. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Readers are loving The Long Journey Home: 'Wow . . . The characters are beautifully alive, the locations so craftily described that I felt like I was there . . . a magnificent, well-researched novel.' Netgalley reviewer 'Written with compassion and thought . . . you really feel the emotions of the characters.' Netgalley reviewer 'The ending is delightful yet sad but at the same time life affirming. A soaring saga that will touch the reader and leave footprints on your heart.' Netgalley reviewer 'Well written with great detail . . . What a great writer Cecily Blench is.' Netgalley reviewer 'A real page turner from the very beginning . . . Cecily Blench is an excellent writer.' Netgalley reviewer 'Rich in emotion and description this book is just amazing . . . highly recommended.' Netgalley reviewer
The Perilous Journey Home
Title | The Perilous Journey Home PDF eBook |
Author | Lyn D Jackson |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2009-03-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 146858331X |
A group of weary travellers filed down the mountainside on their way home. They had been to fight a great battle against the Evil Blue Dragon and won. But all was not as it should be, for at their first stop the travellers found that all the people and animals had vanished from the village, and the lamasery was also empty. Not a single monk remained. Who, or what, had taken them, They realised that they are in grave danger. Suddenly the party of travellers disappeared, with the exception of one, Raynor the Hammerhead. He alone had to find out what happened to them, and effect a rescue without being caught himself. So started the perilous journey back, and the adventures of our travellers.
The Long Journey Home
Title | The Long Journey Home PDF eBook |
Author | Terry Jerome Green |
Publisher | Page Publishing Inc |
Pages | 35 |
Release | 2022-10-17 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1662455690 |
A puppy and kitten are lost and stranded in the woods. They encounter an unusual animal that befriends them. They experience the dangers of the wild as this friend becomes their guide by helping them get back home to the city.