Dancing with Mr. D.

Keizer, Bert

ISBN 10: 0385484976 / ISBN 13: 9780385484978

Verlag: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 1997

Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers D05A-03128

Inhaltsangabe:

A doctor and philosopher in Holland, where euthanasia is legal, recounts his experiences in a nursing home among the terminally ill and documents the experiences of patients and three other doctors.

Aus dem Klappentext: tes soar, and the issue of "self-deliverance" stays in the headlines, the American pre-occupation with death and dying has never been more intense. In this remarkable new book, Bert Keizer, a Dutch doctor with training in philosophy as well as medicine, probes these concerns with understanding and insight as he shares with us his extraordinary experiences among the terminally ill.<br><br><br><br>We follow Keizer through his days at a nursing home in Holland as he listens to his patients' stories, documents their battle with disease, and witnesses their taking their own lives in order to die with dignity. All this is given counterpoint by the trio of doctors with whom Keizer works, whose outlooks range from detachment to despair to naive faith in the power of medicine. And throughout are Keizer's brilliant, often startling meditations on the nature of his work--shedding new light on such topics as the placebo effect, the oddness of the verb "to die," and, of course, euth

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Dancing with Mr. D.
Verlag: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday
Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: As New
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag