should embrace a more compassionate approach to assisted dying. - ; Easeful Death sets out in straightforward terms the main arguments both for and against the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. The legal choices confronting those caring for the terminally ill, and indeed those patients themselves who may be facing intolerable suffering towards the end of their lives, have been the cause of fierce public debate in recent years. The book takes as its starting point attempts in Britain and other countries to bring compassion into the rules governing the end of a patient's life. Drawing on experience in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the US state of Oregon, where either assisted dying or euthanasia have been legalized, the authors explore the philosophical and ethical views on both sides of the debate, and examine how different legislative proposals would affect different members of society, from the very young to the. very old. They describe the practical, medical processes of palliative care, self-denial of food and water, and assisted dying and euthanasia, and ultimately conclude that the public is ready to embrace a more compassionate approach to assisted dying. This sensitive and authoritative short volume is informed throughout by a strong sense that, whatever the results of the legislative argument, compassion for one another must be both the guide and the restraint upon the way we treat people who are dying or who want to die. - ;[The authors] set out with exemplary clarity reasons for prohibiting or permitting physicians to "help" patients to die. Their arguments are cogent, illuminating, and in many ways convincing. - Onora O'Neill, The Lancet;An extremely  (less)

compelling and heartbreaking picture through an extraordinary cast of characters. Some, like Petro Georgiou, Julian Burnside and Phillip Ruddock, are very well-known. Others are not famous but simply felt compelled to follow their consciences and act to help desperate people in desperate situations, often to the detriment of their personal well-being.  (less)

man.”—Eugene O’Neill writing to M. C. Sparrow, 1929B/B/PP style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 10.2ptB/B /PP class=p4 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inWhile it is commonly accepted that Eu­gene O’Neill studied Oriental mystical religions and that this study may be detected in some of his less successful experimental playsI(Lazarus Laughed, The Fountain, Marco Millions)/Ithere has not been an effort to con­sider systematically his “immense interest” and the influence it had on O’Neill’s thought and writing. Robinson explores the tension between Occidental and Oriental elements in the playwright’s art, examining both the sources of the conflict and its manifestation in selected plays written between 1916B/Band 1942B./B/PP style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 10.2ptB/B /PP class=p4 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0inThrough an examination of O’Neill’s cor­respondence, research library, and manuscript materials (some of which have pre­viously been unavailable for study) Robinson is able to reveal the origins of O’Neill’s Ori­entalism. An easy familiarity with the com­plex interrelationships of Eastern and West­ern religions and the Oriental thought that underlies the ideas of many Western philoso­phers, allows Robinson to address the in­tricate problem of Oriental influences on O’Neill’s favorite Western sources, including Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Jung, Strindberg, and Emerson./PP class=p4 style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in /PP class=p4 style=MA@;ýp£×ÿ¾Û€  (less)

aide to Jean Chrétien when Chrétien was Leader of the Opposition; he unsuccessfully ran for federal office in 1997 (a race in which he wishes he's kicked ass); and he played key roles in two successful Chrétien campaigns. He lives in Toronto with his wife and family.IntroductionbrbrbKicking Ass...or how I became the Prince of Darkness/bbrbri“It’s hard for somebody to hit you when you’ve got your fist in their face.” — James Carville/ibrbrTip O’Neill, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for a decade — and a successful politician for a lot longer than that — knew his way around a political axiom. Some of the many truisms he bequeathed to the political classes include: “Never speak of yourself in the third person” — something certain regal and viceregal personages more than occasionally forget. And: “Never get introduced to the crowd at sporting events” — unless, of course, a tidal wave of boos and catcalls is your cup of tea. And, also, his trenchant phrase: “Any jackass can kick over the barn.”brbrWell, not quite.brbrWhile denizens of the corridors of power will often suggest, with a straight face, that negativity is unnecessary, and unpleasant, and something that requires no special skill or knowledge, these same spinmeisters also know that the truth lies elsewhere. They know, deep in the fetid recesses of their tiny hearts, that negativity and nastiness works. They also know that the practitioners of these dark political arts are a unique breed. While they may indeed be jackasses, they are the only category of jackasses capable of knocking down political barns. Other j@9.záG®ÿ¾Û€  (less)