A Series of Unfortunate Events #10: The Slippery Slope

Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061757101
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Like bad smells, uninvited weekend guests or very old eggs, there are some things that ought to be avoided. Snicket's saga about the charming, intelligent, and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to alarm its distressed and suspicious fans the world over. The tenth book in this outrageous publishing effort features more than the usual dose of distressing details, such as snow gnats, an organised troupe of youngsters, an evil villain with a dastardly plan, a secret headquarters and some dangerous antics you should not try at home. With the weather turning colder, this is one chilling book you would be better off without.

It's a Slippery Slope

Author: Spalding Gray
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374525234
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
Within the span of a single year, Spalding Gray marries and divorces one woman, moves in with another who bears him a son, and learns to ski.

Corridors Of Power

Author: C.P. Snow
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755120086
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
The corridors and committee rooms of Whitehall are the setting for the ninth in the Strangers and Brothers series. They are also home to the manipulation of political power. Roger Quaife wages his ban-the-bomb campaign from his seat in the Cabinet and his office at the Ministry.

Slippery Slope Arguments

Author: Douglas N. Walton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description

Forced Exit

Author: Wesley J. Smith
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 9780812927900
Category : Current Events
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
Exposing the false premise of the euthanasia movement to make a compelling case against assisted suicide, "Forced Exit" reveals the horrors of the Netherlands, where 8.5 percent of all deaths are attributed to assisted suicide and where Dutch doctors have rapidly moved from euthanizing the terminally ill to killing infants with birth defects.

The Slippery Slope of Healthcare

Author: Steven Z. Kussin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 9781538121627
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
A slippery slope describes how events progress from an initially innocent step to a cascade of subsequent misfortunes that are increasingly inevitable, difficult to stop, and more harmful than the last. In the attempt to improve what is already just fine, patients can unknowingly find themselves on this slope. This book shows them how to avoid it.

Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy

Author: John Keown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521009331
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 342

Book Description
Whether the law should permit voluntary euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is one of the most vital questions facing all modern societies. Internationally, the main obstacle to legalisation has proved to be the objection that, even if they were morally acceptable in certain 'hard cases', voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide could not be effectively controlled; society would slide down a 'slippery slope' to the killing of patients who did not make a free and informed request, or for whom palliative care would have offered an alternative. How cogent is this objection? This book provides the general reader (who need have no expertise in philosophy, law or medicine) with a lucid introduction to this central question in the debate, not least by reviewing the Dutch euthanasia experience. It will interest all in any country whether currently for or against legalisation, who wish to ensure that their opinions are better informed.

The Lump of Coal

Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061965146
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46

Book Description
Forget Frosty the Snowman or Ruldolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The next great holiday hero is a small, flammable chunk of barbecue fodder. He's impeccably dressed, he's terribly grumpy, and he's looking for a holiday miracle. It's unmistakably Snicket - here's the opening line: This holiday season is a time for stoytelling, and whether you are hearing the story of a candelabra staying lit for more than a week, or a baby born in a barn without proper medical supervision, these stories often feature miracles.

Euthanasia: Searching for the Full Story

Author: Timothy Devos
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030567958
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
This open access book has been written by ten Belgian health care professionals, nurses, university professors and doctors specializing in palliative care and ethicists who, together, raise questions concerning the practice of euthanasia. They share their experiences and reflections born out of their confrontation with requests for euthanasia and end-of-life support in a country where euthanasia has been decriminalized since 2002 and is now becoming a trivial topic.Far from evoking any militancy, these stories of life and death present the other side of a reality needs to be evaluated more rigorously.Featuring multidisciplinary perspectives, this though-provoking and original book is intended not only for caregivers but also for anyone who questions the meaning of death and suffering, as well as the impact of a law passed in 2002. Presenting real-world cases and experiences, it highlights the complexity of situations and the consequences of the euthanasia law.This book appeals to palliative care providers, hematologists, oncologists, psychiatrists, nurses and health professionals as well as researchers, academics, policy-makers, and social scientists working in health care. It is also a unique resource for those in countries where the decriminalization of euthanasia is being considered. Sometimes shocking, it focuses on facts and lived experiences to challenge readers and offer insights into euthanasia in Belgium.

Murder At Slippery Slope Youth Camp

Author: Serena B. Miller
Publisher: L. J. Emory Publishing
ISBN: 1940283094
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
In this tongue-in-cheek short story, Doreen Sizemore, an opinionated seventy-one-year-old Kentucky woman, leaves the comfort of her hometown to help cook for a Christian youth camp on an island in Ontario, Canada. Doreen ends up in the middle of yet another murder mystery giving proof to her strongly held belief that "it just don't pay to travel."