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Extraordinary Forms of Aging

Life Narratives of Centenarians and Children with Progeria

By: Julia Velten

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Extraordinary Forms of Aging

Life Narratives of Centenarians and Children with Progeria

By: Julia Velten

While aging and the life-course appear to be normalized processes, the complex construction of age at the intersection of biology, society, and culture remains opaque. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of age(ing) by exploring its construction through the analysis of extraordinary cases. Focusing on life narratives of centenarians and children with progeria, Julia Velten analyzes the way in which these people experience age(ing) and shows how these experiences can contribute to our understanding of age. Situated at the intersection of aging studies and medical humanities, the study explores what extraordinary age(ing) can tell us about aging processes in general.

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255

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transcript Verlag

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3839462770

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9783839462775

The Blindness of the Heart

A Novel

By: Julia Franck

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The Blindness of the Heart

A Novel

By: Julia Franck

The international phenomenon and winner of the German Book Prize. “A devastating novel about war, love, and the art of survival” (Marie Claire). Julia Franck’s unforgettable English-language debut, The Blindness of the Heart is a dark marvel of a novel by one of Europe’s freshest young voices—a family story spanning two world wars and several generations in a German family. In the devastating opening scene, a woman named Helene stands with her seven-year-old son in a provincial German railway station in 1945 amid the chaos of civilians fleeing west. Having survived with him through the horror and deprivation of the war years, she abandons him on the station platform and never returns. The story quickly circles back to Helene’s childhood with her sister Martha in rural Germany, which came to an abrupt end with the outbreak of the First World War. Their father is sent to the eastern front, and their Jewish mother withdraws from the hostility of her surroundings into a state of mental confusion. As we follow Helene into adulthood, we watch riveted as the costs of survival and ill-fated love turn her into a woman capable of the unforgiveable. “Enthralling, richly imagined and remorseless.” —The New York Times Book Review “Spellbinding . . . The young woman at the center of Julia Franck’s acclaimed novel The Blindness of the Heart ranks among the most haunting characters to be found in European fiction about twentieth-century horrors . . . At times, the novel feels more like an eyewitness account than historical fiction.” —Vogue “Disturbing, original, and brilliant.” —Guardian (Best Books of 2009)

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361

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Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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0802196217

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9780802196217

Complex Housing

Designing for Density

By: Julia Williams Robinson

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Complex Housing

Designing for Density

By: Julia Williams Robinson

Winner of the 2021 ARCC Book Award Complex Housing introduces an architectural type called complex housing, common to the Netherlands and found in other Northern European countries. Eight fully illustrated case studies show successful approaches to designing for density, which reflect values such as long-term planning, a right to housing, and access to light and air. The case studies demonstrate a wide range of applications including a mixture of urban and suburban sites, various numbers of dwelling units, low- to high-density approaches, different architectural styles, and organizational strategies that can be adopted in projects elsewhere. More than 350 color images.

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290

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Routledge

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1317275497

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9781317275497

Varney's Midwifery

By: Julia Phillippi,Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon

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Varney's Midwifery

By: Julia Phillippi,Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon

Varney's Midwifery reflects current evidence-based guidelines. The Seventh Edition addresses care of women throughout the lifespan, including primary care, gynecology, maternity care in a variety of settings, and newborn care. It also provides new content on social determinants of health, the changing face of the population, and the population that midwives serve. It is known as the gold standard for midwifery practice"--

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1730

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284250563

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9781284250565

Growing Younger

Breakthrough Age-defying Secrets for Women

By: Bridget Doherty,Julia VanTine

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Growing Younger

Breakthrough Age-defying Secrets for Women

By: Bridget Doherty,Julia VanTine

Breakthrough age-defying secrets for women.

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424

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Rodale

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1579545637

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9781579545635

Extraordinary Forms of Aging

Life Narratives of Centenarians and Children with Progeria

By: Julia Velten

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Life Narratives of Centenarians and Children with Progeria

By: Julia Velten

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Extraordinary Forms of Aging

Extraordinary Forms of Aging

The Blindness of the Heart

The Blindness of the Heart

Complex Housing

Complex Housing

Varney's Midwifery

Varney's Midwifery

Growing Younger

Growing Younger

Extraordinary Forms of Aging

Extraordinary Forms of Aging

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