"Narrative medicine is a fresh discipline of health care that helps patients and health professionals to tell and listen to the complex and unique stories of illness. The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine expresses the collective experience and discoveries of the originators of the field. Arising at Columbia University in 2000 from roots in the humanities and patient-centered care, narrative medicine draws patients, doctors, ..."
"Rita Charon, Sayantani DasGupta, Nellie Hermann, Craig Irvine, Eric R. Marcus,
Edgar Rivera Colsn, Danielle Spencer, Maura Spiegel ... Introduction. We are so
much embedded in our relations with others that those very relations are difficult
to discern clearly. We are so in the thick of relationality that it is almost impossible
to fully appreciate its contours and inner workings, a little like the eye trying to see
itself. —Stephe ..."
"Rural communities, often the first indicators of economic downturns, play an important role in planning for development and sustainability. Increasingly, these communities are compelled to reimagine the paths that lead not only to economic success, but also to the cultural, social, environmental, and institutional pillars of sustainability. As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, there are many examples of such innovation and cr ..."
"An unabridged audio collection spotlighting the “best of the best” hard science fiction stories published in 2016 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. In “Vortex,” by Gregory Benford, astronauts find a once thriving microbial lifeform that carpets the caves of Mars dying off. A code monkey tracks down the vain creator of a pernicious software virus that people jack cerebrally in “RedKing,” by Craig DeLan ..."