Buckman, an oncologist who teaches at the U. of Toronto, Canada, presents communication guidelines for physicians giving bad news, like the diagnosis of a serious or fatal illness, the death of a love
Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations is about communication techniques for difficult situations. In it Dr. Buckman offers clinicians a series of strategies to start and develop a dialogue with
Tasmania is world famous for its old-growth forests, its untamed rivers and its remote, rugged mountain peaks, but the struggle to preserve these wild places has been long and hard.Tasmania's Wilderne
Critically acclaimed author Daniel Buckman tells with noirish lyricism the story of two men--a cop and a Vietnam vet--and the Vietnamese call girl who unites them Mike Spense has traded in his dream o
Trade, along with the free movement of capital, is at the heart of today's international economy. But international trade is an intensely political and contested subject. In this book, Greg Buckman de
Trade, along with the free movement of capital, is at the heart of today's international economy. But international trade is an intensely political and contested subject. In this book, Greg Buckman de
Morning Dark is a story of three generations of men, each consumed by the memories of war and violence. Big Walt is a WWII hero, his son Walt a Vietnam veteran, and Walt's nephew Tom Jane a thirty-yea
Globalization is irreversible and irresistible.'Tony BlairThis book gives the lie to that claim. Economic globalization has never been an inevitable part of human history. It is eminently reversible a
Globalization is irreversible and irresistible.'Tony BlairThis book gives the lie to that claim. Economic globalization has never been an inevitable part of human history. It is eminently reversible a
In a rustbelt town south of Chicago, three generations of Konick men attempt to assemble lives lived in the shadows of war. Bruno Konick is the patriarch, haunted by his actions during the World War I
Leaving aside the question of the actual existence of a supreme deity, Buckman (medicine, U. of Toronto, Canada) applies principles of evolutionary science and neuroscience to an examination of the ef
