Charles Foster is een auteur wiens werken een breed terrein aan onderwerpen bestrijken, van reizen en evolutiebiologie tot natuurlijke historie, antropologie en filosofie. Zijn unieke benadering van schrijven komt voort uit een leven vol diverse ervaringen, waarin academische bezigheden en juridische praktijk worden gecombineerd met extreme expedities over de hele wereld. Deze fusie van wetenschappelijk begrip en avontuurlijke exploratie stelt Foster in staat om complexe menselijke en natuurlijke werelden met een ongebruikelijke diepgang en perspectief te verkennen. Lezers zullen zijn vermogen waarderen om schijnbaar uiteenlopende gebieden met elkaar te verbinden, waardoor zowel intellectueel stimulerende als boeiende verhalen ontstaan.
Exploring the connection between physical ailments and mental health, this pioneering book reveals how injuries and illnesses can lead to significant emotional challenges. Dr. Charles Foster emphasizes the importance of positive mental recovery, demonstrating that overcoming these struggles can foster a healthier and revitalized sense of self.
Set against the backdrop of Hollywood's Golden Age, this book highlights the significant contributions of talented Canadians in the film industry. It explores their roles, achievements, and the impact they had on shaping cinema during this iconic period. Through engaging narratives, it uncovers the stories of these individuals who navigated the challenges of the industry to leave a lasting legacy in motion pictures.
The idea of the Good Life – of what constitutes human thriving, is, implicitly, the foundation and justification of the law. The law exists to hold societies together; to hold in tension the rights of individuals as against individuals, the rights of individuals as against various types of non-humans such as corporations (and vice versa), and the rights of individuals individuals as against the state (and vice versa). In democratic states, laws inhibit some freedoms in the name of greater, or more desirable freedoms. The only justification for law is surely that it tends to promote human thriving. But what is the Good Life? What does it mean to live a thriving life? There has been no want of discussion, at least since the great Athenians. But surprisingly, since human thriving is its sole raison d’etre, the law has been slow to contribute to the conversation. This book aims to start and facilitate this conversation. It aims to: -make lawyers ask: ‘What is the law for?’, and conclude that it is to maximise human thriving -make lawyers ask: ‘But what does human thriving mean?’ -make judges and advocates ask: ‘How can a judgment about the best interests of a patient be satisfactory unless its basis is made clear?’
The story of all the men who took part in the RAF's most famous bomber operation, the 1943 Dams Raid
The book features a collection of enchanting memories from Charles Foster, who transitioned from an RAF pilot to a Hollywood writer and publicist. It recounts his extraordinary encounters with iconic figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe, highlighting his adventurous journey from a challenging childhood to the glamorous world of mid-twentieth century show business. Foster's stories span the golden age of film, radio, and music, enriched by international experiences and accompanied by a 20-page insert of original photographs.
Tells the story of the crew, what made them join the RAF when they knew the risk was so high, how fate threw them together, what it was like for one crew to take part in the raid and what happened to them in the five months between Operation Chastise and their deaths.
Everyone has an opinion about the core issues of medical law; from clinical negligence and organ transplantation to abortion, confidentiality, and euthanasia - it deals with matters of life and death. Using case studies to explore the key principles, Charles Foster presents a fascinating Very Short Introduction to medical law.
A fox, grown strong on pepperoni pizza from the dustbins of the East End, dances along a railway track towards Essex, the territory of wild foxes and wilder huntsmen. An orca, mourning the loss of her mother in a valley west of Skye, knows that she must now lead the pod as matriarch. She swims again through her childhood, thinking about the old ways, the old roads, laid down thousands of years ago. But the old roads aren't so easy now. At moonrise in a West Country river, an otter floats slowly downstream. The tide, though it pushes him landwards when it exhales, seems to pull him out when it inhales. He turns on his back. He can see the stars clearly for the first time and wonders if he can swim to them. The land has never stopped waiting. It has only ever been in exile, right under our noses, waiting to confound, outrage and re-enchant.
Human religious experiences are remarkably uniform; many can be pharmacologically induced. Recent research into the neurology of religious experience has shown that, when worshipping or praying, a certain part of the brain, apparently dormant during other activities, becomes active. What does all this mean for those of faith and those with none? In this fascinating book barrister Charles Foster takes a survey of the evidence -- from shamans to medieval mystics, to out-of-body experiences and epilepsy, via Jerusalem and middle-class Christianity -- and assesses its significance. Written in short, accessible chapters, this is a fascinating tour of religious and mystical experiences and their relation to human physiology.
A radical work of nature writing and philosophical enquiry, resituating us in our real human skins.
