This book will be of interest to those in the book trade, either publishers or booksellers, and all those concerned with the future of publishing in both the U.S. and Britain. Several chapters deal specifically with The American Scene"" and with ""Bookselling in the USA."" Among the contributors Gerald Howard, formerly with New American Library and Penguin USA, and now at W.W. Norton; Tim Rix, former Chairman of Longman; Nigel Newton of Bloomsbury; Lennie Goodings from Virago; Ian Chapman of Pan Macmillan; Dan Franklin of Secker & Warburg; and Tim Waterstone from the Waterstone chain.
The latest developments in the arguments for and against assisted dying, with a foreword by Terry Pratchett, assisted dying is perhaps one of the most divisive issues of the modern age, generating endless headlines and moral debates. Published in conjunction with the organization Dignity in Dying, this book provides a forum for expert commentators in a variety of fields, including religion and medicine, to explore whether the most humane response to the torment and helplessness of certain severely incapacitated individuals is to assist them in their wish to die. This collection is edited by two proponents of greater choice at the end of life, and all the contributors support the need to change the law. Starting from a position that the current legal situation is untenable, detailed case studies shed light on the negative consequences of the current state of the law which forbids assisted dying, and the lack of choices offered to dying people who are suffering intolerably at the moment. The book's case studies punctuate chapters, written by a variety of authors, about different aspects of the subject: these chapters attempt to address the concerns raised by the case studies
