1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450767303321

Titolo

Third party assisted conception across cultures [[electronic resource] ] : social, legal, and ethical perspectives / / edited by Eric Blyth and Ruth Landau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004

ISBN

1-4175-0102-2

1-283-90436-5

1-84642-434-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BlythEric

LandauRuth <1946->

Disciplina

363.9/6

Soggetti

Human reproductive technology - Law and legislation

Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects

Human reproductive technology - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Third Party Assisted Conception Across Cultures; Contents; Introduction; 1. Argentina: Hopes,Results and Barriers; 2. Australia: Choice and Diversity in Regulation and Record Keeping; 3. Canada: The Long Road to Regulation; 4. Finland: Unregulated Practices, Familiarity and Legality; 5. Germany: The Changing Legal and Social Culture; 6. Hong Kong: A Social, Legal and Clinical Overview; 7. Israel: Every Person has the Right to Have Children; 8. New Zealand: From Secrecy and Shame to Openness and Acceptance; 9. Poland: Provision and Guidelines for Third Party Assisted Conception

10. Singapore: Practice and Challenges11. South Africa: Cultural Diversity; 12. The United Kingdom: Evolution of a Statutary Regulatory Approach; 13. The United States of America: Regulation, Technology and the Marketplace; Summary and Conclusions; Editor and Contributor Biographies; Subject Index; Name Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a comprehensive guide to the place of third party assisted conception within health care provision, drawing on ethical and



religious standpoints as well as political and economic factors. Blyth and Landau have brought together contributors to consider the social, legal and ethical aspects of assisted conception in thirteen countries.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454174203321

Autore

Des Barres Pamela

Titolo

Let's spend the night together [[electronic resource] ] : backstage secrets of rock muses and supergroupies / / Pamela Des Barres

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : Chicago Review Press, c2007

ISBN

1-55652-977-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Disciplina

781.66092/2

B

Soggetti

Groupies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Tura Satana : Miss Japan Beautiful and the King -- Cherry Vanilla : the happiest broken heart -- Gail Zappa : love at first sight -- My Lady d'Arbanville -- The elusive Miss James -- Cynthia Plaster Caster : kicks -- Dee Dee Keel : hey little girl, you wanna come on the bus? -- Miss Mercy's blues : shock treatment -- Michele Overman : love in her eyes and flowers in her hair -- Cassandra : the virgin groupie -- Lori Lightning : absolute beginners -- Sweet Connie : there's only one way to rock -- Gayle O'Connor : crazy, crazy nights -- Margaret Moser and the Texas Blondes : slow dazzle -- Pleasant Gehman : flesh for fantasy -- A chat with Bebe Buell -- Patti and Lisa : dangerous but worth the risk -- Rebecca Bonyadi : come as you are -- Pleather : celebrity skin -- Lexa Vonn and the Plastics : user friendly -- Sarah Madison : miss you in a heartbeat -- Tina King : in so deep -- Amanda Milius : let me stand next to your flower -- Static Beth : size queen of the stars -- Epilogue : Cameron Crowe : almost famous.

Sommario/riassunto

This intimate&nbsp;account of&nbsp;24 legendary groupies reveals what went onbehind the closed doors of rock stars from Elvis to Marilyn



Manson.Consisting of Pamela Des Barres's revealing interviews with andprofiles of other supergroupies, this book offers firsthand glimpsesinto the backstage world of rock stars and the women who loved them.The groupies—such as Miss Japan Beautiful, who taught Elvis how todance; Cassandra Peterson (Mistress of the Dark), who tangled with TomJones i