Richard Payne Livres

David Carter's journey from a troubled youth to a successful journalist at the Guardian highlights his resilience in the face of adversity, particularly his struggles with epilepsy and the bullying that accompanied it. With strong family support, he pursued a career in journalism and found love with Susan, as they prepared for marriage. After years of health challenges, David finally experiences a sense of calm and fulfillment in his life, showcasing themes of perseverance and the importance of support systems.

The optimal management of cancer pain continues to be a challenge throughout the world despite nearly two decades of emphasis on the need for more aggressive and effective treatments. The clinician's problem is first to find the cause of the pain and then to initiate individualized treatments. Critical to this process is the analysis, by objective measures, of the outcomes of therapies with the ultimate goal of patient comfort. This book discusses new aspects of pain assessment and provides up-to-date information on pharmacological, anesthetic, and neuro-surgical therapies. It also provides new information on common but difficult-to-manage pain syndromes such as metastatic bone pain and neuropathic pain.

While the tantric Buddhism found in the Indian and Tibetan traditions is increasingly recognized, in East Asia tantric Buddhism remains largely unknown. This collection brings together twelve key essays on tantric Buddhism in East Asia, drawn from sources that are not commonly available. The collection is organized into four China and Korea, Japan, Deities and Practices, and Influences on Japanese Religion.Payne's work, which brings together in one place a "critical mass" of scholarship, will create a sea change in the understanding of the history of East Asian Buddhism and Tantra.