The illustrative biography — Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer by NIGH's own International Co-Director, Dr. Barbara Dossey — has been re-issued by publisher F.A. Davis to commemorate the 2010 International Year of the Nurse.
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Sample of Customer reviews: from Amazon.com: "I purchased this book for my daughter, who is in nursing school, for Christmas last year. Florence was such a fascinating individual. I had a difficult time getting it wrapped as I kept wanting to "read just one more chapter"!" "I was inspired to become a nurse by stories of the "lady with the lamp" but it took more than 30 years before I found this book and learned just why Florence Nightingale deserved to be my inspiration. The pictures alone are worth the price of this book, and the story too is well told." |
Deluxe Edition
Gold-gilded edges, richly colored endpapers, and a satin bookmark finely bound in a deluxe cover.
ISBN 13: 978-0-8036-2282-1
$110.00 (US) | $143.00 (CAN)
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Standard Edition
ISBN 13: 978-0-8036-2169-5
About $64.95 (US) | $84.50 (CAN)
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About the author:
Barbara M. Dossey, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN: NIGH International Co-Director: Dr. Dossey is the world's foremost living nurse biographer of Florence Nightingale and is also internationally recognized as a pioneer in the holistic nursing movement. She is the recipient of numerous awards and has authored or co-authored 23 books including Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer (2000) and Florence Nightingale Today: Healing, Leadership, Global Action (2005) and numerous related articles and book chapters. The focus of Dr. Dossey's work is holistic nursing, compassionate care of the dying, and the impact of Florence Nightingale’s life and work on contemporary nursing and humankind.
Book reviews:
H. Lea Gaydos, PhD, RN, HNC, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences: “This beautiful book is the most comprehensive and creative examination I have ever read of the life of this remarkable woman. The book is profusely illustrated. Many of the images are in full color and have not been previously printed. Words and images combine to produce insights of incredible depth and beauty. The author's straightforward and readable writing style reminds readers of Nightingale's own writings. Clearly, Dossey has a connection with the fascinating Miss Nightingale that spans the boundaries of time and space. This is lucky for us, the readers of this sesntive portrait of one of the most amazing women in history. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in feminist history, healing, the path of the mystic, leadership, or the history of nursing. It will surely become a classic in its genre!”
Louise Selanders, EdD, RN, FAAN, College of Nursing, Michigan State University. Dr. Selanders serves on NIGH's International Advisory Board:
“The life and accomplishments of Florence Nightingale is an extremely difficult subject to examine. This complex and multi-facted women had an amazing intellect driven by her profound spirituality and and need to improve the well-being of mankind. Barbara Dossey is to be commended for her excellent biography which goes well beyond the usual recounting of dates and events. This volume is beautifully illustrated and analyzes many of the persistent issues which have surrounded Nighitngale including her extended illness. There is a well-developed analysis of Nightingale's motivators and motivations. This volume should be of interest to the general reading public as well as nurses.” For more information: http://www.louiseselanders.com