Overview :In this "enlightening" (Jane Brody, New York Times) book, Harvard Medical School physician Angelo E. Volandes offers a solution to traumatic... Read More
Overview :No matter what your station in society, everybody has to go sometime. Even the wealthy, powerful, and world-renowned must ultimately meet th... Read More
Overview :The New York Times bestseller, now in paperback From the celebrated author of Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich explores how we are kill... Read More
Overview :Praise for the First Edition: "√ This is the sort of text that I would be pleased to use in my classroom √ I would highly recom... Read More
Overview :A deeply compelling exploration of the death industry and the people--morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners, embalmers, executioners-... Read More
Overview :"I tremble to say there's good in death, because I've looked in the eyes of the grieving mother and I've seen the heartbreak of the stricken... Read More
Overview :"A profound exploration of what it means for all of us to live--and to die--with dignity and purpose." --People "Visceral and lyrical." --... Read More
Overview :The guide to achieving the positive end-of-life experience you want and deserve, this second edition of Finish Strong by Barbara Coombs Lee,... Read More
Overview :Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pu... Read More
Overview :Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pu... Read More
Overview :The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or... Read More
Overview :In the tradition of Mary Roach's bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford's classic expos The American Way of Death comes this meticulously re... Read More
Overview :Only the scathing wit and searching intelligence of Jessica Mitford could turn an expos of the American funeral industry into a book that i... Read More
Overview :A macabre, spectacular, and thought-provoking survey of death in life, this book collects the many ways human remains are used in decorative... Read More
Overview :Copies of this book should be in every doctor's office in the country, to educate patients and doctors themselves! --Diane Rehm, interviewer... Read More
Overview :Throughout history, the nature and mystery of death has captivated artists, scientists, philosophers, physicians, and theologians. This eeri... Read More
Overview :Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medi... Read More
Overview :Decades after Jessica Mitford stunned America with vivid accounts of corruption and abuse in the death industry, not much has improved. Fami... Read More