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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
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"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
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A deeply compelling exploration of the death industry and the people--morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners, embalmers, executioners-... Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In this "enlightening" (Jane Brody, New York Times) book, Harvard Medical School physician Angelo E. Volandes offers a solution to traumatic... Read More
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"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
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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
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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
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Throughout history, the nature and mystery of death has captivated artists, scientists, philosophers, physicians, and theologians. This eeri... Read More
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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
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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
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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
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Decades after Jessica Mitford stunned America with vivid accounts of corruption and abuse in the death industry, not much has improved. Fami... Read More
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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
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