Poetry has always maintained a particular relationship with mourning and its rituals, but what is it that lyric discours......more

Remember, It’s OK. Navigating the waters of grief. Losing a pet is heartbreaking. They are part of your life, your famil......more

In every Western democracy today, inheritances have a very profound influence on people’s lives. This motivates renewed ......more

A lavishly illustrated guide to the magnum opus of the great seventeenth-century anatomist, master embalmer, artist, and......more

When he became an undertaker, Rupert Callender undertook to deal with the dead for the sake of the living. This book is ......more

When he became an undertaker, Rupert Callender undertook to deal with the dead for the sake of the living. This book is ......more

"[A] rollicking, globe-trotting death adventure..."--The Brooklyn Rail What if we responded to death... by throwing a pa......more

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First published in 1920, The Burial of the Dead emerged from the idea that the primitive man did not imagine graves as r......more

The guide to achieving the positive end-of-life experience you want and deserve, this second edition of Finish Strong by......more

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"Death in classical tragedy is an ending: a symbolic moment of catharsis, read by the audience according to theatrical a......more

An Anthology of Death, Dying, and the Living offers students a multifaceted, cross-disciplinary, and intellectual explor......more

A beautiful, illustrated reflection on death, mortality, and what it means to be human. It is an unavoidable fact of lif......more

Enter a grave new world of fascination and delight as writer Peter Ross uncovers the stories and glories of graveyards. ......more

A deeply compelling exploration of the death industry and the people--morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners, emba......more

Honoring relatives by tending graves, building altars, and cooking festive meals has been a major tradition among Latin ......more

Honoring relatives by tending graves, building altars, and cooking festive meals has been a major tradition among Latin ......more

The Untold Story of American Funeral and Mourning Traditions Why do we embalm the deceased? Why are funerals so expensiv......more

The Coming Death explores the question of death and mortality in several key texts of East Asian literature and cinema. ......more

This book explores the experiences of Muslims in the United States as they interact with the health care system during s......more

An entertaining, eye-opening work of popular history that illuminates how death has changed across time...more

Through a detailed and fascinating exploration of changing medical knowledge and practice, this book provides a timeline......more

This book presents a sociological analysis of death and bereavement practices of American Indians with oral histories fr......more

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Global Perspectives on the Liminality of the Supernatural investigates fundamental anthropological questions about human......more

There is no better time to read a story to a friend or a loved one than when they are leaving this body and making their......more

"Fear mixed with dread, combined with a heart racing, stomach-churning sense of panic . . ." Donna Easter’s reminiscence......more

Takes the recent wave of German autobiographical writing on illness and disability seriously as literature, demonstratin......more

In this mini-memoir, join Christy as she gives a no-holds-barred walkthrough of her experience as a bereaved mama who wa......more

"If dying is not oppression, my knowledge that I am going to die will no longer oppress me. Instead of making me feel me......more

Dr. Sue Walter is a palliative medical specialist. She deals with patients who have life limiting illnesses. This book c......more

This book offers the first systematic study of death in the later novels of Don DeLillo. It focuses on Underworld to The......more

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writing from New Jersey to Maryland with short poems and stories about survival...more

The global doubling of human life expectancy between 1850 and 1950 is arguably one of the most consequential development......more

A noble profession, the funeral industry is known for its strong sense of decorum, compassion, empathy, and common sense......more

A wonderfully quixotic, charming and surprisingly uplifting travelogue which sees Jack Cooke, author of the much-loved T......more

An intimate investigation of assisted dying in America and what it means to determine the end of our lives. In this grou......more

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"As longevity medicine revolutionizes the lives of many older people, the quest to take the next step--to live as long a......more

This illuminating book examines how the public funerals of major figures from the Civil War era shaped public memories o......more

This illuminating book examines how the public funerals of major figures from the Civil War era shaped public memories o......more

Academic studies on death and cemeteries are relatively recent in Portugal; those that do exist tend to adopt an essenti......more

Discover the powerful connection between storytelling and healing. Following the success of My Mother’s Story: The Origi......more

The most complete and up-to-date text on the art and science of embalming This new edition of the trusted classic delive......more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from di......more

It’s Time to Invite Death Out of the Closet! The impending or actual death of someone close to you can be devastating. I......more

There are an estimated 258 million widows worldwide. Demystifying Grief is a primer for women who’ve lost their partners......more

There are an estimated 258 million widows worldwide. Demystifying Grief is a primer for women who’ve lost their partners......more

Based completely on lived experience, this book shares the similar and different journeys that people have taken after t......more

Based completely on lived experience, this book shares the similar and different journeys that people have taken after t......more

An Anthology of Death, Dying, and the Living offers students a multifaceted, cross-disciplinary, and intellectual explor......more

The Divine Art of Dying explores the time when individuals facing a life-limiting illness make critical decisions about ......more

A philosopher refutes our culturally embedded acceptance of death, arguing instead for the desirability of anti-aging sc......more

In 1965, 53 men died in a Titan II missile silo in rural Arkansas, the deadliest nuclear accident ever in a U.S. facilit......more

The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture investigates the emergence and meaning of the cult of death. Over the l......more

Death still comes to Everyman, but this study of three twentieth-century German plays shows the harder challenge of livi......more

Vibrant Death links philosophy and poetry-based, corpo-affectively grounded knowledge seeking. It offers a radically new......more

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This unique text provides a wealth of practical advice to be used when supporting both adults and children through the g......more

The Irish do death differently. Funeral attendance is a solemn duty - but it can also be a big day out, requiring sophis......more

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The March 11, 2011, earthquake and subsequent tsunami that ravaged Japan lasted a mere six minutes. But the fallout--the......more

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Late anthropologist Ernest Becker outlined a theory that a major function of culture is to provide answers to the Big Qu......more

"A medical librarian presents a fascinating, terrifying look into history’s rarest books-- those bound in human skin-- a......more

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An intimate look at widowhood. Gail Griffin had only been married for four months when her husband’s body was found in t......more

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