Sociology: death & dying books

4622 books were found.

Near Death Experiences: Afterlife Journeys and Revelations

Near Death Experiences: Afterlife Journeys and Revelations...

Author: Jim Willis
ISBN: 9781578598465
Format: Paperback
$39.99

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The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022

The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022

Author: Peter Schjeldahl ,  Steve Martin
ISBN: 9781419773242
Format: Hardback
$44.99

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Near Death Experiences: Afterlife Journeys and Revelations

Near Death Experiences: Afterlife Journeys and Revelations...

Author: Jim Willis
ISBN: 9781578598564
Format: Hardback
$99.99

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In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the...

Author: Sebastian Junger
ISBN: 9780008670191
Format: Hardback
$34.99

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling...  Read More >>

In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the...

Author: Sebastian Junger
ISBN: 9780008670207
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling...  Read More >>

The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care

The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information...

Author: Carl Öhman
ISBN: 9780226828220
Format: Hardback
$36.95

"A short, thought-provoking book about what happens to our online identities after we die. These days, so much...  Read More >>

Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America

Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in...

Author: Dean G. Lampros
ISBN: 9781421448404
Format: Hardback
$75.99

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Speak, Son

Speak, Son

Author: Chagit Deitz
ISBN: 9781634050609
Format: Paperback
$29.99

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You'll Leave This World With Your Butt Sewn Shut: And Other Little-Known Secrets, Shocking Facts, and Amusing Trivia about Death and Dying

You'll Leave This World With Your Butt Sewn Shut: And...

Author: Robyn Grimm
ISBN: 9781250323989
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A trivia book full of captivating facts you’ve been dying to know!  Read More >>

Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me

Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks,...

Author: Edith Hall
ISBN: 9780300273533
Format: Hardback
$39.95

An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and...  Read More >>

Life Before Death

Life Before Death

Author: Ann Cartwright ,  Lisbeth Hockey
ISBN: 9781032719771
Format: Hardback
$221.00

First published in 1973, this study describes the last 12 months in the lives of 785 adults. Based mainly on the...  Read More >>

You Only Die Once: How To Make It To The End With No Regrets

You Only Die Once: How To Make It To The End With No...

Author: Jodi Wellman
ISBN: 9781399817103
Format: Hardback
$39.99

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The Stars Will Still Be There: What My Daughter Taught Me About Love, Life and Loss

The Stars Will Still Be There: What My Daughter Taught...

Author: Nicola Nuttall
ISBN: 9780008667979
Format: Hardback
$39.99

The inspiring, life-affirming memoir from Nicola Nuttall about her incredible daughter Laura  Read More >>

Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End

Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by...

Author: Alua Arthur
ISBN: 9780063240032
Format: Hardback
$76.53

"""A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more...  Read More >>

When Animals Die: Examining Justifications and Envisioning Justice

When Animals Die: Examining Justifications and Envisioning...

Author: Katja M. Guenther ,  Julian Paul Keenan
ISBN: 9781479818891
Format: Paperback
$75.99

"""Incorporating insights from leading experts across a range of disciplines, including the social sciences, the...  Read More >>

When Animals Die: Examining Justifications and Envisioning Justice

When Animals Die: Examining Justifications and Envisioning...

Author: Katja M. Guenther ,  Julian Paul Keenan
ISBN: 9781479818884
Format: Hardback
$215.00

"""Incorporating insights from leading experts across a range of disciplines, including the social sciences, the...  Read More >>

Sudden Deaths in St. Louis: Coroner Bias in the Gilded Age

Sudden Deaths in St. Louis: Coroner Bias in the Gilded...

Author: Sarah E. Lirley
ISBN: 9780809339327
Format: Paperback
$42.90

The scene of myriad grisly deaths, late nineteenth-century St. Louis was a hotbed for homicide, suicide, alcoholism,...  Read More >>

On Comics and Grief

On Comics and Grief

Author: Dale Jacobs
ISBN: 9781771126052
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Fragmented and hybrid in style, On Comics and Grief examines a year in comic book publishing and the author’s grief...  Read More >>

Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community

Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow...

Author: Camille Barton
ISBN: 9781623179946
Format: Paperback
$39.99

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Happy Death Club: Essays on Death, Grief & Bereavement Across Cultures

Happy Death Club: Essays on Death, Grief & Bereavement...

Author: Naomi Westerman
ISBN: 9781912489886
Format: Paperback
$19.41

Naomi Westerman was an anthropology student studying death rituals when her whole family died, turning death from...  Read More >>

Moving from ALERT to Acceptance: Helping Clinicians Heal from Client Suicide

Moving from ALERT to Acceptance: Helping Clinicians...

Author: Khara Croswaite Brindle
ISBN: 9781538188637
Format: Paperback
$66.00

This book presents suicide assessment from a clear and relatable ALERT acronym, factoring in the latest research...  Read More >>

Death and the Afterlife: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from a Global City

Death and the Afterlife: Multidisciplinary Perspectives...

Author: Kit Ying Lye (Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore) ,  Terence Heng (University of Liverpool, UK)
ISBN: 9781032383958
Format: Paperback
$75.99

What insights can we gain from the rituals, actions and interactions around death and the afterlife? This edited...  Read More >>

Death and the Afterlife: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from a Global City

Death and the Afterlife: Multidisciplinary Perspectives...

Author: Kit Ying Lye (Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore) ,  Terence Heng (University of Liverpool, UK)
ISBN: 9781032383989
Format: Hardback
$273.00

What insights can we gain from the rituals, actions and interactions around death and the afterlife? This edited...  Read More >>

Reflections on War and Death

Reflections on War and Death

Author: Sigmund Freud ,  A A Brill
ISBN: 9782384553129
Format: Paperback
$21.09

In this essay, written about six months after the outbreak of the First World War, Freud expresses his disillusionment...  Read More >>

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