Sociology: death & dying books

4934 books were found.

The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War

The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless...

Author: Yochi Dreazen
ISBN: 9780385347853
Format: Paperback
$39.60

Includes an essay from Yochi Dreazen (pages 309-312), an interview with the Grahams (pages 313-316), and a PTSD...  Read More >>

Farewell to the World: A History of Suicide

Farewell to the World: A History of Suicide

Author: Marzio Barbagli (University of Bologna) ,  Lucinda Byatt
ISBN: 9780745662459
Format: Paperback
$51.95

Why would an individual be willing to strap a bomb to himself and walk into a crowded market place, blowing himself...  Read More >>

Farewell to the World: A History of Suicide

Farewell to the World: A History of Suicide

Author: Marzio Barbagli (University of Bologna) ,  Lucinda Byatt
ISBN: 9780745662442
Format: Hardback
$134.95

Drawing on avast body of research carried out by historians, anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists...  Read More >>

It's Been Surreal: Over the Line

It's Been Surreal: Over the Line

Author: Omar L Rashed
ISBN: 9781943740079
Format: Paperback
$36.93

""Life's not fair!"" Ever want to tell a teen ""It's a phase""? You know, now, what you didn't know, then. Experience...  Read More >>

Peaceful Passages: A Hospice Nurse's Stories of Dying Well

Peaceful Passages: A Hospice Nurse's Stories of Dying...

Author: Janet Wehr (Janet Wehr)
ISBN: 9780835609401
Format: Paperback
$44.75

""This publication has been generously supported by The Kern Foundation""--Title page.  Read More >>

Curious Epitaphs

Curious Epitaphs

Author: William Andrews
ISBN: 9781341041341
Format: Hardback
$51.62

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Buried Beneath Cleveland: Lost Cemeteries of Cuyahoga County

Buried Beneath Cleveland: Lost Cemeteries of Cuyahoga...

Author: William G Krejci
ISBN: 9781540202208
Format: Hardback
$84.45

The dead do not always rest in peace. Occasionally, they wind up in the backyard. As towns grew in Cuyahoga County...  Read More >>

Communication at the End of Life

Communication at the End of Life

Author: Jon F. Nussbaum ,  Howard Giles
ISBN: 9781433125829
Format: Paperback
$145.07

This multi-contextual approach serves to integrate current findings, expand our theoretical understanding of the...  Read More >>

All the Things We Never Knew: Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness

All the Things We Never Knew: Chasing the Chaos of Mental...

Author: Sheila Hamilton ,  Sheila Hamilton
ISBN: 9781504636056
Format: Audio
$92.27

A reporter chases the biggest story of her life-her husband's descent into mental illness  Read More >>

Mortality and Music: Popular Music and the Awareness of Death

Mortality and Music: Popular Music and the Awareness...

Author: Christopher Partridge (University of Lancaster, UK)
ISBN: 9781472534514
Format: Hardback
$260.00

""Mortality and Music examines the ways in which popular music has responded to our awareness of the inevitability...  Read More >>

Death Afterlife and Belief

Death Afterlife and Belief

Author: Anne Maureen White
ISBN: 9781465281661
Format: Paperback
$442.41

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Spiritual Perspectives on Death and Dying

Spiritual Perspectives on Death and Dying

Author: Bernice H Hill, PH D ,  Bernice H Hill Ph D
ISBN: 9780996860000
Format: Paperback
$16.51

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Life After Loss: The Lessons of Grief

Life After Loss: The Lessons of Grief

Author: Vamik D. Volkan ,  Elizabeth Zintl
ISBN: 9781782203926
Format: Paperback
$69.99

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Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe: Contemplation and Commemoration in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania

Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe: Contemplation...

Author: Aleksandra Koutny-Jones
ISBN: 9789004305076
Format: Hardback
$459.36

In Visual Cultures of Death in Central Europe, Aleksandra Koutny-Jones examines the remarkable cultural preoccupation...  Read More >>

Summary of Being Mortal: By Atul Gawande Includes Analysis

Summary of Being Mortal: By Atul Gawande Includes Analysis...

Author: Instaread
ISBN: 9781517373832
Format: Paperback
$18.45

PLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Being Mortal: by Atul Gawande...  Read More >>

Nin Shi Si Wang: Yi Wei Wai Ke Yi Shi DUI Shuai Lao Yu Si Wang de Si Suo

Nin Shi Si Wang: Yi Wei Wai Ke Yi Shi DUI Shuai Lao...

Author: Atul Gawande
ISBN: 9789863208365
Format: Paperback
$84.22

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How Far Is Heaven?

How Far Is Heaven?

Author: Kathleen Gorman ,  Maggui Ledbetter
ISBN: 9781943050062
Format: Hardback
$44.85

A touching story dealing with the loss of a grandparent. Told in the simple terms of a conversation, his mother...  Read More >>

From Behind the Harp: Music in End of Life Care

From Behind the Harp: Music in End of Life Care

Author: Sandra Laforge CM-Th ,  Martha L Twaddle, MD
ISBN: 9781515038849
Format: Paperback
$52.77

""From Behind the Harp: Music in End of Life Care"" is a journey into the field of music-thanatology: what it is,...  Read More >>

Global Perspectives on Death in Children’s Literature

Global Perspectives on Death in Children’s Literature...

Author: Lesley Clement (Lakehead University, Orillia, Canada) ,  Leyli Jamali (Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran)
ISBN: 9781138815247
Format: Hardback
$336.00

This volume visits death in children’s literature from around the world, making a substantial contribution to the...  Read More >>

The Funeral Celebrant's Handbook

The Funeral Celebrant's Handbook

Author: Barry H Young ,  Barry H Young
ISBN: 9780987410320
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Today more than ever, personal funeral services that capture the essence of the departed person - their character,...  Read More >>

Walking Distance: Pilgrimage, Parenthood, Grief, and Home Repairs

Walking Distance: Pilgrimage, Parenthood, Grief, and...

Author: David Hlavsa
ISBN: 9781611861860
Format: Paperback
$44.75

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Escalier vers le ciel: Livre 1

Escalier vers le ciel: Livre 1

Author: Silviu Aiftincai
ISBN: 9781515320029
Format: Paperback
$31.50

Après ils sont entrés dans un mariage organiser il ya un an, Parc Mia vit maintenant heureux avec son mari, Kim...  Read More >>

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