Sociology: death & dying books

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We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter

We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a...

Author: Rachael Hanel
ISBN: 9780816683468
Format: Paperback
$19.99

This book presents the unique, moving perspective of a gravedigger's daughter and her lifelong relationship with...  Read More >>

Death is Serious

Death is Serious

Author: Tombstone Todd Theundertaker
ISBN: 9781484100356
Format: Paperback
$43.98

Death is Serious is not a simple dignified, economical look into the funeral industry. It is a slap in the face...  Read More >>

Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism

Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny...

Author: James Burnham ,  Phillip J Sawtelle
ISBN: 9781455117505
Format: Audio
$79.07

James Burnham's 1964 classic, Suicide of the West, remains a startling account on the nature of the modern era....  Read More >>

A Long Day at the End of the World

A Long Day at the End of the World

Author: Brent Hendricks
ISBN: 9780374146863
Format: Paperback
$47.52

In February 2002, hundreds of abandoned and decayed bodies were discovered at the Tri-State Crematory in rural Georgia,...  Read More >>

Death Comes Not as a Stranger Second Edition

Death Comes Not as a Stranger Second Edition

Author: Lois West Bristow
ISBN: 9780989051101
Format: Paperback
$47.52

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Annual Editions: Dying, Death, and Bereavement 13/14

Annual Editions: Dying, Death, and Bereavement 13/14...

Author: George Dickinson ,  Michael Leming
ISBN: 9780078051302
Format: Paperback
$161.91

Designed to provide access to a wide range of articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and...  Read More >>

Saying Goodbye to the Iris Lady

Saying Goodbye to the Iris Lady

Author: Marilyn Smith Neilans
ISBN: 9780988773608
Format: Paperback
$44.88

The Iris Lady of Williamsburg, Virginia is an eccentric, obsessive elderly widow. When she is hospitalized for...  Read More >>

Untimely: Personal stories of loss due to substance abuse

Untimely: Personal stories of loss due to substance...

Author: Anna Carvlin
ISBN: 9781481936453
Format: Paperback
$52.80

The number of deaths due to substance abuse and addiction is difficult to calculate - the actual causes are varied,...  Read More >>

The Continuing Ripples of Living Beyond Suicide

The Continuing Ripples of Living Beyond Suicide

Author: Kaylene Donohue
ISBN: 9781622123551
Format: Paperback
$36.96

Even today there remains a lot of stigma attached to suicide. But as tragic as the act itself may be, for every...  Read More >>

Tampa's Historic Cemeteries

Tampa's Historic Cemeteries

Author: Shelby Jean Roberson Bender ,  Elizabeth Laramie Dunham
ISBN: 9781531666545
Format: Hardback
$64.66

Three years after the 1821 purchase of Florida from Spain, Fort Brooke became the first permanent, modern settlement...  Read More >>

A Good Death?: Law and Ethics in Practice

A Good Death?: Law and Ethics in Practice

Author: Simon Woods ,  Lynn Hagger
ISBN: 9781409420897
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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Death

Death

Author: Clark Professor of Philosophy Shelly Kagan (Yale University University of Illinois, Chicago Yale University)
ISBN: 9781280571251
Format: Electronic book text
$95.04

There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin....  Read More >>

Enso House: Caring for Each Other at the End of Life

Enso House: Caring for Each Other at the End of Life...

Author: David Daiku Trowbridge
ISBN: 9780985496708
Format: Paperback
$39.60

Enso House is a home for end-of-life care on Whidbey Island, in the Pacific Northwest. This book relates the journey...  Read More >>

The Lyons

The Lyons

Author: Nicky Silver
ISBN: 9781559364362
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Nicky Silver's critically acclaimed black comedy and recent Broadway hit.  Read More >>

Best Death Possible, A Guide to Dying in Australia: A Guide to Dying in Australia

Best Death Possible, A Guide to Dying in Australia:...

Author: Sarah Winch
ISBN: 9781922219688
Format: Paperback
$28.59

Shares with everyday Australians, who get catastrophic news of terminal illness, how to use the Australian healthcare...  Read More >>

Death and Anti-Death, Volume 10: Ten Years After John Rawls (1921-2002)

Death and Anti-Death, Volume 10: Ten Years After John...

Author: Charles Tandy, Ph.D. ,  Jack Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
ISBN: 9781934297162
Format: Paperback
$124.17

Death And Anti-Death, Volume 10: Ten Years After John Rawls (1921-2002) is edited by Charles Tandy, Ph.D. and Jack...  Read More >>

Death and Anti-Death, Volume 10: Ten Years After John Rawls (1921-2002)

Death and Anti-Death, Volume 10: Ten Years After John...

Author: Charles Tandy, Ph.D. ,  Jack Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
ISBN: 9781934297155
Format: Hardback
$155.12

Death And Anti-Death, Volume 10: Ten Years After John Rawls (1921-2002) is edited by Charles Tandy, Ph.D. and Jack...  Read More >>

Tampa's Historic Cemeteries

Tampa's Historic Cemeteries

Author: Shelby Jean Roberson Bender ,  Elizabeth Laramie Dunham
ISBN: 9780738598536
Format: Paperback
$58.05

Three years after the 1821 purchase of Florida from Spain, Fort Brooke became the first permanent, modern settlement...  Read More >>

Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives

Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends...

Author: Becky Aikman ,  Ann Marie Lee
ISBN: 9780385360937
Format: Audio
$105.60

Six marriages, six heartbreaks, one shared beginning. In this transcendent and infectiously wise memoir, Aikman...  Read More >>

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