Sociology: death & dying books

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Suicide as a Dramatic Performance

Suicide as a Dramatic Performance

Author: David Lester
ISBN: 9781032921303
Format: Paperback
$81.99

Each suicide is as unique as the individuals involved, especially if one examines the nature of the act and to what...  Read More >>

Sudden Death: Medicine and Religion in Eighteenth-Century Rome

Sudden Death: Medicine and Religion in Eighteenth-Century...

Author: Maria Pia Donato
ISBN: 9781032925905
Format: Paperback
$83.99

In 1705-1706, an ’epidemic’ of mysterious deaths terrorized Rome. Pope Clement XI’s physician, Giovanni Maria Lancisi,...  Read More >>

Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death

Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death

Author: Susana Monsó
ISBN: 9780691260761
Format: Hardback
$49.99

""A philosophical exploration of what animal behavior reveals about their understanding of death, as well as our...  Read More >>

Speechless: Giving the #voiceless a Voice

Speechless: Giving the #voiceless a Voice

Author: Haakon Rian Mancient Ueland ,  Charles B D Caldwell
ISBN: 9798346495284
Format: Paperback
$26.37

From non-verbal to loquacious, living or legendary, everyone has something vital to say that adds to the richness...  Read More >>

Healing

Healing

Author: Anhtuan Do
ISBN: 9781965142097
Format: Paperback
$29.33

I first thought about suicide when I was twelve. Thirty years later, I finally got help. After ten weeks and...  Read More >>

Caged and Locked: My Personal Experience with Circumstantial Depression

Caged and Locked: My Personal Experience with Circumstantial...

Author: Lewa Ubunifu ,  Lewa Ubunifu
ISBN: 9798330467372
Format: Paperback
$79.17

Unlocking Insights: Understanding Circumstantial Depression Through ""Caged and Locked"" Delve into the profound...  Read More >>

Near Death Experiences: The Science, Psychology and Anthropology Behind the Phenomenon

Near Death Experiences: The Science, Psychology and...

Author: Anthony Peake ,  Dr Michael
ISBN: 9781398844131
Format: Paperback
$39.57

Bestselling author Anthony Peake examines the incredible phenomena of near-death experiences. Covering the latest...  Read More >>

Life Cycle in the Natural Sciences and Traditional Cultures as a Complex System Self-Organization

Life Cycle in the Natural Sciences and Traditional Cultures...

Author: Yury N Kovalyov ,  Nver M Mkhitaryan
ISBN: 9781668485095
Format: Hardback
$858.00

Throughout history, humanity has grappled with how to face the inevitability of death. Today, this struggle takes...  Read More >>

Death Rites: A dark and atmospheric crime thriller

Death Rites: A dark and atmospheric crime thriller

Author: Sarah Ward ,  Sarah Ward
ISBN: 9781804366783
Format: Paperback
$22.99

A calculated killer. A town under threat. An unfinished pattern...Professor Carla James is an archaeologist with...  Read More >>

Post-Mortem Existence Within the Complex Systems Self-Organization Theory Framework and in Traditional Cultures

Post-Mortem Existence Within the Complex Systems Self-Organization...

Author: Yury N Kovalyov ,  Nver M Mkhitaryan
ISBN: 9798369393642
Format: Hardback
$620.40

Exploring ideas of post-mortem existence through the lenses of complex systems and traditional cultural perspectives...  Read More >>

The Hawk on the Western Sky: Discovering the Truth About a Suicide

The Hawk on the Western Sky: Discovering the Truth About...

Author: Bale
ISBN: 9798218421434
Format: Paperback
$42.11

To paraphrase a noted archaeologist, we must know our ancestry to know ourselves. In this process of discovery,...  Read More >>

The Flight of events

The Flight of events

Author: German Arce Ross
ISBN: 9782957395453
Format: Paperback
$72.63

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La Renaissance de la littérature hébraïque 1743-1885 (Edition1)

La Renaissance de la littérature hébraïque 1743-1885...

Author: Joseph Taylor
ISBN: 9789368399612
Format: Book
$37.33

Unearth the chilling truths of the past with ""The Danger of Premature Interment"" by Joseph Taylor a gripping exploration...  Read More >>

Más Allá del Duelo

Más Allá del Duelo

Author: Benak
ISBN: 9798227165220
Format: Paperback
$50.13

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I'm Sorry for My Loss

I'm Sorry for My Loss

Author: Rebecca Little ,  Colleen Long
ISBN: 9781728292755
Format: Hardback
$55.00

A comprehensive sociological look at the laws, pop culture, medicine, and history surrounding female grief and pregnancy...  Read More >>

How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom

How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and...

Author: Johanna Hedva
ISBN: 9781638931164
Format: Hardback
$73.92

**Winner, Publishing Triangle Awards 2025, Amber Hollibaugh Award for LGBTQ+ Social Justice Writing** The long-awaited...  Read More >>

Just Tell Them I Love Them: A Hospice Chaplain's Invitations to Live Well

Just Tell Them I Love Them: A Hospice Chaplain's Invitations...

Author: Helen Burke
ISBN: 9781954233355
Format: Paperback
$52.77

What does the end of life teach us about living well now? How can significant threshold moments in our own lives...  Read More >>

Running The Endless Race

Running The Endless Race

Author: Ally Robinson
ISBN: 9781961185647
Format: Paperback
$36.93

Running the Endless Race is a story of mental anguish, survival & what it means to find something runderful in a...  Read More >>

Wisdom of the Dying

Wisdom of the Dying

Author: Hamza Abbasi
ISBN: 9781963569841
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Dr. Hamza Abbasi incorporates captivating stories from individuals contemplating their lives while on their deathbeds...  Read More >>

Este Tráfago Mortal: Una Historia de Como Morimos

Este Tráfago Mortal: Una Historia de Como Morimos

Author: Andrew Doig ,  CAMILA COMPTE MALET
ISBN: 9788412563115
Format: Paperback
$71.28

¿De qué ha muerto la gente a lo largo de la historia? Con rigor y humor, este libro realiza un recorrido meticuloso...  Read More >>

Gravers : what bonds old bonds: Journey through cemeteries, crypts, catacombs, churchyards and burial grounds of London

Gravers : what bonds old bonds: Journey through cemeteries,...

Author: Lande Jewels
ISBN: 9781917579001
Format: Hardback
$68.61

'Gravers' takes the reader through burial traditions of pre-Roman London, Londinium, Lundenwic and the modern Big...  Read More >>

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