Sociology: death & dying books

4934 books were found.

What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living

What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living

Author: Samuel L Oliver ,  April Ford
ISBN: 9780789004758
Format: Hardback
$252.00

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The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade...

Author: Thomas Lynch
ISBN: 9780099767312
Format: Paperback
$39.99

The American poet, Thomas Lynch, is also a funeral director in a small Michigan town, and this is his testimony....  Read More >>

Fragments of a Farewell Letter Read by Geologists

Fragments of a Farewell Letter Read by Geologists

Author: Normand Chaurette ,  Linda Gaboriau
ISBN: 9780889224001
Format: Paperback
$31.55

Five geologists are interrogated following a death in the Mekong Delta. Cast of 1 woman and 6 men.  Read More >>

What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living

What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living

Author: Samuel L Oliver ,  April Ford
ISBN: 9780789004765
Format: Paperback
$69.99

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Suicide Prevention: The Global Context

Suicide Prevention: The Global Context

Author: Robert J. Kosky ,  Hadi S. Eshkevari
ISBN: 9780306458156
Format: Hardback
$525.36

Proceedings of the XIXth Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention held in Adelaide, Australia,...  Read More >>

Suicide Prevention: A Holistic Approach

Suicide Prevention: A Holistic Approach

Author: D. de Leo ,  Armin Schmidtke
ISBN: 9780792344681
Format: Hardback
$520.08

Suicide Prevention: A Holistic Approach contains the selected and edited papers that were presented during the...  Read More >>

Suicide in Canada

Suicide in Canada

Author: Antoon Leenaars ,  Isaac Sakinofsky
ISBN: 9780802077912
Format: Paperback
$94.99

Compiled by Canada's leading experts on suicide, this collection provides long-awaited information that focuses...  Read More >>

Suicide in Canada

Suicide in Canada

Author: Antoon Leenaars ,  Isaac Sakinofsky
ISBN: 9780802007384
Format: Hardback
$190.08

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Death and Burial in Medieval England 1066-1550

Death and Burial in Medieval England 1066-1550

Author: Christopher Daniell (Centre for Medieval Studies, York, UK)
ISBN: 9780415185509
Format: Paperback
$102.83

A study of the phenomenon of medieval death and burial.  Read More >>

Sumter Cemeteries of Sumter County: Alabama, 1834-1972

Sumter Cemeteries of Sumter County: Alabama, 1834-1972...

Author: Jud K Arrington
ISBN: 9780942979480
Format: Hardback
$71.28

A genealogical reference of particular interest to those families with ancestors from the west Alabama, east Texas,...  Read More >>

The Social Symbolism of Grief and Mourning

The Social Symbolism of Grief and Mourning

Author: Roger Grainger
ISBN: 9781853024801
Format: Paperback
$74.99

Roger Grainger draws on the role of funerals in promoting the personal and social adjustment of the bereaved. By...  Read More >>

Suicide As a Cultural Institution in Dostoevsky's Russia

Suicide As a Cultural Institution in Dostoevsky's Russia...

Author: Irina Paperno
ISBN: 9780801484254
Format: Paperback
$83.75

Analyzing a variety of sources-medical reports, social treatises, legal codes, newspaper articles, fiction, private...  Read More >>

Suicide As a Cultural Institution in Dostoevsky's Russia

Suicide As a Cultural Institution in Dostoevsky's Russia...

Author: Irina Paperno
ISBN: 9780801433979
Format: Hardback
$382.80

In the popular and scientific mind, suicide has always been an enigmatic act, defying yet demanding explanation....  Read More >>

Unipac Four: Management of Selected Nonpain Symtoms in the Ter

Unipac Four: Management of Selected Nonpain Symtoms...

Author: Aahpm
ISBN: 9780787219390
Format: Paperback
$66.00

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Unipac Six: Ethics and Legal Decision Making When Caring for Termin

Unipac Six: Ethics and Legal Decision Making When Caring...

Author: Aahpm
ISBN: 9780787219406
Format: Paperback
$66.00

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From Death to Birth: Mortality Decline and Reproductive Change

From Death to Birth: Mortality Decline and Reproductive...

Author: National Research Council ,  Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
ISBN: 9780309058964
Format: Paperback
$137.14

What factors are responsible for the sharp decline in fertility? This volume contains papers that explore the theoretical,...  Read More >>

Claiming Disability: Knowledge and Identity

Claiming Disability: Knowledge and Identity

Author: Simi Linton
ISBN: 9780814751343
Format: Paperback
$60.99

Linton (education foundations and counseling programs, Hunter College) focuses on the fact that the definition of...  Read More >>

Gili's Book: A Journey Into Bereavement for Parents and Counselors

Gili's Book: A Journey Into Bereavement for Parents...

Author: Henya Kagan (Klein) ,  Allen E. Ivey
ISBN: 9780807737460
Format: Paperback
$60.59

This book is the personal testimonial of a mother and psychologist who experienced the untimely death of her 11-year-old...  Read More >>

Readings in Thanatology

Readings in Thanatology

Author: John D. Morgan
ISBN: 9780895032607
Format: Paperback
$252.00

A comprehensive book of readings for courses on death and dying at the college or university level. It contains...  Read More >>

Death Talk: Conversations with Children and Families

Death Talk: Conversations with Children and Families...

Author: Glenda Fredman ,  Tom Andersen
ISBN: 9781855751743
Format: Paperback
$79.99

Death Talk is about the healing power of conversation. It gives numerous examples of children and their families...  Read More >>

The Swiss Cancer Mortality Atlas: 1970-1990

The Swiss Cancer Mortality Atlas: 1970-1990

Author: M. Bopp (Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, Zurich, Switzerland) ,  G. Schuler
ISBN: 9783764354602
Format: Paperback
$271.92

Drawing on all-cause mortality and cancer-specific mortality data from the years 1969-1992, this atlas analyzes...  Read More >>

Claiming Disability: Knowledge and Identity

Claiming Disability: Knowledge and Identity

Author: Simi Linton
ISBN: 9780814751336
Format: Hardback
$193.00

Linton (education foundations and counseling programs, Hunter College) focuses on the fact that the definition of...  Read More >>

Gili's Book: A Journey Into Bereavement for Parents and Counselors

Gili's Book: A Journey Into Bereavement for Parents...

Author: Henya Kagan (Klein) ,  Allen E. Ivey
ISBN: 9780807737477
Format: Hardback
$110.88

This book is the personal testimonial of a mother and psychologist who experienced the untimely death of her 11-year-old...  Read More >>

Atlas of mortality in Europe: subnational patterns, 1980/1981 and 1990/1991

Atlas of mortality in Europe: subnational patterns,...

Author: World Health Organization: Regional Office for Europe ,  Who Regional Office for Europe
ISBN: 9789289013390
Format: Hardback
$475.20

This atlas gives national averages for all the main causes of death in the WHO European region. It also gives data...  Read More >>

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