Sociology: death & dying books

4926 books were found.

What Happens When You Die: An Inside Look At The Ever-Growing Death Industry

What Happens When You Die: An Inside Look At The Ever-Growing...

Author: A L Edwards
ISBN: 9798822937857
Format: Hardback
$65.97

"Celebrated radio announcer and 15-year funeral home veteran A.L....  Read More >>

The Silent Scream

The Silent Scream

Author: Candi Usher
ISBN: 9798231209293
Format: Paperback
$34.29

Women go through suicidal ideations and self-inflicted wounds daily. None of this is spoken on the level it should...  Read More >>

Between Love and Grief: A Mother's Journey After Teen Suicide

Between Love and Grief: A Mother's Journey After Teen...

Author: Maria-Martina Maldonado
ISBN: 9798990550605
Format: Paperback
$44.75

"A suicidal teen lived between life and death, now a mother lives between love and grief. Mental illness is complicated......  Read More >>

Being a Wise Elder: Living Mindfully and Finding Rewards in the Oldest Years

Being a Wise Elder: Living Mindfully and Finding Rewards...

Author: Stephanie Goldenthal
ISBN: 9781962987110
Format: Paperback
$44.85

In this book Dr. Goldenthal presents the oldest years as a stage of life with special challenges and opportunities....  Read More >>

Endless Fall: A Little Chronicle

Endless Fall: A Little Chronicle

Author: Mohamed Leftah ,  Eleni Sikelianos
ISBN: 9781635423020
Format: Paperback
$29.99

""Originally published in French as Une chute infinie in 2008 by âEditions de la Diffâerence, Paris, and reprinted...  Read More >>

Making Monuments from Mass Graves in Contemporary Spain: Resistance through Remembrance

Making Monuments from Mass Graves in Contemporary Spain:...

Author: Daniel Palacios González
ISBN: 9789048560134
Format: Hardback
$258.75

This book narrates how, beginning in 1936, bodies buried in mass graves during the Spanish War and subsequent dictatorship...  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
$81.99

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

A Different Kind of Goodbye: Coping with the Unexpected Loss of an Adult Sibling

A Different Kind of Goodbye: Coping with the Unexpected...

Author: Grace Junova
ISBN: 9798332711626
Format: Paperback
$21.09

Are you struggling with the devastating loss of a sibling? Do you feel overlooked and unsupported in your grief?...  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
$305.00

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

Imagining Progress: Science, Faith, and Child Mortality in America

Imagining Progress: Science, Faith, and Child Mortality...

Author: Kristin Johnson ,  Susan Hanfield
ISBN: 9798874855154
Format: Audio
$121.31

Examines Americans’ diverging assumptions about God, Nature, and Progress at a place where the stakes were at their...  Read More >>

Imagining Progress: Science, Faith, and Child Mortality in America

Imagining Progress: Science, Faith, and Child Mortality...

Author: Kristin Johnson ,  Susan Hanfield
ISBN: 9798874855147
Format: Audio
$147.81

Examines Americans’ diverging assumptions about God, Nature, and Progress at a place where the stakes were at their...  Read More >>

Sudden Deaths in Sports: 75 Athletes Lost Without Warning

Sudden Deaths in Sports: 75 Athletes Lost Without Warning...

Author: Douglas Putnam
ISBN: 9781476694443
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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The Book Against Death

The Book Against Death

Author: Elias Canetti ,  Peter Filkins
ISBN: 9781804270899
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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Surviving Suicidal Ideation: From Therapy to Spirituality and the Lived Experience

Surviving Suicidal Ideation: From Therapy to Spirituality...

Author: Gina Cavalier ,  Amelia Kelley
ISBN: 9780877853657
Format: Paperback
$52.67

A guide to help those who experience suicidal ideation heal and find peace. Surviving Suicidal Ideation embarks...  Read More >>

How to Survive the Death of an Adult Child: A Guide to Coping with Profound Sorrow, Navigate the Journey of Grief and Healing, Embrace Life After Unimaginable Loss

How to Survive the Death of an Adult Child: A Guide...

Author: Shari Claire
ISBN: 9798330502196
Format: Paperback
$39.57

This book offers compassionate guidance for grieving parents. Through personal stories, expert advice, and practical...  Read More >>

Existentialism and the Desirability of Immortality

Existentialism and the Desirability of Immortality

Author: Adam Buben
ISBN: 9781032249926
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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In the Choir of Sorrow: A Song of Suicide in a World of Endless Pain - Embracing Suicide in a World of Constant Never Ending Pain and Sorrow

In the Choir of Sorrow: A Song of Suicide in a World...

Author: Jeremy Johnson
ISBN: 9798224033331
Format: Paperback
$124.08

Nothing could be worse than this world; I simply cannot imagine life after death being worse than the hell we call...  Read More >>

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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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 >>

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

The complete last essays of acclaimed writer Peter Schjeldahl, the great New Yorker art critic  Read More >>

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: 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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