Sociology: death & dying books

Many people report extrasensory experiences such as encounters with the deceased, with ghosts or other spooky phenomena...  Read More >>

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Yet they also reflect their living community - how in our restless, accelerated modern world, we are losing our...  Read More >>

A father who feels his family is better off without him ... a daughter who retreats completely into the virtual...  Read More >>

An obituarist opens his archive to celebrate the obscure and the eccentric.  Read More >>

"""Everybody has got to die, but I have always believed an exception would be made in my case."" William Saroyan,...  Read More >>

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""Everybody has got to die, but I have always believed an exception would be made in my case."" William Saroyan,...  Read More >>

Packed with fun facts and presidential trivia, The President Is Dead! tells you everything you could possibly want...  Read More >>

Packed with fun facts and presidential trivia, The President Is Dead! tells you everything you could possibly want...  Read More >>

"""Everybody has got to die, but I have always believed an exception would be made in my case."" William Saroyan,...  Read More >>

Recently retired, Dr Sparrow reveals with refreshing candour and dark humour the most memorable experiences of his...  Read More >>

In the open access book, The Digital Logic of Death, Steven Pustay skillfully makes visible the immensely important...  Read More >>

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This volume is about the attitudes towards death and burial in contemporary society. It provides information on...  Read More >>

My son, Mark Ostrander, was a vibrant and popular young man. In Osage, Iowa, high school, he was on the honor roll,...  Read More >>

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Whatever our background, bias, or beliefs, there is one truth to which each is bound and from which none can escape:...  Read More >>

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Comprehensive handbook for leaders, for grief-stricken parents, and for anyone who struggles with the stigma of...  Read More >>

Carole L. Sanek is a certified personal life coach who has also been a ghost writer for over 10 years for clients....  Read More >>

An essential guide for all business students The Business Student's Handbook develops core skills to help your students...  Read More >>

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This book explains why suicide can be alluring to a person aiming to stop his or her traumatic pain—whether its...  Read More >>

Through an analysis of suicide in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s writings, Amy D. Ronner illustrates how his implicit awareness...  Read More >>