The Whole Death Catalog

Author : Harold Schechter
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345499646
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Whole Death Catalog written by Harold Schechter and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic exposé The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated look at death from acclaimed author Harold Schechter. With his trademark fearlessness and bracing sense of humor, Schechter digs deep into a wealth of sources to unearth a treasure trove of surprising facts, amusing anecdotes, practical information, and timeless wisdom about that undiscovered country to which we will all one day travel. Topics include • Death anxiety–is your fear of death normal or off the scale? • You can’t take it with you . . . or can you? Wacky wills and bizarre bequests • The hospice experience–going out in comfort and style • Deathbed and funeral etiquette–how to help the dying and mourn the dead with dignity • Death on demand–why the right-to-die movement may be the next big thing • “Good-bye everybody”–famous last words • The embalmer’s art–all dressed up and nowhere to go • Behind the scenes at your local funeral home • Alternative burial choices–from coral reefs to outer space From the cold, hard facts of death to lessons in the art of dying well, from what happens in the body’s last living moments to what transpires in the ground or in the furnace, from near-death experiences to speculation on the afterlife, The Whole Death Catalog leaves no gravestone unturned.

Author : Harold Schechter
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345512510
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Whole Death Catalog written by Harold Schechter and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic exposé The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated look at death from acclaimed author Harold Schechter. With his trademark fearlessness and bracing sense of humor, Schechter digs deep into a wealth of sources to unearth a treasure trove of surprising facts, amusing anecdotes, practical information, and timeless wisdom about that undiscovered country to which we will all one day travel. Topics include • Death anxiety–is your fear of death normal or off the scale? • You can’t take it with you . . . or can you? Wacky wills and bizarre bequests • The hospice experience–going out in comfort and style • Deathbed and funeral etiquette–how to help the dying and mourn the dead with dignity • Death on demand–why the right-to-die movement may be the next big thing • “Good-bye everybody”–famous last words • The embalmer’s art–all dressed up and nowhere to go • Behind the scenes at your local funeral home • Alternative burial choices–from coral reefs to outer space From the cold, hard facts of death to lessons in the art of dying well, from what happens in the body’s last living moments to what transpires in the ground or in the furnace, from near-death experiences to speculation on the afterlife, The Whole Death Catalog leaves no gravestone unturned.

Author : Sarah McFarland Taylor
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479891312
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Ecopiety written by Sarah McFarland Taylor and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tackles a human problem we all share―the fate of the earth and our role in its future Confident that your personal good deeds of environmental virtue will save the earth? The stories we encounter about the environment in popular culture too often promote an imagined moral economy, assuring us that tiny acts of voluntary personal piety, such as recycling a coffee cup, or purchasing green consumer items, can offset our destructive habits. No need to make any fundamental structural changes. The trick is simply for the consumer to buy the right things and shop our way to a greener future. It’s time for a reality check. Ecopiety offers an absorbing examination of the intersections of environmental sensibilities, contemporary expressions of piety and devotion, and American popular culture. Ranging from portrayals of environmental sin and virtue such as the eco-pious depiction of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey, to the green capitalism found in the world of mobile-device “carbon sin-tracking” software applications, to the socially conscious vegetarian vampires in True Blood, the volume illuminates the work pop culture performs as both a mirror and an engine for the greening of American spiritual and ethical commitments. Taylor makes the case that it is not through a framework of grim duty or obligation, but through one of play and delight, that we may move environmental ideals into substantive action.

Author : Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A General Catalog of Books Offered to the Public at the Affixed Prices written by Bernard Quaritch (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alfred Small Manson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Catalog ... of the American Historical Library, Collection of Alfred S. Manson, Boston, Mass written by Alfred Small Manson and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1654 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : T. B. Walker Art Galleries (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Catalog of the Art Collection of T.B. Walker ... Minneapolis, Minn written by T. B. Walker Art Galleries (Minneapolis, Minn.) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Barlow Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Catalog of the Art Collection of T.B. Walker, 803 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn written by Thomas Barlow Walker and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Phi Beta Kappa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1522 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book General Catalog, 1776-1922 written by Phi Beta Kappa and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: