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Last Rites

The Evolution of the American Funeral

de Todd Harra ...

The Untold Story of American Funeral and Mourning TraditionsWhy do we embalm the deceased? Why are funerals so expensive? Is there a reason coffins are shaped the way they are? When—and why—did we start viewing the deceased? Ceremonies for honoring the departed are crucial parts of our lives, but few people know where our traditional practices come from—and what they reveal about our history, ... Leer más

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The Untold Story of American Funeral and Mourning TraditionsWhy do we embalm the deceased? Why are funerals so expensive? Is there a reason coffins are shaped the way they are? When—and why—did we start viewing the deceased? Ceremonies for honoring the departed are crucial parts of our lives, but few people know where our traditional practices come from—and what they reveal about our history,
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A New Science of the Afterlife

Space, Time, and the Consciousness Code

de Daniel Drasin ...

Reveals how the continuity of consciousness beyond the physical body can be objectively demonstrated• Explores 15 promising avenues of post-materialist scientific investigation currently underway• Provides a succinct account of the experience of transition to the “next life” and what one might expect when one arrives there• Explains how materialism has prevented us from realizing a deeper ... Leer más

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Reveals how the continuity of consciousness beyond the physical body can be objectively demonstrated• Explores 15 promising avenues of post-materialist scientific investigation currently underway• Provides a succinct account of the experience of transition to the “next life” and what one might expect when one arrives there• Explains how materialism has prevented us from realizing a deeper
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Soldier Dead

How We Recover, Identify, Bury, & Honor Our Military Fallen

de Michael Sledge ...

The first book to address the complicated issues surrounding what happens to members of the United States Armed Forces after they die.Why does recovering the remains of servicepeople matter? Soldier Dead examines this question and provides a thorough analysis of the processes of recovery, identification, return, burial, and remembrance of the dead. Sledge traces the ways in which the handling of ... Leer más

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The first book to address the complicated issues surrounding what happens to members of the United States Armed Forces after they die.Why does recovering the remains of servicepeople matter? Soldier Dead examines this question and provides a thorough analysis of the processes of recovery, identification, return, burial, and remembrance of the dead. Sledge traces the ways in which the handling of
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The Loss That Is Forever

de Maxine Harris ...

"Beautifully written and informative. Harris' eloquence is exceeded only by the compassion and insight she brings to this perplexing and formative experience."-Vamik D. Volkan, Univ. of Virginia. ... Leer más

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"Beautifully written and informative. Harris' eloquence is exceeded only by the compassion and insight she brings to this perplexing and formative experience."-Vamik D. Volkan, Univ. of Virginia.
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On Suicide

de Emile Durkheim ...

Traducido por Robin Buss ...

Emile Durkheim's On Suicide (1897) was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology. Traditionally, suicide was thought to be a matter of purely individual despair but Durkheim recognized that the phenomenon had a social dimension. He believed that if anything can explain how individuals relate to society, then it is suicide: Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why do certain social, religious ... Leer más

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Emile Durkheim's On Suicide (1897) was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology. Traditionally, suicide was thought to be a matter of purely individual despair but Durkheim recognized that the phenomenon had a social dimension. He believed that if anything can explain how individuals relate to society, then it is suicide: Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why do certain social, religious
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Memento Mori

The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life

de Joanna Ebenstein ...

A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling lifeTalking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological. But in order to fully embrace life, scientists, psychologists, and spiritual leaders all agree—contemplating death is the key to living a life with meaning.This life-changing book will give you a 12 week program to befriend death in your own ... Leer más

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A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling lifeTalking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological. But in order to fully embrace life, scientists, psychologists, and spiritual leaders all agree—contemplating death is the key to living a life with meaning.This life-changing book will give you a 12 week program to befriend death in your own
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Exhumed

Unearthing the History of the American Vampire

de Aaron Mahnke ...

An engrossing and macabre exploration of the folklore and early medical practices that led to the New England Vampire Panic in the 1890s, from critically acclaimed podcaster and bestselling author Aaron Mahnke.What would drive a man to exhume the body of his daughter and remove her heart? That question has haunted Aaron Mahnke, creator and host of the award-winning podcast Lore. Fueled by a decade ... Leer más

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An engrossing and macabre exploration of the folklore and early medical practices that led to the New England Vampire Panic in the 1890s, from critically acclaimed podcaster and bestselling author Aaron Mahnke.What would drive a man to exhume the body of his daughter and remove her heart? That question has haunted Aaron Mahnke, creator and host of the award-winning podcast Lore. Fueled by a decade
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Heaven Is Real

Lessons on Earthly Joy--What Happened After 90 Minutes in Heaven

de Don Piper, Cecil Murphey ...

**So how should we spend our time on Earth? Don Piper, the Minister of Hope who spent 90 minutes in Heaven, brings us God's message.Hope for the here and now from the multimillion-selling author of 90 Minutes in Heaven.Millions believe in Heaven. Don Piper's been there. He was pronounced dead after a car accident on January 18, 1989. Ninety minutes later, Piper came back to life with an ... Leer más

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**So how should we spend our time on Earth? Don Piper, the Minister of Hope who spent 90 minutes in Heaven, brings us God's message.Hope for the here and now from the multimillion-selling author of 90 Minutes in Heaven.Millions believe in Heaven. Don Piper's been there. He was pronounced dead after a car accident on January 18, 1989. Ninety minutes later, Piper came back to life with an
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Making Rounds with Oscar

The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat

de David Dosa ...

The remarkable, life-changing story of a cat with an extraordinary gift.They thought he was just a cat. When Oscar arrived at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island he was a cute little guy with attitude. He loved to stretch out in a puddle of sunlight and chase his tail until he was dizzy. Occasionally he consented to a scratch behind the ears, but only when it suited ... Leer más

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The remarkable, life-changing story of a cat with an extraordinary gift.They thought he was just a cat. When Oscar arrived at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island he was a cute little guy with attitude. He loved to stretch out in a puddle of sunlight and chase his tail until he was dizzy. Occasionally he consented to a scratch behind the ears, but only when it suited
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當呼吸化為空氣：一位天才神經外科醫師最後的生命洞察（揪心感動暢銷版）

When Breath Becomes Air

de 保羅．卡拉尼提, Paul Kalanithi ...

Traducido por 唐勤 ...

Series series 人生顧問
人終將一死，但當死亡迫近時，我們才會開始學習如何好好活著。＊蟬聯亞馬遜書店長銷榜的經典動人之作。＊榮獲紐約時報暢銷書。＊入選普立茲獎決選名單、比爾．蓋茲2017年推薦書單。「這本小書擁有非常多層次的意義及諸多的對比關係，比如生與死、病人與醫生、兒子與父親、工作與家庭、信仰與理智。在保羅短暫的一生中，他透過書籍、寫作、醫學、手術、科學等各種方式探尋生命的意義。我非常有幸能閱讀這本書，得以見證這段旅程的一小部分。」──比爾．蓋茲｢患病後，棘手之處在於，你的價值觀不斷在變……你決定要把時間花在當神經外科醫師，可是兩個月後，你不那麼想了。再過兩個月，你也許想去學吹薩克斯風，或想全心服事教會。死亡是個單一事件，可是身罹絕症地活下去，卻是個歷程。｣──保羅．卡拉尼提即將攀上充滿希望的人生巔峰，死亡的陰影卻突然橫亙身前，一位三十七歲的... ... Leer más

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人終將一死，但當死亡迫近時，我們才會開始學習如何好好活著。＊蟬聯亞馬遜書店長銷榜的經典動人之作。＊榮獲紐約時報暢銷書。＊入選普立茲獎決選名單、比爾．蓋茲2017年推薦書單。「這本小書擁有非常多層次的意義及諸多的對比關係，比如生與死、病人與醫生、兒子與父親、工作與家庭、信仰與理智。在保羅短暫的一生中，他透過書籍、寫作、醫學、手術、科學等各種方式探尋生命的意義。我非常有幸能閱讀這本書，得以見證這段旅程的一小部分。」──比爾．蓋茲｢患病後，棘手之處在於，你的價值觀不斷在變……你決定要把時間花在當神經外科醫師，可是兩個月後，你不那麼想了。再過兩個月，你也許想去學吹薩克斯風，或想全心服事教會。死亡是個單一事件，可是身罹絕症地活下去，卻是個歷程。｣──保羅．卡拉尼提即將攀上充滿希望的人生巔峰，死亡的陰影卻突然橫亙身前，一位三十七歲的...
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Final Journeys

A Practical Guide for Bringing Care and Comfort at the End of Life

de Maggie Callanan ...

For more than two decades, hospice nurse Maggie Callanan has tended to the terminally ill and been a cornerstone of support for their loved ones. Now the coauthor of the classic bestseller Final Giftspasses along the lessons she has learned from the experts—her patients. Here is the guide we all need to understanding the special needs of the dying and those who care for them.In her work with ... Leer más

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For more than two decades, hospice nurse Maggie Callanan has tended to the terminally ill and been a cornerstone of support for their loved ones. Now the coauthor of the classic bestseller Final Giftspasses along the lessons she has learned from the experts—her patients. Here is the guide we all need to understanding the special needs of the dying and those who care for them.In her work with
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

And Other Lessons from the Crematory

de Caitlin Doughty ...

In this "morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly) New York Times bestseller that launched the death positive movement, a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession.Armed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life’s work. She cared for bodies of every color, shape, ... Leer más

$11.15 USD

In this "morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly) New York Times bestseller that launched the death positive movement, a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession.Armed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life’s work. She cared for bodies of every color, shape,
... Leer más
Are They Dead Yet?

The Art of the Obit

de Sam Roberts ...

"Goes down like a dirgeful beach read." -Harper's Magazine"I almost died laughing." -ROZ CHAST"My own departure would not be so bad if only Mr. Roberts could write the obit!" -KAI BIRDFrom celebrated New York Times obituarist Sam Roberts, the art of the obit: Who we remember, how we forget, and where we find the true meaning in a life.After nearly a decade be... ... Leer más

$15.02 USD

"Goes down like a dirgeful beach read." -Harper's Magazine"I almost died laughing." -ROZ CHAST"My own departure would not be so bad if only Mr. Roberts could write the obit!" -KAI BIRDFrom celebrated New York Times obituarist Sam Roberts, the art of the obit: Who we remember, how we forget, and where we find the true meaning in a life.After nearly a decade be...
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Why We Die

The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

de Venki Ramakrishnan ...

"Utterly fascinating." —Bill Bryson"An incredible journey." —Siddhartha Mukherjee*WINNER OF THE 2025 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARD FOR BEST BOOK ON BIOLOGY**2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR SCIENCE AND COSMOLOGY*A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortality—from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan... ... Leer más

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"Utterly fascinating." —Bill Bryson"An incredible journey." —Siddhartha Mukherjee*WINNER OF THE 2025 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARD FOR BEST BOOK ON BIOLOGY**2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER FOR SCIENCE AND COSMOLOGY*A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity and mortality—from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan...
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Between Two Kingdoms

A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

de Suleika Jaouad ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads, ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads,
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Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

de Atul Gawande ...

**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine ... Leer más

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**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?

And Other Questions About Dead Bodies

de Caitlin Doughty ...

**New York Times bestsellerWinner of a Goodreads Choice Award"Funny, dark, and at times stunningly existential." —Marianne Eloise, Guardian**Everyone has questions about death. In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers the most intriguing questions she’s ever received about what happens to our bodies when we die. In a brisk, informative, and ... Leer más

$10.52 USD

**New York Times bestsellerWinner of a Goodreads Choice Award"Funny, dark, and at times stunningly existential." —Marianne Eloise, Guardian**Everyone has questions about death. In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers the most intriguing questions she’s ever received about what happens to our bodies when we die. In a brisk, informative, and
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Good Grief

On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter

de E.B. Bartels ...

An unexpected, poignant, and personal account of loving and losing pets, exploring the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and how to grieve them once they’ve passed.E.B. Bartels has had a lot of pets—dogs, birds, fish, tortoises. As varied a bunch as they are, they’ve taught her one universal truth: to own a pet is to love a pet, and to own a pet is also—with rare exception—to lose ... Leer más

$10.49 USD

An unexpected, poignant, and personal account of loving and losing pets, exploring the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and how to grieve them once they’ve passed.E.B. Bartels has had a lot of pets—dogs, birds, fish, tortoises. As varied a bunch as they are, they’ve taught her one universal truth: to own a pet is to love a pet, and to own a pet is also—with rare exception—to lose
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Ghostland

An American History in Haunted Places

de Colin Dickey ...

**One of NPR’s Great Reads of 2016“A lively assemblage and smart analysis of dozens of haunting stories…absorbing…[and] intellectually intriguing.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the author of The Unidentified, an intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history that takes readers on a road trip through some of the country’s most infamously haunted places—and deep into the dark side of our ... Leer más

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**One of NPR’s Great Reads of 2016“A lively assemblage and smart analysis of dozens of haunting stories…absorbing…[and] intellectually intriguing.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the author of The Unidentified, an intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history that takes readers on a road trip through some of the country’s most infamously haunted places—and deep into the dark side of our
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A Widow's Story

A Memoir

de Joyce Carol Oates ...

Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the universally acclaimed author’s poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of Raymond Smith, her husband of forty-six years, and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. A recent recipient of National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, Oates, whose novels (Blonde, The Gravedigger’s Daughter, ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the universally acclaimed author’s poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of Raymond Smith, her husband of forty-six years, and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. A recent recipient of National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, Oates, whose novels (Blonde, The Gravedigger’s Daughter,
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The Hour of Our Death

de Philippe Aries ...

An “absolutely magnificent” book (The New Republic)—the fruit of almost two decades of study—that traces the changes in Western attitudes toward death and dying from the earliest Christian times to the present day.A truly landmark study, The Hour of Our Death reveals a pattern of gradually developing evolutionary stages in our perceptions of life in relation to death, each stage representing a ... Leer más

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An “absolutely magnificent” book (The New Republic)—the fruit of almost two decades of study—that traces the changes in Western attitudes toward death and dying from the earliest Christian times to the present day.A truly landmark study, The Hour of Our Death reveals a pattern of gradually developing evolutionary stages in our perceptions of life in relation to death, each stage representing a
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The Unclaimed

Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels

de Pamela Prickett, Stefan Timmermans ...

“A rare and compassionate look into the lives of Americans who go unclaimed when they die and those who dedicate their lives to burying them with dignity.”—Matthew Desmond, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Poverty, by America“A work of grace . . . Both cleareyed and disturbing, yet pulsing with empathy.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice)FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZE • ONE ... Leer más

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“A rare and compassionate look into the lives of Americans who go unclaimed when they die and those who dedicate their lives to burying them with dignity.”—Matthew Desmond, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Poverty, by America“A work of grace . . . Both cleareyed and disturbing, yet pulsing with empathy.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice)FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZE • ONE
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Dark Archives

A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

de Megan Rosenbloom ...

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. ... Leer más

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On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering.
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La idea de la muerte en México

de Claudio Lomnitz ...

Esta obra es la primera historia social, cultural y política de la muerte en una nación que hizo de ella su símbolo tutelar. Mediante el examen de la historia y del símbolo de la muerte, este innovador estudio marca un hito en la comprensión del rico y singular empleo que hacen los mexicanos de la imaginería de la muerte. A diferencia de los europeos y estadounidenses contemporáneos, cuya negación ... Leer más

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Esta obra es la primera historia social, cultural y política de la muerte en una nación que hizo de ella su símbolo tutelar. Mediante el examen de la historia y del símbolo de la muerte, este innovador estudio marca un hito en la comprensión del rico y singular empleo que hacen los mexicanos de la imaginería de la muerte. A diferencia de los europeos y estadounidenses contemporáneos, cuya negación
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