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Death and Dying : A Sociological Introduction
Glennys Howarth
Paperback - $49.95
This stimulating new book provides a sophisticated introduction to the key issues in the sociology of death and dying.
Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece
Dennis D. Hughes
Hardcover - $264.95
Numerous ancient texts describe human sacrifices or other forms of ritual killing: In the "Iliad" Achilles slaughters twelve Trojan captives before the funeral pyre of Patroclus, while many other texts report human sacrifices performed regularly in t ...
The Way We Die : Brain Death, Vegetative State, Euthanasia and Other End-Of-Life Dilemmas
Leslie Ivan
Paperback - $27.95
Rapid advances in modern medicine have revolutionized the way we think about death and the processes of dying. Once death was defined as the absence of respiration or heartbeat; today patients hooked up to a respirator and feeding tube can be kept al ...
Minor Sketches of Major Folk and Where They Sleep
Dora C. Jett
Paperback - $36.95
The old Masonic burying ground, Fredericksburg, Virginia. These are the days when commendable effort is being made to throw the searchlight on every phase of the past. There seems an omnipresent desire to lift the shadowy curtain of time, light the d ...
The Dead Beat : Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
Marilyn Johnson
Hardcover - $41.95
In wry and lucid prose, Johnson takes a mordantly funny look at the history and practice of "the ultimate human-interest story," the obituary.
The Dead Beat : Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
Marilyn Johnson
Paperback - $23.95
In wry and lucid prose, Johnson takes a mordantly funny look at the history and practice of "the ultimate human-interest story," the obituary.
Let's Talk about Going to a Funeral
Marianne Johnston
Library Binding - $43.95
Going to the doctor, the dentist, or a hospital for the first time can be very frightening for a little kid. The best way to allay fears is by providing information about the new experience. These books do just that in a reassuring tone that is guara ...
The Psychology of Death
Robert Kastenbaum
Paperback - $49.95
*New Paperback Reprint* In this extensively updated and revised edition, Dr. Kastenbaum continues to examine and expand upon issues of dying and the ways in which we shape and reshape our conceptions of death. New to the Third Edition are chapters on ...