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Celebrated radio announcer and 15-year funeral home veteran A.L. Edwards brings an intricate and interesting tell-all memoir to the table that shows how even in death, it's all about the dollars. Ev……続きを見る

Moving from ALERT to Acceptance: Helping Clinicians Heal from Client Suicide covers suicide assessment and safety planning in measurable and empowering ways that takes away some of the fear of askin……続きを見る

In this illuminating collection of oral-history style interviews, Casey Jarman talks to a funeral industry watchdog about the (often shady) history of the death trade; he hears how songwriter David ……続きを見る

The follow-up to celebrated grief expert, neuroscientist, and psychologist Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor’s The Grieving Brain focuses on the impact of griefーand life’s other major stressorsーon the hum……続きを見る

A beautiful and intimate exploration of first and last wordsーand the many facets of how language begins and endsーfrom a pioneering language writer. With our earliest utterances, we announce oursel……続きを見る

Folk Devils and Moral Panics in the COVID-19 Pandemic analyses the phenomena of moral panics surrounding so-called folk devils in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this volume, internationall……続きを見る

Now available in paperback -- Jan Hatanaka's powerful, life-enhancing book on how six people, encountering significant adversity, made a conscious choice to work to build a life of meaning. Using si……続きを見る

The COVID-19 pandemic left millions grieving their loved ones without the consolation of traditional ways of mourning. Patients were admitted to hospitals and never seen again. Social distancing oft……続きを見る

New technologies and scientific imagination rearrange the boundary that we identify as the beginning and end of life. New techno-social constellations, such as the ever-increasing presence of digita……続きを見る

Sheila K. Collins is no stranger to grief. After the loss of two of her children, Sheila felt disconnected from the support she needed, living in a society that makes us feel like we can't speak ope……続きを見る

Diego saute du cinquième étage à Madrid. Sa soeur rentre au pays natal, le Mexique, avec les cendres de son petit frère. Elle raconte les hauts et les bas de l'enfance, la douceur des grands-parents……続きを見る

23h52, un homme gît sur le sol, entre la vie et la mort. Sa fille est auprès de lui. Elle attend les secours. Son petit-fils dort. Des voix traversent la nuit : la fille, le père, le pompier, l’agen……続きを見る

El suicidio en Alemania constituye un grave desafío social y familiar, que afecta no solo a quienes lo cometen, sino también a sus entornos más cercanos y a la estructura social en general. Las cifr……続きを見る

The practice of medicine is immersed in issues of life, death, and suffering in relation to the mortal body. Because of this, the medical profession is a fertile arena for folklore that serves to ad……続きを見る

«Una lectura indispensable para quienes se interesen en el tema de la muerte: ¿y quién no se preocupa por ese tema?» - Roger Bartra Convertida en un tabú, esterilizada y hasta burocratizada, la muer……続きを見る

Creating Meaning in Funerals is a book about the ways in which bereaved families and communities create meaningful ceremonies against a backdrop of what is culturally appropriate, even when their ch……続きを見る

A Polk Award winner for medical journalism examines how patients and families can regain control of the dying process: "A superb resource." ー Kirkus Reviews With advances in medicine, technology, a……続きを見る

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **‘Joyful, hilarious, effervescent, brilliant and deeply wise’ Glennon Doyle, on Alua Arthur Thinking deeply about your death – whether it’s imminent or not – will brea……続きを見る

Before this physical life, you are spirit, a soul. Before you were physical, you were spirit and that spirit, which may well have lived many lifetimes on this earth, has also died many, many times. ……続きを見る

What insights can we gain from the rituals, actions, and interactions around death and the afterlife? This edited collection offers a multidisciplinary perspective on how individuals and collectives……続きを見る

This book focuses on understanding and researching suicide and suicide prevention from historical, political, cultural, social, and philosophical perspectives, all of which are located in particular……続きを見る

Explore the mysteries of mortality in D is for Death as Sophie Duffy takes you on an unforgettable alphabetical journey through life's ultimate enigma. From accidents and bodies to contagion and gho……続きを見る

In "Voices from the Prairies: The Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Ranch Women", author Dorothy Louise Beasley brings to life the untold stories and indomitable spirits of the unsung heroines of Ca……続きを見る

Moral evaluations of actions are only appropriate for actions within the moral domain. Actions outside of the moral domain are amoral actions. In Why Suicide Is Amoral: A Philosophical Account, Roby……続きを見る

In this study of representations of children and childhood, a global team of authors explores the theme of undeadness as it applies to cultural constructions of the child. Moving beyond conventional……続きを見る

Coleen Nolan – singer, TV host and agony aunt is known for her warmth, straight-talking and compassion. But her empathy and warmth have been earned the hard way – formed by her own deeply-felt exper……続きを見る

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan. As Japan heads toward a precarious future sh……続きを見る

Death, like most experiences that we think of as natural, is a product of the human imagination: all animals die, but only human beings suffer Death; and what they suffer is shaped by their own time……続きを見る

From the acclaimed author of the “wonderfully funny and openhearted” (NPR) Drinking with Men comes a poignant, wrenching, and ultimately hopeful bookーequal parts memoir and social historyーthat fol……続きを見る

This book explores historical, socio-political, and metatheatrical readings of a whole host of dying bodies and risen corpses, each part of a long tradition of living death on stage. Just as zombies……続きを見る