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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)

By: Mary Roach

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death (Paperback)

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death (Paperback)

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death (Paperback)

By: Caitlin Doughty

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (Paperback)

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (Paperback)

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (Paperback)

By: Caitlin Doughty

On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families (Paperback)

On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families (Paperback)

On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families (Paperback)

By: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)

By: Atul Gawande

When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)

When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)

When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)

By: Paul Kalanithi

The Hour of Our Death (Oxford Paperbacks)

The Hour of Our Death (Oxford Paperbacks)

The Hour of Our Death (Oxford Paperbacks)

By: Philippe Ariès

Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us (Hardcover)

Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us (Hardcover)

Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us (Hardcover)

By: Paul Koudounaris

The American Way of Death Revisited (Paperback)

The American Way of Death Revisited (Paperback)

The American Way of Death Revisited (Paperback)

By: Jessica Mitford

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies (Paperback)

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies (Paperback)

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies (Paperback)

By: Caitlin Doughty

All That Remains: A Life in Death (Hardcover)

All That Remains: A Life in Death (Hardcover)

All That Remains: A Life in Death (Hardcover)

By: Sue Black

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Paperback)

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Paperback)

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Paperback)

By: Mary Roach

The Denial of Death (Paperback)

The Denial of Death (Paperback)

The Denial of Death (Paperback)

By: Ernest Becker

Western Attitudes Toward Death: From the Middle Ages to the Present (Paperback)

Western Attitudes Toward Death: From the Middle Ages to the Present (Paperback)

Western Attitudes Toward Death: From the Middle Ages to the Present (Paperback)

By: Philippe Ariès

Death: A Graveside Companion (Hardcover)

Death: A Graveside Companion (Hardcover)

Death: A Graveside Companion (Hardcover)

By: Joanna Ebenstein

Beyond the Dark Veil: Post Mortem & Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive (Hardcover)

Beyond the Dark Veil: Post Mortem & Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive (Hardcover)

Beyond the Dark Veil: Post Mortem & Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive (Hardcover)

By: Sue Henger

The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade (Paperback)

The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade (Paperback)

The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade (Paperback)

By: Thomas Lynch

The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America (Hardcover)

The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America (Hardcover)

The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America (Hardcover)

By: Ann Neumann

How We Die: Reflections of Life's Final Chapter (Paperback)

How We Die: Reflections of Life's Final Chapter (Paperback)

How We Die: Reflections of Life's Final Chapter (Paperback)

By: Sherwin B. Nuland

Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life (Paperback)

Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life (Paperback)

Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life (Paperback)

By: Ira Byock

All the Living and the Dead (Hardcover)

All the Living and the Dead (Hardcover)

All the Living and the Dead (Hardcover)

By: Hayley Campbell

Death, Society, and Human Experience (Paperback)

Death, Society, and Human Experience (Paperback)

Death, Society, and Human Experience (Paperback)

By: Robert J. Kastenbaum

Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography (Hardcover)

Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography (Hardcover)

Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography (Hardcover)

By: Douglas Keister

With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial (Hardcover)

With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial (Hardcover)

With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial (Hardcover)

By: Kathryn Mannix

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains (Hardcover)

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains (Hardcover)

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains (Hardcover)

By: Thomas W. Laqueur

Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (Hardcover)

Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (Hardcover)

Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (Hardcover)

By: Judy Melinek

Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses (Hardcover)

Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses (Hardcover)

Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses (Hardcover)

By: Paul Koudounaris

Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual (Paperback)

Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual (Paperback)

Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual (Paperback)

By: Peter Metcalf

Death to Dust: What Happens to Dead Bodies? (Hardcover)

Death to Dust: What Happens to Dead Bodies? (Hardcover)

Death to Dust: What Happens to Dead Bodies? (Hardcover)

By: Kenneth V. Iserson

Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death (Paperback)

Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death (Paperback)

Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death (Paperback)

By: Jessica Snyder Sachs

Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial (Hardcover)

Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial (Hardcover)

Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial (Hardcover)

By: Mark Harris

Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science (Hardcover)

Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science (Hardcover)

Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science (Hardcover)

By: William M. Bass

Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses (Hardcover)

Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses (Hardcover)

Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses (Hardcover)

By: Bess Lovejoy

Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist (Hardcover)

Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist (Hardcover)

Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist (Hardcover)

By: Richard Shepherd

Past Mortems: Life and Death Behind Mortuary Doors (Kindle Edition)

Past Mortems: Life and Death Behind Mortuary Doors (Kindle Edition)

Past Mortems: Life and Death Behind Mortuary Doors (Kindle Edition)

By: Carla Valentine

Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying

Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying

Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying

By: Sallie Tisdale

The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)

The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)

The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)

By: Leo Tolstoy

Death: An Oral History (Hardcover)

Death: An Oral History (Hardcover)

Death: An Oral History (Hardcover)

By: Casey Jarman

The Victorian Book of the Dead (Paperback)

The Victorian Book of the Dead (Paperback)

The Victorian Book of the Dead (Paperback)

By: Chris Woodyard

The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883 (Paperback)

The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883 (Paperback)

The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883 (Paperback)

By: Gary Laderman

The Corpse: A History (Paperback)

The Corpse: A History (Paperback)

The Corpse: A History (Paperback)

By: Christine Quigley

This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Hardcover)

This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Hardcover)

This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Hardcover)

By: Drew Gilpin Faust

Handbook of Thanatology: The Essential Body of Knowledge for the Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement (Paperback)

Handbook of Thanatology: The Essential Body of Knowledge for the Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement (Paperback)

Handbook of Thanatology: The Essential Body of Knowledge for the Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement (Paperback)

By: David E. Balk

Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner-City Funeral Home (Hardcover)

Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner-City Funeral Home (Hardcover)

Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner-City Funeral Home (Hardcover)

By: Sheri Booker

Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death (Hardcover)

Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death (Hardcover)

Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death (Hardcover)

By: Joan Halifax

Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)

Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)

Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)

By: William R. Maples

The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End (Paperback)

The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End (Paperback)

The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End (Paperback)

By: Harold Schechter

Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab (Hardcover)

Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab (Hardcover)

Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab (Hardcover)

By: Christine Montross