After the Darkest Hour the Sun Will Shine Again:
A Parent's Guide to Coping With the Loss of a Child
I have been searching every where for a book that explained the way that I am feeling. After losing my 24 year old son 2 months ago I felt like I was the only person who had ever experienced what I was feeling. Although the pain does not go away there is comfort in knowing that others are going through the same pain and that what you are experiencing is not unusual. It is a wonderful book and I would recommend it to anyone who has lost a child no matter what their age.
Reviewer: A reader from United States
After the Darkest Hour Cemeteries and Gravemarkers:
Voices of American Culture
This book makes it clear that the dead have by no means exhausted their potential to enlighten, and at times, chasten the living.
Meyer examines burial grounds through the centuries and across the United States to give a different perspective of the history and cultural values of America.
Cemeteries and Gravemarkers Corpses, Coffins and Crypts:
A History of Burial
This comprehensive volume examines the compelling subjects of death and burial across cultures and societies.
Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts includes photographs and descriptions of famous people, a collection of literary quotes, images of death and burial in the arts, interesting epitaphs, and gravestone carvings.
Corpses, Coffins and Crypts Death in Yellowstone:
Accidents and Foolhardiness in
the First National Park
The book is meant to teach and warn about the many dangers that exist in Yellowstone itself, and wild areas in general. The catalog of deaths includes all manner of dying at the hands of nature (hot springs, bears, bison, avalanches, exposure, and forest fires top the list), as well as deaths strictly caused by human actions (murders, suicides, carbon monoxide poisoning, car and plane accidents, and so forth). A little morbid, but strangely fascinating.
Death in Yellowstone Death to Dust:
What Happens to Dead Bodies?
Probably the most complete recent book on the physical and cultural aspects of death. Covers everything from embalming, cremation, cryogenics, autopsies, organ donation, anatomical dissection, burials, funerals, decay, cannibalism, body snatching, use of corpses in secret rituals and religious ceremonies.
Death to Dust Killer Art:
Art That Has Maimed, Killed
or Caused General Destruction
Customer Comment:
A friend gave me this book and I was a little leery of it at first. I mean Killer Art? But I really enjoyed it. It's full of quirky stories of things gone wrong. I really likes the sections on Killer Music and Killer Film. The book is beautifully designed and the photos are alternately shocking and gorgeous. I've put it out on my coffee table. What a great conversation piece! Everyone picks it up and it starts some of the weirdest conversations. I definitely recommend this book.
Killer Art On Duty:
A Nurse's Notes on Life and Death
Everything in this book happened. These are real nurses and real patients, true stories that nurse Carolyn Fink gathers here are the real stuff of life, as lived by some unforgettable human beings and their nurses.
The con artist with the bogus bad back, the beautiful eighteen-year-old paralyzed by a hit-and-run driver, the big shot who installed a fax machine next to his heart monitor, and more.
On Duty Profits of Death:
An Insider Exposes the Death Care Industries
This is the expose' that still has the funeral and cemetery industries reeling from aftershocks. Industry insider Darryl J. Roberts uncovers how the death care industry manipulates consumers into overspending at the most vulnerable time of their lives.
He also tells readers everything they need to know about making final arrangements--including how to save up to 50% in costs.
Profits of Death R.I.P:
The Complete Book of Death and Dying
A pioneering reference that illuminates all aspects of death and dying. Organized into two sections, the first half explores such topics as near-death experiences, famous last words, cultural funeral practices, and even jokes. The second half offers information of a practical nature dealing with legal matters, funeral arrangements, eulogies, and more.
R.I.P Sad Isn't Bad:
A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss
Well-crafted summary of the grief process, the book has 14 sections of two to three paragraphs that discuss the various aspects of grief, and the ways people cope with the death of loved ones. Written for a young audience, the material is valuable for all ages.
Reviewer: A reader from Olympia WA
Sad Isn't Bad The Black Box:
All-New Cockpit Voice Recorder
Accounts of In-Flight Accidents
The black box records the final moments of any major plane crash. Inevitably, it provides a heart-breaking, second-by-second account of intense fear that the flight crew go through before they die.
The Black Box What Happens When You Die:
From Your Last Breath to the First Spadeful
Here you will find information once known only to funeral directors, including: What happens to the body when attacked by organisms it once easily fought off. The varied religious beliefs surrounding funerals and wakes. The evolution of embalming. Alternatives to embalming, including mummification... and much more.
What Happens When You Die explains simply and in startling detail, with no touch of the macabre, what happens when we enter a realm where two divergent forces control our destiny; the undertaker and the soul.
What Happens When You Die When We Die:
The Science, Culture, and Rituals of Death
The broad, largely untouched topic offers much fascinating material: cannibalism, organ transplants, mummification, and euthanasia all receive their due. Mims explores questions such as Are corpses dangerous? and Who owns a dead body?
Makes reading straight through as much fun as browsing. Taking care neither to offend nor to give in to the rigorous solemnity normally weighing on such discussions, this takes death out of the closet, dusts off the romance, and shows us how it really is.
Rob Lightner
When We Die