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Bezig met laden... The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter Enddoor Harold Schechter
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. If you've not read very much about death before, then this is certainly a good place to start. If you're into death, then much of this book will not be surprising. Much as the title promises, this book covers the full range of things related to death. From means of disposing of the body to decomposition of it to funeral paraphernalia, this is a wide ranging look at the ways people die and memorialize. Schechter provides history of the funeral practices he discusses, as well as bizarre variations on common practices. Schechter certainly has a taste for the odd, and he has an excellent sense of humor. He laments the fact that death is now sanitized and secret; it has been taken out of people's lives, and people try to pretend it doesn't exist. This seems to be a common sentiment among those who are into death. In any case, this is a good introduction if you want a humorous look at death culture. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In the tradition of the bestselling work "Stiff," a pop culture guru and author of "The Serial Killer Files" offers an all-inclusive, irreverent, and always lively look at the state of death. b&w photos throughout. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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