Sociology: death and dying

This book is a cultural tour of the burial places of Southern musicians.

Does bodily death mean the complete destruction of a person?

During his playing career, a baseball player's every action on the field is documented--every at bat, every hit, every pitch.

This work covers 840 intentional suicide cases initially reported in Daily Variety (the entertainment industry's trade journal), but also drawing attention from mainstream news media.

Between 1623 and 1960 (the date of the last execution as of 1999), Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont legally put to death more than 700 men and women for a wide variety of capital crimes ranging from army desertion to murder.

"e;Here lyes Buried the Body of MARTHA PERONNEAU.

The traditions associated with a pope's death have changed from when they were buried in the catacombs of Rome.

Death is a hard topic to talk about, but exploring it openly can lead to a new understanding about how to live.

Can we give Grandma a Viking funeral?

As a practising mortician, Caitlin Doughty has long been fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies.

Death, Ritual and Belief, now in its third edition, explores many important issues related to death and dying, from a religious studies perspective, including anthropology and sociology.

Death, Ritual and Belief, now in its third edition, explores many important issues related to death and dying, from a religious studies perspective, including anthropology and sociology.

This is an in depth yet accessible study of human decapitation burials in Roman Britain.

This is an in depth yet accessible study of human decapitation burials in Roman Britain.

'Bold Ventures resembles a pop version of Iain Sinclair's psychogeography or Out of Sheer Rage, Geoff Dyer's anti-biography of DH Lawrence' Olivia Laing, GUARDIAN'A marvel: a monument to human beings continuing to reach for the skies, even after their plans dissolve in dust' NEW YORK TIMESIn thirteen chapters, Belgian poet Charlotte Van den Broeck goes in search of buildings that were fatal for their architects - architects who either killed themselves or are rumoured to have done so.

AS FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 4 'Start the Week' : 'very moving - brilliant and profound'"e;Brilliant - a grimly humorous yet humane account of the realities of growing old in the modern age.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 FELIX DENNIS PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION*** AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4**'Warsan Shire is an extraordinarily gifted poet whose profoundly moving poems so powerfully give voice to the unspoken' Bernardine Evaristo'Vital, moving and courageous, this is a debut not to be missed' Guardian__________Poems of migration, womanhood, trauma and resilience from the award-winning Somali British poet Warsan Shire, celebrated collaborator on Beyonc 's Lemonade and Black Is King.

In his customary pose as the grumpiest of grumpy old men, Raymond Briggs contemplates old age and death.

**Winner of Author of The Year at The Butterfly (Baby Loss) Awards**For all parents and family managing the emotional battlefield of baby loss.

'Utterly gripping' - The Guardian 'Fascinating' - The Sunday Times 'Moving' - Scotsman 'Engrossing' - Financial Times Sue Black confronts death every day.

'I have yet to come away from reading [Bering's] work and not feel considerably better informed than I was minutes before' (Forbes)__________________This penetrating analysis aims to demystify a subject that knows no cultural or demographic boundaries.

**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER**'Rattling.

Raymond Moody is the 'grandfather' of contemporary investigation into the Near Death Experience and the After Death Experience.

This early work by Sigmund Freud was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

'Wonderful, thoughtful, practical' - Cariad Lloyd, Griefcast'Encouraging and inspiring' - Dr Kathryn Mannix, author of Amazon bestseller With the End in MindWe all know how this ends is a new approach to death and dying, showing how exploring our mortality really can change our lives.

'Wonderful, thoughtful, practical' - Cariad Lloyd, Griefcast'Encouraging and inspiring' - Dr Kathryn Mannix, author of Amazon bestseller With the End in MindWe all know how this ends is a new approach to death and dying, showing how exploring our mortality really can change our lives.

A deep dive into the science behind the creative ways Shakespeare killed off his characters.

A life-enhancing exploration of how to live well in the face of mortality.

A life-enhancing exploration of how to live well in the face of mortality.

From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design.

From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design.

There are no atheists in foxholes; or so we hear.

There are no atheists in foxholes; or so we hear.

What do Socrates, Hypatia, Giordano Bruno, Thomas More, and Jan Patocka have in common?

The evidence of death and dying has been removed from the everyday lives of most Westerners.

The evidence of death and dying has been removed from the everyday lives of most Westerners.

What do Socrates, Hypatia, Giordano Bruno, Thomas More, and Jan Patocka have in common?

A FINANCIAL TIMES, I PAPER AND STYLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'In his absorbing book about the lost and the gone, Peter Ross takes us from Flanders Fields to Milltown to Kensal Green, to melancholy islands and surprisingly lively ossuaries .

After a long, frightening journey, a Seeker of Truth reaches the top of a mountain and finds the cave of the Wise One.

Being Brett is a memoir that chronicles the author's daughter's harrowing struggle with Hodgkin's disease.

Embracing the Teardrops: A Simple, Step-by-Step Guide to Planninga Funeral That Is Dignified, Memorable, and Affordable guides thereader through one of lifes most difficult experiences: handling the death,final arrangements, and funeral of a loved one.

"e;The word death is not pronounced in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips.

Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology.

The terminal diagnosis is given, the knock on the door comes, and someone you love is dying or has just died.

"e;I thought you are stuck at the Railway Station.

'A refreshingly original meditation.

How many minutes can you survive after cardiac arrest?

This is a wonderful book: curious and insightful Ian Mortimer, author of The Time Traveller s Guide to Medieval EnglandWe know what happens to the body when we die, but what happens to the soul?