Author: Kathy Benjamin
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 146715427X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Lady Undertakers of Old Texas
Author: Kathy Benjamin
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 146715427X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 146715427X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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The Ladies' Home Journal
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
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It's Your Funeral!
Author: Kathy Benjamin
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1683692950
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 177
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You can’t attend your own funeral. But you can have a blast planning it! Death is scary—but planning your funeral doesn't have to be! It's Your Funeral! will help demystify death, decrease your anxiety, and put the fun back in funeral, whether that means a drunken bacchanal or a somber reflection on just how great you were. Every stage of the legacy planning process is considered, from a burial outfit to a funeral theme. Practical and cheeky questions alike are answered, including: • What is the most eco-friendly burial method? • Can I write my own obituary? • Can my body be shot into space after I die? • How can I manage my digital legacy? Offering a plethora of curious facts, strange stories, and inspiration to help you think outside the coffin, It’s Your Funeral! includes worksheets that will ensure your wishes are recorded for posterity. Planning for death should be the time of your life, so let’s get started!
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1683692950
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
You can’t attend your own funeral. But you can have a blast planning it! Death is scary—but planning your funeral doesn't have to be! It's Your Funeral! will help demystify death, decrease your anxiety, and put the fun back in funeral, whether that means a drunken bacchanal or a somber reflection on just how great you were. Every stage of the legacy planning process is considered, from a burial outfit to a funeral theme. Practical and cheeky questions alike are answered, including: • What is the most eco-friendly burial method? • Can I write my own obituary? • Can my body be shot into space after I die? • How can I manage my digital legacy? Offering a plethora of curious facts, strange stories, and inspiration to help you think outside the coffin, It’s Your Funeral! includes worksheets that will ensure your wishes are recorded for posterity. Planning for death should be the time of your life, so let’s get started!
The Whole Death Catalog
Author: Harold Schechter
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345499646
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic exposé The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated look at death from acclaimed author Harold Schechter. With his trademark fearlessness and bracing sense of humor, Schechter digs deep into a wealth of sources to unearth a treasure trove of surprising facts, amusing anecdotes, practical information, and timeless wisdom about that undiscovered country to which we will all one day travel. Topics include • Death anxiety–is your fear of death normal or off the scale? • You can’t take it with you . . . or can you? Wacky wills and bizarre bequests • The hospice experience–going out in comfort and style • Deathbed and funeral etiquette–how to help the dying and mourn the dead with dignity • Death on demand–why the right-to-die movement may be the next big thing • “Good-bye everybody”–famous last words • The embalmer’s art–all dressed up and nowhere to go • Behind the scenes at your local funeral home • Alternative burial choices–from coral reefs to outer space From the cold, hard facts of death to lessons in the art of dying well, from what happens in the body’s last living moments to what transpires in the ground or in the furnace, from near-death experiences to speculation on the afterlife, The Whole Death Catalog leaves no gravestone unturned.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345499646
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic exposé The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated look at death from acclaimed author Harold Schechter. With his trademark fearlessness and bracing sense of humor, Schechter digs deep into a wealth of sources to unearth a treasure trove of surprising facts, amusing anecdotes, practical information, and timeless wisdom about that undiscovered country to which we will all one day travel. Topics include • Death anxiety–is your fear of death normal or off the scale? • You can’t take it with you . . . or can you? Wacky wills and bizarre bequests • The hospice experience–going out in comfort and style • Deathbed and funeral etiquette–how to help the dying and mourn the dead with dignity • Death on demand–why the right-to-die movement may be the next big thing • “Good-bye everybody”–famous last words • The embalmer’s art–all dressed up and nowhere to go • Behind the scenes at your local funeral home • Alternative burial choices–from coral reefs to outer space From the cold, hard facts of death to lessons in the art of dying well, from what happens in the body’s last living moments to what transpires in the ground or in the furnace, from near-death experiences to speculation on the afterlife, The Whole Death Catalog leaves no gravestone unturned.
The Texas Railway Journal
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Category : Labor unions
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Category : Labor unions
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties
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Category : Parker County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Category : Parker County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Texas Bankers Record
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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The Nazarene Messenger
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Category : Holiness
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Category : Holiness
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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The Lock and Key Library: Real life. A flight into Texas
Author: Julian Hawthorne
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Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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The Westminster
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 1700
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 1700
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