By balancing the eerie fascination for mummies and the colorful personalities of those who have made mummies their avocation, Pringle's book outclasses any Hollywood horror flick in entertainment as well as information value. (from BookList)
(T)his book feels right; that is, it convinces us unequivocally that this is what working in a cemetery at the end of the swinging sixties must have been like. (from BookList)
Only the scathing wit and searching intelligence of Jessica Mitford could turn an exposé of the American funeral industry into a book that is at once deadly serious and side-splittingly funny. (book description)
Eloquent, meditative observations on the place of death in small-town life, from the only poet/funeral director in Milford, Michigan. (from Kirkus Reviews)
Everybody’s going to die. Nobody gets out alive. Death is the one thing you can absolutely count on. Why then are people so reluctant to plan for it? (from summary)
Boyett becomes your tour guide to the Great Beyond. From the profound to the profane, from the light at the end of the tunnel to your ascension to the celestial void, here's everything you need to know this side of the everlasting. (from summary)
Amatuzio sees dead people. Indeed, as an anatomic, forensic, and clinical pathologist and coroner for several counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin, she sees them every day. They also see her and sometimes even speak to her through their families and other loved ones. (from BookList)
Answering questions ranging from the practical to the irreverent, Bertoldi addresses poignant inquiries about the fate and happiness of loved ones who have crossed to the other side. (summary)
