Remember me, a lively tour of the new American way of death, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
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Remember me, a lively tour of the new American way of death, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Remember me
Oclc number
64595973
Responsibility statement
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
Sub title
a lively tour of the new American way of death
Summary
An irreverent study of the rites, rituals, and business of death in America examines an undertakers' convention in Nashville, unconventional containers for corpses, and a company that transforms human remains into diamonds
Table Of Contents
The dead beat: a reporter's challenge: finding the fun in funerals -- Four funerals and a wedding : five takes on celebrating -- Confessions of a funeral planner: the case of the tragic dove release and more modern-day mishaps -- Biodegradable you: "grene" burials, the next big thing in cemetery trends -- Ashes to ashes, dust to diamonds: how to turn your loved one into jewelry, and why -- As near to heaven by sea as by land: Two ways to sleep with the fishes -- Outside the box: "Fantastic afterlife vehicles" and other cool containers for corpses -- Disney on ice: a town celebrates its frozen dead guy -- The palstic man: preserving our bodies for science and show -- "The culture thing": New Americans, old funeral rites -- Denial is a river: modern mummification in Salt Lake City -- Modern undertaking: not your father's mortuary school -- Orchids and chopsticks: fueral rites in the old country -- Last stop: some thoughts at the end of the tour -- Last will and testament
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