Death to dust :what happens to dead bodies? /Kenneth V. Iserson.

Name/Title

Death to dust :what happens to dead bodies? /Kenneth V. Iserson.

Description

Dying to know: introduction -- I'm dead-now what? -- Help for the living: organ, tissue, & whole-body donation -- The Autopsy: my body and the pathologist -- Beauty in death -- The eternal flame -- Souls on ice -- Wayward bodies -- Nightmares -- Going out in style -- Black tie affairs -- From earth to earth -- A hand from the grave -- Say it gently: words, sayings, and poetry about the dead xviii, 821 p. :ill. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Iserson, Kenneth V.

Place Published

City

Tucson, AZ

Date Published

circa 2001

Publication Subjects

Death. Autopsy. Undertakers and undertaking.

Call No.

QP87 .I83 2001

ISBN

1883620228 (cloth)

LCCN

00041748

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.