3,980円 When a jazz hero dies, rumors, speculation, gossip, and legend can muddle the real cause of death. In this book, Frederick J. Spencer, M.D., conducts an inquest on how jazz greats lived and died pursuing their art. Forensics, medical histories, death certificates, and biographies divulge the way ...

13,355円 Taking a broad interpretation of “supernatural” to include anything beyond nature, Global Perspectives on the Liminality of the Supernatural examines the liminality of often-overlooked types of supernatural beings in light of the themes of death and gender. It gives the reader a tour of the conti...

5,920円 Death comes to all humans, but how death is managed, symbolised and experienced varies widely, not only between individuals but also between groups. What then shapes how a society manages death, dying and bereavement today? Are all modern countries similar? How important are culture, the physical...

1,942円 Prachtige, originele en ontroerende levensverhalen van 100-jarigen ‘Het leven gaat niet om gelukkig of succesvol zijn, maar om verbondenheid, met de natuur en de mensen om je heen.’ Fred Hisschemöller ‘In sommige omstandigheden mag je je principes laten varen. In de oorlog vond ik in leven blijve...

1,722円 “Fear mixed with dread, combined with a heart racing, stomach-churning sense of panic . . .” Donna Easter’s reminiscence of her husband’s death to prostate cancer cuts deep. Even if you’ve never lost a partner, grief comes in all shapes, she explains in her memoir, A Life Continued: Living After ...

360円 Armando Bartra realiza un recorrido por la historia de las epidemias, sus contextos socioculturales y la forma de afrontarlas, que culmina en la actual pandemia de Covid-19. La obra recopila testimonios históricos y literarios mediante los cuales hace una reflexión profunda sobre la crisis de la ...

1,060円 Since the rise in deaths through Covid-19, there has been an increase in the need for personal, heartfelt ceremonies to celebrate the end of life. More and more people are questioning traditional ideas and realising that there are choices out there. Drawing upon her years of experience in working...

3,025円 Get an (after) life! A belief in the afterlife is common to almost every faith and culture around the world. Even people who don't consider themselves 'spiritual' share a fascination in life after death. In this powerful guide, author and intuitive Diane Ahlquist shares her own knowledge of the s...

2,652円 Through a detailed and fascinating exploration of changing medical knowledge and practice, this book provides a timeline of humankind's understanding of physiological death. Anchored in Early Modern Britain, it explains how evolving medical theories challenged the ambiguous definition of death, i...

889円 The one thing we all have to deal with at some time in our lives is the death of someone we love. And yet this is an eventuality that very few of us are prepared for. This book, by encouraging the person left behind to understand the stages of bereavement and to deal with the emotions it causes, ...

7,129円 First published in 1920, The Burial of the Dead emerged from the idea that the primitive man did not imagine graves as receptacles for the dead, but refuges for the living. The book is an anthropological and a philosophical quest to understand when and how the custom of burial came about within p...

188円 Ahonu’s baby was found dead in his crib. There was no sound, no struggle. The postmortem failed to show an adequate cause of death. This 3-part series is the desperate story of a father’s grief, and his struggle with the aftermath of loss and guilt. It reveals the author’s truth about death, and ...