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Dec 9, 2008 · -- Booklist (starred review) " Grave Matters contains no-nonsense information that will change everything you thought you knew about funerals and dying in America. Essential and highly recommended." -- Tucson Citizen "A practical and affirming book." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The one book you should truly read before you die ...
Reviews. Print Reviews "[A] practical, powerful and affirming book. " — Publishers Weekly, starred review “[T]he best book about burial practices since Jessica Mitford's 1963 blockbuster, The American Way of Death. . . . Grave Matters contains no-nonsense information that will change everything you thought you knew about funerals and dying ...
Jan 1, 2007 · Grave Matters is a thoughtful and poignant overview of the American Way of death and how more traditional and green alternatives are making their way back into modernity. Harris handles each story with grace and dignity, and remains honest throughout about laws, regulations, and the finances when it comes to the last acts of caring for our ...
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Grave Matters follows families who found in "green" burial a more natural, more economic, and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor. Eschewing chemical embalming and fancy caskets, elaborate and costly funerals, they have embraced a range of natural options, new and old, that ...
As Mark Harris describes in his new book, Grave Matters, you don’t have to wind up six feet under. Harris, an environmental reporter, has assembled a collection of short profiles documenting the experiences of families who have chosen different paths to the grave. Like Carlson’s book, Grave Matters is a handbook as well as a good read, with ...
Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial - Ebook written by Mark Harris. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial.
