Death: A User's Guide - Couverture souple

Hickman, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0091885698 ISBN 13 : 9780091885694

Editeur : Ebury Press, 2002

Synopsis

Forget manuels for cars and computers, death is the big event you really need to be clued up for and there's just no excuse for slacking. "Death - A User's Guide" is a one-step stop shop about death and beyond. This book also presents: the history of death, the physiology of death, death in literature and art, suicide, superstitions, near death experiences, the language of death, the rituals of death, secrets of the undertaker, the afterlife, reincarnation, famous last words, bizarre burials, amusing epitaphs, strange ways to die, and enough curious facts and figures to bury a man.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tom Hickman is a full-time writer and journalist now living on the Sussex coast. His other books include What Did You Do In The War, Auntie? the story of the BBC during WWII and The Sexual Century, a Carlton TV series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ebury Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0091885698
• ISBN 13: 9780091885694
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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