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Cemetery Stories: Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death Paperback – October 2, 2001

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Dey Street Books; 1 edition (October 2, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006018518X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060185183
  • Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.6 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
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2.0 out of 5 starsRamsland's Forte is fun, not facts
By Lisby on November 5, 2002
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Cemetery Stories is a ghoulishly fun read but scattershot of focus. Ramsland is very good at wandering about, talking to people whom she encounters, but not so good at in-depth research. There are no real facts in this book about the handling of bodies, decomposition, or the funeral industry that couldn't be found online or in reference books. There are no historic cases mentioned that haven't been trotted out on TV or in print a dozen times before. The bulk of the new material in the book is "I have this friend who said..." stories that may be true, but mostly sound like urban legends.
The upshot: if you know nothing about the topic, you'll definitely have your eyes opened and probably a good giggle, too. If you are looking for anything other than a romp, this isn't the book to choose.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating look about the business of death
By Kelly J. Barnett on October 24, 2001
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Though not a book for the squeamish, it is a nonetheless engrossing work on the business of death. Ms. Ramsland wanted to know about a subject that no one really likes to think about, so she went to the experts, from morticians to funeral directors to cemetery caretakers. She touched on everything from buying the "right" coffin, to whether or not to creamate, to tracing the writings on gravestones. Being a ghosthunter, I especially enjoyed her sharing the experience she had in a allegedly haunted cemetery, and I was touched as well by the story of how her and some friends celebrated the Day of The Dead in Mexico.
I'm sure there are people who would read this book with a cocked eyebrow, but those people would be finishing it perhaps a little more informed. I know I learned quite a bit from it!
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4.0 out of 5 starsGRRRR! Let's Get Realistic About This Book!
By G.I Gurdjieff TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on April 26, 2003
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I didn't expect this book to give me a play by play description of how to embalm a body or cremate a corpse. I also didn't expect this to be an extension of Jessica Mitford's rip on the funeral industry. I didn't expect this to be an unending series of ghost stories. I expected random stories that delved into the often strange and sometimes humorous happenings that occur in funeral homes and cemeteries. I expected to hear stories that have their roots in what is commonly called "gallows humor". And I got exactly what I expected.
Some of the stories were short and moderately interesting, some had me guessing such as who the actress is who is buried in a pet cemetery by her pooch (and not by her husband). A few had me cringeing such as the thought of a less than professional embalmer wielding a wanton trocar like a headhunter jabbing a spear around. Some stories even had me laughing. And one story even featured the ever quirky and wonderful Shelley Winters.
The best part of this book was that it kept me reading. I took it to the health club and pumped away on a health cycle and read, read, read. I couldn't put the darn thing down. After I finished reading it, the book made it through my small circle of friends. Five people out of five gave it high marks.
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3.0 out of 5 starsNOT FOR CHILDREN......
By D. Klevorn on July 15, 2003
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I am a former Death care worker, and I bought this hoping to hear some of the same tales we all told. Well, all of us in death care know there are creeps out there that mistreat corpses, but to write about all of it in the open market where kids could read it is too much. Some of the people in this book that Katherine wrote about should have been prosecuted. Necrophilia of the most physical kind...not the witchy talking to the dead....is a most mature subject matter,objectionable even. The people that participate in corpse abuse, mutilation or sexual acts, are mentally ill or evil or both. If you buy this book, and it has some interesting tales and some fact, don't leave it around for young people. Thanks, Dawn.
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2.0 out of 5 starsFell way too short to be credible
By Amanda R. on October 1, 2004
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I'm very interested in books about funeral practices and cemeteries in general, but this book fell way too short to be worth while. Any technical information presented was glossed over by the author. Most of her interviews with people in the death care business remained annonomous, which to me means that its not a credible account unless you can prove it came from a credible source. In fact, almost all of her "ghost stories" came from unidentified people, lacking in either the location of the cemetery or time period, which does make for good fiction, but I was hoping for something more substantial. Its evident throughout the book that there wasn't enough research done on the topics presented and broad generalizations and unreliable accounts are used to fill in the gaps. The one topic the author seems to take too much time with is Necrophilia. The accounts presented in this section border on pornographic. There is no need for the detail the author went into on this subject. Overall, it apperars that the author began her research hoping to find twisted stories and individuals that would confirm her immage of the death care business as it is portrayed in The Comedy of Terrors. And when she finds that needle in the haystack, she grasps on to it as if it confirms all her misguided beliefs. My suggestion is, if your interested in these topics, skip this book and grab Stiff, by Mary Roach. You'll find no twisted deliusions there, just a well researched, well writen book on the life of a human cadaver. I've read both books, and I could have definately done without this one. -Amanda R.
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Published 1 month ago by William Mancuso
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Well written, very interesting.

Published 4 months ago by Becky Seibert
4.0 out of 5 starseveryone should read this

while trying to make up my mind wether to go to mortuary school or not, i stumbled upon this must-read. very informative and entertaining.

Published 6 months ago by Kelly M. Leone
5.0 out of 5 starsAfter Death

I learned so much about what happens to the body right at the time of death, and then what happens from minutes after to years. Very informative.

Published 6 months ago by chase the wabbit
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

OK read.

Published 6 months ago by Bill Early
4.0 out of 5 starsAre there really wierdos like this out there?

This book was a little more than I bargained for, I guess. Definitely not for the faint of heart, some of this stuff is a bit shocking. It's probably too weird to be made up. Read more

Published 20 months ago by blakatik
4.0 out of 5 starsThis was both a fun and educational read - you would need to be ...

This was both a fun and educational read - you would need to be interested in these types of stories but if you are I would recommend this book.

Published 20 months ago by Pen Name
5.0 out of 5 starsWell written

Great book and very informative and comical. A must read for all future funeral directors.

Published 21 months ago by Angela Morrow
4.0 out of 5 starsWeirdly entertaining

As something of a cemetery buff, I was attracted to this book while browsing at a used book store and picked it up hoping for some interesting stories; I was definitely rewarded. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Malfoyfan
5.0 out of 5 starsI want more from this author

This was a wonderful book.... I couldn't put it down and if this is of interest to you then you will not be dissapointed.

Published 24 months ago by Glenda R.

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