Dealing Creatively With Death: A Manual of Death Education and Simple Burial (Paperback)

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I have used [this book] for years and love it. -- Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

This book has helped countless families to save money while saying boodbye in a more meaningful way. -- Lisa Carlson, Executive Directory, Funeral Consumers Alliance

Product Description

Now in its 14th edition, this classic book has sold more than 300,000 copies in earlier editions. It is a small encyclopedia on death-related problems; social, emotional, philosophica and practical. It is written simply and sensitively, drawing substantially on direct experience. It is thoroughly updated from previous editions. Topics include Death Education; Living with Dying; Bereavement; The Right to Die; Simple Burial and Cremation; Funeral Consumer Organizations; Death Ceremonies; and How the Dead can Help the Living.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Upper Access; 14th edition (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942679245
• ISBN-13: 978-0942679243
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #85,171 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dying at Home Can Be Done, March 14, 2000

By	Marshall Hansen (United States of America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dealing Creatively With Death: A Manual of Death Education and Simple Burial (Paperback)

When our son was dying from a rare disease called Hurler Sydrome my wife picked up a copy of this book. Using information in this book allowed us to have our son die at home. I built his coffin and we laid him out for 3 days before his funeral service at our church. He was the first funeral in the church in which a body was actually present. My close friends and I hand dug his grave and placed the concrete liner. His burial service was attended by his young friends and they helped us fill the hole after his coffin was placed. This book gave us up to date and very realistic information. It is written with senistivity and is an essential guide for those wishing to forgo the services of an expensive funeral home. This book eased our sorrow. Marshall Hansen, Arcata, California

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy the old edition--look for the 14th edition!, April 25, 2002

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This review is from: Dealing creatively with death: A manual of death education and simple burial (Paperback)

Amazon lists a lot of old editions of this book--most prominently the tenth. The 14th edition is the current one, and the only one with up-to-date information. It is readily available. The old, out-of-print editions have information that is out of date. If you are looking at a listing that says "out of print," that is not the current book. Make the effort to find the current, in-print, 14th edition!