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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The optimist's daughter The optimist's daughter Eudora Welty The Optimist's Daughter is the story of Laurel, a widow who returns to Mississippi when her father is ill and witnesses his death and funeral. From there, she embarks on a deeply personal journey to … OL113982W
Bellman & Black Bellman & Black Diane Setterfield Killing a bird with his slingshot as a boy, William Bellman grows up a wealthy family man unaware of how his act of childhood cruelty will have terrible consequences until a wrenching tragedy compels… OL17651252W
Secrets of the mummies Secrets of the mummies Harriet Griffey Discusses the Egyptian preservation of dead bodies, stories associated with mummies, and mummies from different cultures, including Incan and Sicilian. OL17903770W
The hearse you came in on The hearse you came in on Tim Cockey A delightfully fun first novel from acclaimed author Tim Cockney about a Balitmore undertaker who becomes embroiled in a murder case. OL17984W
Saying Good-Bye to Grandma Saying Good-Bye to Grandma Jane Resh Thomas Seven-year-old Suzie is curious and fearful about what Grandma's funeral will be like. OL1955963W
Death Death Sarah Levette Looks at the way death is marked by different religions. OL24179398W
Blind understanding Blind understanding Stanley Middleton The day in the life of John Bainbridge starts with the funeral of an acquaintance followed by chance meeting with a former mistress. OL2466656W
Faint Faint Rolynn Anderson Their dead clients refuse to rest in peace. How did small-town boutique funeral planning morph into crime-solving? Ask freelance embalmer Truday Solomon, or Pete McDonald, a blind, forensic investiga… OL27057868W
What we do when someone dies What we do when someone dies Caroline Arnold Explains different customs of dealing with death and remembering the dead, such as funerals, burials, cremation, mourning, wills, and memorials. OL34630W
The monarchy of Capetian France and royal ceremonial The monarchy of Capetian France and royal ceremonial Elizabeth A. R. Brown 1 v. (various pagings) : 23 cm OL4002798W
Journey's end Journey's end Anita Ganeri Introduces the rites and rituals surrounding death in the six major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. OL442855W
Jazz Jazz Toni Morrison It is winter, barely three days into 1926, seven years after Armistice; we are in the scintillating City, around Lenox Avenue, "when all the wars are over and there will never be another one... At la… OL50563W
Roots and wings Roots and wings Many Ly GRACE'S GRANDMOTHER HAS died, and she and her mother must travel back to the Cambodian community to give her a proper Cambodian funeral. But Grace wants to use the trip to solve a few mysteries, like… OL5713561W
The collectors of lost souls The collectors of lost souls Warwick Anderson This account of medical detective work traces the story of kuru, a fatal brain disease, and the pioneering scientists who spent decades searching for its cause. OL5968785W
Luminous emptiness Luminous emptiness Francesca Fremantle "In Luminous Emptiness, Francesca Fremantle presents the classic Tibetan Book of the Dead not as a scripture to be read to the dying but as a guide for the living. Fremantle, who worked closely with … OL6212985W
Passed on: African American Mourning Stories Passed on: African American Mourning Stories Karla FC Holloway "Passed On is a portrait of death and dying in twentieth-century African America. Through poignant reflection and thorough investigation of the myths, rituals, economics, and politics of African Amer… OL9164574W