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Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: Penny Colman epub Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: Penny Colman pdf download Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: Penny Colman pdf file Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: Penny Colman audiobook Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: Penny Colman book review Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: Penny Colman summary | #952968 in Books | Henry Holt and Co | Model: FBA-|320396 | 1997-12-15 | 1997-12-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 238.51 x.85 x7.63l,1.35 | File type: PDF | 224 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Interesting for young adults, but this is in no ...|By Laurie Hussissian|Interesting for young adults, but this is in no way a "history of burial" as indicated by the subtitle. If you're looking for a chronological progression of burial rites and practices developed for human remains through history, you won't find it in this book. I didn't think the personal anecdotes esp|From School Library Journal|Grade 6 Up. Death, the last stage of the human condition, has been underreported and mostly avoided in writing for young people. Colman takes on the task with just the right mix of unblinking realism and sensitivity to varieties of b
Drawing on extensive historical and anthropological research, personal accounts, and interviews with people who work in the funeral industry, Penny Colman examines the compelling subjects of death and burial across cultures and societies. The text, enriched with stories both humorous and poignant, includes details about the decomposition and embalming processes (an adult corpse buried six feet deep without a coffin will usually take five to ten years to turn into a sk...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial | Penny Colman. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
