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In this stunning debut, David Rowell depicts disparate lives united in the extraordinary days that followed an American tragedy.
On June 8, 1968, as the train carrying Robert F. Kennedy’s body travels from New York City to Washington D.C., the nation mourns the loss of a dream. As citizens congregate along the tracks to pay their respects, Michael Colvert, a New Jersey sixth grader, sets out to see his first dead body. Delores King
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Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Elizabeth Meyer's "sweet, touching, and funny" (Booklist) memoir reads as if "Carrie Bradshaw worked in a funeral home a la Six Feet Under" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Good Mourning offers a behind-the-scenes look at a legendary funeral chapel on New York City's Upper East Side—mixing big money, society drama, and the universal experience of grieving—told from the unique perspective of a fashionista...
Good Mourning offers a behind-the-scenes look at a legendary funeral chapel on New York City's Upper East Side—mixing big money, society drama, and the universal experience of grieving—told from the unique perspective of a fashionista...
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Running Press
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Quality family togetherness—everyone wants it, but it seems increasingly harder to achieve. In a world run by cell phones, computers, and virtual networking, the comfort of human connection grows more important— and rarer— all the time. In a guide newly updated for the next generation, family expert Meg Cox offers a solution. Family rituals provide a sense of home and identity that kids and parents both need. From holidays and birthdays...
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Comparative studies of health systems and medical care volume no. 35
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[1992]
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xii, 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Sounds True
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Ceremonies for honoring the departed are crucial parts of our lives, but few people know where our traditional practices come from--and what they reveal about our history, culture, and beliefs about death. In Last Rites, author Todd Harra takes you on a fascinating exploration of American customs around death, burial, and remembrance"--Dust jacket flap.
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