Death: Trip of a Lifetime - Hardcover

Palmer, Greg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062508024 ISBN 13: 9780062508027

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 1995

Synopsis

An exploration of the rites, rituals and many ways that humans approach death and dying around the world. Greg Palmer tries to discover how human culture responds to the universal experience of death. He treats the difficult topic with awe, respect, humour and hope.

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From the Back Cover:

WHO SAID THE REAPER HAS TO BE GRIM?

Get ready to take a fascinating, rollicking ride around the globe and across the Styx with 'Death: The Trip of a Lifetime.' This delightfully different 'travelogue' follows one man's quest to discover how people everywhere cope with the incontrovertible fact of death. The result is a wise, witty, decidedly quirky celebration of how we all face life.

"[A] nonfiction romp that rivals Evelyn Waugh's classic 'The Loved One' as a laugh-a-minute examination of death rituals and customs."
LIBRARY JOURNAL

"An insightful look at a rite of passage that is venerated by cultures everywhere."
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

"Palmer is a friendly, pleasant narrator with a distinct voice and a speculative wit: one imagines him with a smile curled constantly on his lips, even as he writes of vampires, near-death experiences, suicide, burial methods, heaven and hell."
BOOKLIST

Greg Palmer is an award-winning broadcaster (the Peabody Award and thirteen Emmys), playwright, and filmmaker.

About the Author:

Greg Palmer is an award-winning broadcaster (the Peabody Award and thirteen Emmys), playwright, and filmmaker.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0062508024
• ISBN 13: 9780062508027
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224