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Final Exits The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die

Paperback • 2006 • English

Final Exits The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die

By Michael Largo

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About the book

To die, kick the bucket, to meet your Maker, dead as a doornail, get whacked, smoked, bite the dust, sleep with the fishes, go six feet under—whatever death is called, it's going to happen. In 1789 Ben Franklin wrote, "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." Death remains a certainty. But how do we die? It's the enormous variety of how that enlivens final exits. According to death certificates, in 1700 there were less than 100 causes of death. Today there are 3,000. With each adv...Show more

Science fiction: space opera
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Sociology: death and dying

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9780060817411

Publisher

Harper Collins

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

Final Exits The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die

Format

Paperback

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