Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial Tapa dura - 2007

Scribner Book Company, 2007. Hardcover. Good/Good . 6x0x9. An x-library copy. Grave Matters follows families who found in green burial a more natural, more economic, and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor. Eschewing chemical embalming and fancy caskets, elaborate and costly funerals, they have embraced a range of natural options, new and old, that are redefining a better American way of death. Environmental journalist Mark Harris examines this new green burial underground, leading you into natural cemeteries and domestic graveyards, taking you aboard boats from which ashes and memorial "reef balls" are cast into the sea. He follows a family that conducts a home funeral, one that delivers a loved one to the crematory, and another that hires a carpenter to build a pine coffin. In the morbidly fascinating tradition of Stiff, Grave Matters details the embalming process and the environmental aftermath of the standard… Leer más

Scribner, 1/9/2007. Hardcover. Good. 6x0x9. Hardback with dust jacket in good condition.

New York: Scribner, 2007. CM4 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback book in fine condition. The first book ever written about "green" burials - a fast-moving trend that embraces affordable, personal eco-friendly alternatives to the highly toxic, mass-produced modern method. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Scribner. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Scribner. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Scribner. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Scribner, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scribner, 2007. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York, NY: Scribner Book Company. 2007. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 193 p. Audience: General/trade. . No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. .

Scribner, January 2007. Hardcover. USED Good.