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The author, head of one of Britain's largest firms of funeral directors, takes readers on a tour of the many traditions and practices associated with death from around the world, lifting the lid on the gruesome, the tragic, the hilarious and the mysterious secrets of the business of death.
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4 editions- Paperback · English · 2005Hodder Headline · 248 pages · 9780340908532
- Audiobook · English · 2004Hodder Audio · 9781840325171
- Paperback · English · 2003Hodder Headline · 256 pages · 9780340861639
- Paperback · English · 2003Hodder & Stoughton · 256 pages · 9780340861646
Funeral rites and ceremoniesMourning customsDeath