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Loading... Cemetery Stories: Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death (original 2001; edition 2001)by Katherine Ramsland
Work InformationCemetery Stories: Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death by Katherine Ramsland (2001)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The writing was poor. There were a few stories that were entertaining and interesting but skimmed through rather than read it in its entirety. ( ) I love the idea of this book, but though it IS fairly interesting, it's a bit disappointing at times too. Ramsland's writing style is a bit too rambly and anecdotal for me. She tends to jump to something new- just when I'm getting interested. This one is not nearly as confusing and meandering as [book:Piercing the Darkness: Undercover with Vampires in America Today] however. I do recommend it for writers of horror and dark fantasy. The section on "body cheese" alone is worth the price of admission (although NOT for the squeamish) If you're as morbidly inclined as I am, you'll enjoy this. I had enjoyed Ms. Ramsland's book on ghost hunting, so I snagged this when I saw it at the library and proceeded to be delighted and horrified by turns. I learned all about "corpse cheese," how not to embalm a body, exploding coffins, and the latest in cemetery swag. I've seen memorial web sites, but so far I haven't run across a video memorial AT someone's grave site. It just sounds like MySpace for the dead. But anyway, I would recommend this without reservation and just say I wish it had been longer. no reviews | add a review
Never look at a grave the same way again Admit it: You're fascinated by cemeteries. We all die, and for most of us, a cemetery is our final resting place. But how many people really know what goes on inside, around, and beyond them? Enter the world of the dead as Katherine Ramsland talks to mortuary assistants, gravediggers, funeral home owners, and more, and find out about: Stitching and cosmetic secrets used on mutilated bodies Embalmers who do more than just embalm The rising popularity of cremation art Ghosts that infest graveyards everywhere If you've ever scoffed at the high price of burying the dead, or ever wondered how your loved ones are handled when they die, or simply stared at tombstones with morbid fascination, then take a trip with Katherine Ramsland and learn about the booming industry -- and strange tales -- that surround cemeteries everywhere. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)393.10973Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Social aspects of Death (Thanatology) Earth burialLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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