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.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Ramsland, Katherine
ISBN: 9780060185183
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.80
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Year: 2001

Cemetery Stories: Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death

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