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Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated book about deadly fashion- real historical stories of strangulation by scarves, neckbreaking high heels, and riot-causing top hats- from the author of the popular histories "Get Well Soon" and "It Ended Badly"... A darkly comic book about some surprisingly lethal garments. Featuring stories like the untimely demise of dancer Isadora Duncan caused by her signature red scarf and the bloody riot that greeted the appearance...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Death is not for the faint of heart, and sometimes the best way to cope is through humor. No one knows this better than comedian Laurie Kilmartin. She made headlines by live-tweeting her father's time in hospice and her grieving process after he passed, and channeled her experience into a comedy special, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad. Dead People Suck is her hilarious guide to surviving (sometimes) death, dying, and grief without losing your mind. If...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. The best questions come from kids. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pushed out of a space shuttle? Do people poop when they die? Can Grandma have a Viking funeral?In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, Doughty blends her mortician's knowledge of the body and the intriguing history behind common misconceptions about corpses to offer factual, hilarious,...
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