The book of resting places : a personal history of where we lay the dead
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Published
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, [2017].
Status
South Side Library - Nonfiction - Adult
393 M
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Published
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, [2017].
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Book
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194 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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In the aftermath of his father's untimely death and his family's indecision over what to do with the remains, Thomas Mira y Lopez became obsessed with the type and variety of places where we lay the dead to rest. The result is a singular collection of essays that weaves together history, mythology, journalism, and personal narrative into the author's search for a place to process grief. Mira y Lopez explores unusual hallowed grounds--from the world's largest cryonics institute in southern Arizona to a set of Roman catacombs being digested by modern bacteria, to his family's burial plots in the mountains outside Rio de Janeiro to a nineteenth-century desert cemetery that was relocated for the building of a modern courthouse. The Book of Resting Places examines these overlooked spaces and what they tell us about ourselves and the passing of those we love--how we grieve them, and how we attempt to forget them.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mira y Lopez, T. (2017). The book of resting places: a personal history of where we lay the dead . Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mira y Lopez, Thomas. 2017. The Book of Resting Places: A Personal History of Where We Lay the Dead. Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mira y Lopez, Thomas. The Book of Resting Places: A Personal History of Where We Lay the Dead Counterpoint, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mira y Lopez, Thomas. The Book of Resting Places: A Personal History of Where We Lay the Dead Counterpoint, 2017.
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