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The American Way of Death
The American Way of Death
Author: Jessica Mitford
Jessica Mitford's explosive and astonishing book makes public the fantastic inner workings of our Funeral Industry. — The grotesqueries we glimpesed in Evelyn Waugh's novel "The Loved One" pale before the actuality as Miss Mitford discloses the bizarre facts behind the average American funeral, coast to coast. She brings into the open every aspe...  more »
ISBN: 26305
Pages: 333
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3.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed The American Way of Death on + 175 more book reviews
1st printing of the original 1963 edition. Not the revised edition of 1978 or 1998.
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This is an old copy - states 4th printing and copyright 1963.
Book is very interesting; makes you wary of the entire death industry!


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