Description |
640 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
A complete guide for those making funeral arrangements with or without a funeral director. Funeral law for the consumer. |
Contents |
Personal stories -- What is a "traditional" American funeral? -- Managing death: necessary information -- A free funeral: starting a funeral committee in your congregation -- Cremation with dignity / by Patsy Santoro -- Body and organ donation: let the dead teach the living -- Tales from a country coroner / by Susan McIver -- Burial: public, religious, and family cemeteries -- For-profit cemeteries: no rest for the unwary -- Understanding the tricks of the funeral trade: a changing deathcare industry -- Embalming: "a beautiful memory picture"? -- Caskets & other boxes, markers & memorials -- The body snatchers: preneed greed -- Federal Trade Commission: boon and boondoggle -- Funeral planning societies: a consumer's right to choose -- Caring for the dead in: [states] -- Ethical standards, unprofessional conduct, & filing a complaint -- Consumer's guide to the FTC funeral rule -- Death certificate details -- A good neighbor's list for a time of death. |
Subject |
Death -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- United States.
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Burial laws -- United States -- States.
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Funeral Rites. (DNLM)D005655 |
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Death. (DNLM)D003643 |
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Mortuary Practice -- legislation & jurisprudence. (DNLM)D009027Q000331 |
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Burial. (DNLM)D002048 |
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United States. (DNLM)D014481 |
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Burial laws -- U.S. states.
(OCoLC)fst00841762
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Death. (OCoLC)fst00888613
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Funeral rites and ceremonies. (OCoLC)fst00936223
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Handbook. (DNLM)D020479 |
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Popular Work. (DNLM)D020496 |
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Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Handbooks and manuals.
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ISBN |
0942679210 (paperback) |
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9780942679212 (paperback) |
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