Books about death, dying, and rituals




Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries show

Summary: In this installment of “Read This Book!” Janice Jaguszewski talks about books related to death, dying, funerals, and rituals related to dying. Jaguszewski is the director of Health Sciences Libraries at the University of Minnesota.<br> Host of “Read This Book!” is Lisa Von Drasek, curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota.<br> Find the reviewed books:<br> <br> * The D Word by Sue Brayne<br> <br> * <a href="http://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=requestTab&amp;ct=display&amp;fn=search&amp;doc=UMN_ALMA21462154490001701&amp;indx=1&amp;recIds=UMN_ALMA21462154490001701&amp;recIdxs=0&amp;elementId=0&amp;renderMode=poppedOut&amp;displayMode=full&amp;frbrVersion=&amp;vid=TWINCITIES&amp;mode=Basic&amp;tab=default_tab&amp;dscnt=0&amp;vl(freeText0)=%22The%20D%20Word%22&amp;dstmp=1467057373359">From University of Minnesota Libraries</a><br> <br> <br> * Meaningful Funerals by Ewan Kelly<br> <br> * <a href="http://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=requestTab&amp;ct=display&amp;fn=search&amp;doc=UMN_ALMA21395754680001701&amp;indx=1&amp;recIds=UMN_ALMA21395754680001701&amp;recIdxs=0&amp;elementId=0&amp;renderMode=poppedOut&amp;displayMode=full&amp;frbrVersion=&amp;frbg=&amp;vl(47645736UI0)=any&amp;&amp;vl(1UI0)=contains&amp;dscnt=0&amp;scp.scps=scope%3A%28TWINCITIES%29&amp;tb=t&amp;vl(5711449UI1)=all_items&amp;vid=TWINCITIES&amp;mode=Basic&amp;srt=rank&amp;tab=default_tab&amp;dum=true&amp;vl(freeText0)=Meaningful%20Funerals&amp;dstmp=1467040968577">From University of Minnesota Libraries</a><br> <br> <br> * Perfect Strangers Guide to Funerals by Stuart M. Matlins<br> <br> * <a href="http://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=requestTab&amp;ct=display&amp;fn=search&amp;doc=UMN_ALMA21513899320001701&amp;indx=1&amp;recIds=UMN_ALMA21513899320001701&amp;recIdxs=0&amp;elementId=0&amp;renderMode=poppedOut&amp;displayMode=full&amp;frbrVersion=&amp;frbg=&amp;vl(47645736UI0)=any&amp;&amp;vl(1UI0)=contains&amp;dscnt=0&amp;scp.scps=scope%3A%28TWINCITIES%29&amp;tb=t&amp;vl(5711449UI1)=all_items&amp;vid=TWINCITIES&amp;mode=Basic&amp;srt=rank&amp;tab=default_tab&amp;dum=true&amp;vl(freeText0)=Perfect%20Strangers%20Guide%20to%20Funerals&amp;dstmp=1467041096791">From University of Minnesota Libraries</a><br> * <a href="https://apps.hclib.org/catalog/record.cfm?title=Perfect%20Strangers%20Guide%20to%20Funerals&amp;row=1&amp;id=4168869">From Hennepin County Library</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Parting Ways by Denise Carson<br> <br> * <a href="http://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=requestTab&amp;ct=display&amp;fn=search&amp;doc=dedupmrg41119921&amp;indx=1&amp;recIds=dedupmrg41119921&amp;recIdxs=0&amp;elementId=0&amp;renderMode=poppedOut&amp;displayMode=full&amp;frbrVersion=&amp;frbg=&amp;vl(47645736UI0)=any&amp;&amp;vl(1UI0)=contains&amp;dscnt=0&amp;scp.scps=scope%3A%28TWINCITIES%29&amp;tb=t&amp;vl(5711449UI1)=all_items&amp;vid=TWINCITIES&amp;mode=Basic&amp;srt=rank&amp;tab=default_tab&amp;dum=true&amp;vl(freeText0)=Parting%20Ways&amp;dstmp=1467041203074">From University of Minnesota Libraries</a><br> <br> <br> <br> About Lisa Von Drasek and Read This Book!<br> <a href="https://www.lib.umn.edu/about/staff/lisa-von-drasek">Lisa Von Drasek</a> is the Curator of the <a href="https://www.lib.umn.edu/clrc">Children’s Literature Research Collections</a> at the University of Minnesota Libraries. <br> Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes.<br>