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Published on Jul 01, 2003 | 320 Pages
Everything you always wanted to know about life when you’re six feet under.
Let’s face it, death is one of the most important events in life–and it never hurts to be prepared. Herein you’ll explore such provocative questions as: Is there life after death? Is the Hereafter sexist? And most important: How do you know you’re dead? This eye-opening collection of amusing tidbits, historical facts, and macabre curiosities probes the mysterious state that has stymied scholars and spiritualists since the beginning of time.
Did you know…
* An Australian woman had her husband’s ashes inserted in her breast implants, to keep him close
to her heart (see page 118)
* Heavy drinking combined with excess body fat can result in Spontaneous Human Combustion (see page 191)
* Statistically, you’re more likely to be killed by walking (660–1) than by lightning (55,000–1)
(see page 193)
PLUS Sex and Death * Graves of the Rich and Famous * Body Snatching and Grave Robbing * Ghosts, Ghouls, and the Undead *
And Much More!
Let’s face it, death is one of the most important events in life–and it never hurts to be prepared. Herein you’ll explore such provocative questions as: Is there life after death? Is the Hereafter sexist? And most important: How do you know you’re dead? This eye-opening collection of amusing tidbits, historical facts, and macabre curiosities probes the mysterious state that has stymied scholars and spiritualists since the beginning of time.
Did you know…
* An Australian woman had her husband’s ashes inserted in her breast implants, to keep him close
to her heart (see page 118)
* Heavy drinking combined with excess body fat can result in Spontaneous Human Combustion (see page 191)
* Statistically, you’re more likely to be killed by walking (660–1) than by lightning (55,000–1)
(see page 193)
PLUS Sex and Death * Graves of the Rich and Famous * Body Snatching and Grave Robbing * Ghosts, Ghouls, and the Undead *
And Much More!
Author
Tom Hickman
Tom Hickman has worked as a journalist on newspapers and national magazines and for the BBC. His books include a biography of Churchill’s wartime bodyguard; the story of the BBC during World War II; the experience of the Bevin Boys, sent to work in the coal mines during the war; and of postwar National Service after it. He has also written a history of changing sexual mores during the twentieth century.
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