<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - Death & Dying]]> https://www.thebookco.com Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:22:42 +0000 <![CDATA[The Book of MAID (Understanding Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-book-of-maid-9781997701798 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:18:38 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-book-of-maid-9781997701798 The Book of MAID (Understanding Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada) by George S. Takach, 9781997701798

A clear, compassionate guide to medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada, this book helps readers navigate one of life’s most difficult decisions with confidence and understanding. Written in plain language, it explains when MAID may be considered, how the process works, and what patients a..

Price: $16.95

]]> The Book of MAID (Understanding Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada) by George S. Takach, 9781997701798

A clear, compassionate guide to medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada, this book helps readers navigate one of life’s most difficult decisions with confidence and understanding. Written in plain language, it explains when MAID may be considered, how the process works, and what patients a..

Price: $16.95

]]> A clear, compassionate guide to medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada, this book helps readers navigate one of life’s most difficult decisions with confidence and understanding. Written in plain language, it explains when MAID may be considered, how the process works, and what patients a..]]> <![CDATA[Burdened Agency (Christian Theology and End-of-Life Ethics)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/burdened-agency-9780268208424 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:46:41 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/burdened-agency-9780268208424 Burdened Agency (Christian Theology and End-of-Life Ethics) by Travis Pickell, 9780268208424

Travis Pickell explores the paradoxes of choice in modern dying and the ways Christian theology can aid in navigating the relationship between moral agency and dignity at the end of life.

Burdened Agency addresses the problem of death and dying through Christian ..

Price: $35.00

]]> Burdened Agency (Christian Theology and End-of-Life Ethics) by Travis Pickell, 9780268208424

Travis Pickell explores the paradoxes of choice in modern dying and the ways Christian theology can aid in navigating the relationship between moral agency and dignity at the end of life.

Burdened Agency addresses the problem of death and dying through Christian ..

Price: $35.00

]]> Travis Pickell explores the paradoxes of choice in modern dying and the ways Christian theology can aid in navigating the relationship between moral agency and dignity at the end of life.

Burdened Agency addresses the problem of death and dying through Christian ..]]> <![CDATA[Big Death (Funeral Planning in the Age of Corporate Deathcare)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/big-death-9781552662403 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:10:27 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/big-death-9781552662403 Big Death (Funeral Planning in the Age of Corporate Deathcare) by Doug Smith, 9781552662403

Over the last twenty years the corporate death “care” industry, has taken over Canada’s funerals and funeral planning, in preparation for the Golden Age of Death in North America, which will commence in 2016, when the first baby boomer turns seventy.

In Big Death, Winnipeg writer Doug Sm..

Price: $22.00

]]> Big Death (Funeral Planning in the Age of Corporate Deathcare) by Doug Smith, 9781552662403

Over the last twenty years the corporate death “care” industry, has taken over Canada’s funerals and funeral planning, in preparation for the Golden Age of Death in North America, which will commence in 2016, when the first baby boomer turns seventy.

In Big Death, Winnipeg writer Doug Sm..

Price: $22.00

]]> Over the last twenty years the corporate death “care” industry, has taken over Canada’s funerals and funeral planning, in preparation for the Golden Age of Death in North America, which will commence in 2016, when the first baby boomer turns seventy.

In Big Death, Winnipeg writer Doug Sm..]]> <![CDATA[Social Perspectives on Death and Dying, 3rd Edition]]> https://www.thebookco.com/social-perspectives-on-death-and-dying-3rd-edition-9781773631837 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:57:04 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/social-perspectives-on-death-and-dying-3rd-edition-9781773631837 Social Perspectives on Death and Dying, 3rd Edition by Jeanette Auger, 9781773631837

Death is inevitable, but our perspectives about death and dying are socially constructed. This updated third edition takes us through the maze of issues, both social and personal, which surround death and dying in Canada. Topics include euthanasia and medically assisted death, palliative care a..

Price: $39.00

]]> Social Perspectives on Death and Dying, 3rd Edition by Jeanette Auger, 9781773631837

Death is inevitable, but our perspectives about death and dying are socially constructed. This updated third edition takes us through the maze of issues, both social and personal, which surround death and dying in Canada. Topics include euthanasia and medically assisted death, palliative care a..

Price: $39.00

]]> Death is inevitable, but our perspectives about death and dying are socially constructed. This updated third edition takes us through the maze of issues, both social and personal, which surround death and dying in Canada. Topics include euthanasia and medically assisted death, palliative care a..]]> <![CDATA[Death in California (The Bizarre, Freakish and Just Curious Ways People Die in the Golden State)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/death-in-california-9781884995576 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:00:03 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/death-in-california-9781884995576 Death in California (The Bizarre, Freakish and Just Curious Ways People Die in the Golden State) by David Kulczyk, 9781884995576With details about grim and grisly fatalities, this history of California's arcane deaths encompasses the murders and accidents that at one time shocked the West Coast. The stories of hangings, gun accidents, suicides, crashes, and overdoses of both the famous and obscure offer a bizarre and light..

Price: $15.95

]]> Death in California (The Bizarre, Freakish and Just Curious Ways People Die in the Golden State) by David Kulczyk, 9781884995576With details about grim and grisly fatalities, this history of California's arcane deaths encompasses the murders and accidents that at one time shocked the West Coast. The stories of hangings, gun accidents, suicides, crashes, and overdoses of both the famous and obscure offer a bizarre and light..

Price: $15.95

]]> <![CDATA[Pardon My Hearse (A Colorful Portrait of Where the Funeral and Entertainment Industries Met in Hollywood)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/pardon-my-hearse-9781610352482 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:17:06 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/pardon-my-hearse-9781610352482 Pardon My Hearse (A Colorful Portrait of Where the Funeral and Entertainment Industries Met in Hollywood) by Allan Abbott, 9781610352482Even celebrities die—and author Allan Abbott was the man who picked up the bodies! He ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and got an unprecedented glimpse of how celebrities really live and die.

The Forrest Gump of the funeral industr..

Price: $16.95

]]> Pardon My Hearse (A Colorful Portrait of Where the Funeral and Entertainment Industries Met in Hollywood) by Allan Abbott, 9781610352482Even celebrities die—and author Allan Abbott was the man who picked up the bodies! He ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and got an unprecedented glimpse of how celebrities really live and die.

The Forrest Gump of the funeral industr..

Price: $16.95

]]> Even celebrities die—and author Allan Abbott was the man who picked up the bodies! He ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and got an unprecedented glimpse of how celebrities really live and die.

The Forrest Gump of the funeral industr..]]> <![CDATA[The Troublesome Dead (Governing Marginalized Human Remains and Unappeased Souls)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-troublesome-dead-9781041032786 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:27:23 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-troublesome-dead-9781041032786 The Troublesome Dead (Governing Marginalized Human Remains and Unappeased Souls) by Nicolas Fischer, Florence Galmiche, Milena Jakšić, Carolina Kobelinsky, 9781041032786

The Troublesome Dead explores the phenomenon of socially ‘problematic’ dead bodies and their treatment as objects of controversy. This volume addresses the material, spiritual and political treatment of dead bodies that are considered less socially or politically relevant.

Price: $57.99

]]> The Troublesome Dead (Governing Marginalized Human Remains and Unappeased Souls) by Nicolas Fischer, Florence Galmiche, Milena Jakšić, Carolina Kobelinsky, 9781041032786

The Troublesome Dead explores the phenomenon of socially ‘problematic’ dead bodies and their treatment as objects of controversy. This volume addresses the material, spiritual and political treatment of dead bodies that are considered less socially or politically relevant.

Price: $57.99

]]> The Troublesome Dead explores the phenomenon of socially ‘problematic’ dead bodies and their treatment as objects of controversy. This volume addresses the material, spiritual and political treatment of dead bodies that are considered less socially or politically relevant.

]]> <![CDATA[Synchronicity in Grief (Reconstructing Meaning After Loss)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/synchronicity-in-grief-9781041251705 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:26:49 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/synchronicity-in-grief-9781041251705 Synchronicity in Grief (Reconstructing Meaning After Loss) by Jennifer Hill, 9781041251705

The book weaves together Jungian theory, contemporary grief frameworks, and intimate accounts of synchronicity across diverse loss experiences—from pet loss to spousal bereavement and beyond. Each chapter offers practical exercises that professionals can immediately incorporate into their work ..

Price: $59.99

]]> Synchronicity in Grief (Reconstructing Meaning After Loss) by Jennifer Hill, 9781041251705

The book weaves together Jungian theory, contemporary grief frameworks, and intimate accounts of synchronicity across diverse loss experiences—from pet loss to spousal bereavement and beyond. Each chapter offers practical exercises that professionals can immediately incorporate into their work ..

Price: $59.99

]]> The book weaves together Jungian theory, contemporary grief frameworks, and intimate accounts of synchronicity across diverse loss experiences—from pet loss to spousal bereavement and beyond. Each chapter offers practical exercises that professionals can immediately incorporate into their work ..]]> <![CDATA[Approaches to Death and Dying: Bioethical and Cultural Perspectives]]> https://www.thebookco.com/approaches-to-death-and-dying-bioethical-and-cultural-perspectives-9788323350552 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:06:52 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/approaches-to-death-and-dying-bioethical-and-cultural-perspectives-9788323350552 Approaches to Death and Dying: Bioethical and Cultural Perspectives by Jan Piasecki, Marta Szabat, 9788323350552The book Approaches to Death and Dying: Bioethical and Cultural Perspectives, edited by Marta Szabat and Jan Piasecki, is part of a still too narrow catalogue of works devoted to end-of-life themes. The volume consists of eleven articles arranged in four parts corresponding to a broad range..

Price: $50.00

]]> Approaches to Death and Dying: Bioethical and Cultural Perspectives by Jan Piasecki, Marta Szabat, 9788323350552The book Approaches to Death and Dying: Bioethical and Cultural Perspectives, edited by Marta Szabat and Jan Piasecki, is part of a still too narrow catalogue of works devoted to end-of-life themes. The volume consists of eleven articles arranged in four parts corresponding to a broad range..

Price: $50.00

]]> Approaches to Death and Dying: Bioethical and Cultural Perspectives, edited by Marta Szabat and Jan Piasecki, is part of a still too narrow catalogue of works devoted to end-of-life themes. The volume consists of eleven articles arranged in four parts corresponding to a broad range..]]> <![CDATA[Linguistic Response to the Taboo of Death in Egyptian Arabic]]> https://www.thebookco.com/linguistic-response-to-the-taboo-of-death-in-egyptian-arabic-9788323350316 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:01:39 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/linguistic-response-to-the-taboo-of-death-in-egyptian-arabic-9788323350316 Linguistic Response to the Taboo of Death in Egyptian Arabic by Magdalena Zawrotna, 9788323350316

The work presents a study of the linguistic and pragmatic response to the taboo of death in Egypt. The analysis leads the author to the conclusion that the experience of death in Egyptian society is mediated by religion. The reaction to death announcements includes a number of strategies to pro..

Price: $40.00

]]> Linguistic Response to the Taboo of Death in Egyptian Arabic by Magdalena Zawrotna, 9788323350316

The work presents a study of the linguistic and pragmatic response to the taboo of death in Egypt. The analysis leads the author to the conclusion that the experience of death in Egyptian society is mediated by religion. The reaction to death announcements includes a number of strategies to pro..

Price: $40.00

]]> The work presents a study of the linguistic and pragmatic response to the taboo of death in Egypt. The analysis leads the author to the conclusion that the experience of death in Egyptian society is mediated by religion. The reaction to death announcements includes a number of strategies to pro..]]>