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We need to talk about death : [an important book about grief, celebrations, and love]

Chavez, Sarah, author.

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2024

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155.937 CHA

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SD_ILS:704016

Lonely Planet's guide to death, grief and rebirth : how global grieving customs can help us live (and die) well

Isalska, Anita, author.

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2024

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306.9 ISA

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SD_ILS:722145

Custodians of wonder : ancient customs, profound traditions, and the last people keeping them alive

Stein, Eliot, author.

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2024

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363.69 STE

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SD_ILS:729898

Crypt : life, death and disease in the Middle Ages and beyond

Roberts, Alice, 1973- author.

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2024

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393.0941 ROB

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SD_ILS:786329

Blessing it all : rituals for transition and transformation

Palm, Allison, editor.

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2024

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264 BLE

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SD_ILS:719441

The vibration of Grace : sound healing rituals for liberation

Breedlove, gina, author.

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2023

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615.85154 BRE

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SD_ILS:711120

Smudging and the four sacred medicines

Samatte, Sandra, author.

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2023

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299.7 SAM

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SD_ILS:721262

The big exit : the surprisingly urgent challenge of handling the remains of a billion boomers

Sutton, Ian (Canadian author), author.

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2023

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393.1 SUT

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SD_ILS:678892

The Tibetan book of the dead for beginners : a guide to living and dying

Lama Lhanang, Rinpoche, author.

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2023

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294.3423 LAM

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SD_ILS:679493

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All the living and the dead : from embalmers to executioners, an exploration of the people who have made death their life's work

Campbell, Hayley, author.

Publication Date

2022

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363.75 CAM

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Last rites : the evolution of the American funeral

Harra, Todd, author.

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2022

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393 HAR

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Funeral readings and poems

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2022

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808.803548 FUN

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