{"product_id":"from-here-to-eternity-9780393249897","title":"From Here to Eternity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eSmoke Gets in Your Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with \"dignity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Doughty is a relentlessly curious and chipper tour guide to the underworld, and the weirder things get, the happier she seems. … [H]er dispatches from the dark side [are] doing us all a kindness—offering a picture of what we’re in for, even if we’d rather not know.\" -- Libby Copeland - New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"Doughty chronicles [death] practices with tenderheartedness, a technician’s fascination, and an unsentimental respect for grief.\" -- Jill Lepore - The New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\"Doughty writes bluntly about open-air cremations, natural burials and body composting, bringing a little more clarity and a little less mystery to the question: 'What happens to us after we die?'\" -- NPR (Our Guide to 2017's Great Reads)\u003cbr\u003e\"[T]he macabre travelogue is a thoughtful reflection and a smart critique of the American funeral industry, with plenty of gallows humor thrown in.\" -- Smithsonian (The Ten Best Travel Books of 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\"Doughty finds the humanity in others cultures' relationship with death that seems to be lacking in ours.\" -- Justin Caffier - Vice\u003cbr\u003e\"This slim volume, full of captivating, enlightening, and humorous tidbits, is a—dare I say—uplifting exploration of what people the world over do to withstand loss and the bite of impermanence. This is death as viewed by a mortician: profound, unavoidable, natural, and a bit funny.\" -- KQED\u003cbr\u003e\"This humane book gently provokes you to wonder: what exactly is your ideal funeral?\" -- The Times\u003cbr\u003e\"From Here To Eternity is fascinating, thought-provoking and – who would have guessed? – sometimes funny. Put it on your bucket list.\" -- The Mail\u003cbr\u003e\"Caitlin Doughty is razor sharp, and writes about death with exceptional clarity and style. \u003cem\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e manages to be both an extremely funny travelogue and a deeply moving book about what death means to us all.\" -- Dylan Thuras, co-founder of Atlas Obscura\u003cbr\u003e\"[Doughty’s] fascinating tour of rituals contains liturgies that readers will surely observe as rare, macabre, unbelievable, ancient, and precious—sometimes simultaneously.\" -- Kirkus\u003cbr\u003e\"She is the ideal guide on this journey, curious and respectful...Recommended for fans of the author and those with an interest in anthropology and ritual.\" -- Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\"A thought-provoking book about the complicated, fascinating world of funerary practices. Unless you and your friends are immortal, this book pertains to you.\" -- A. J. Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e\"In her jocular but reverential tone… Doughty doesn’t offer a simple morbid travelogue; instead, she digs into diverse death experiences with deep veneration and examines ties to socioeconomic, status, female identity, and religion.\" -- Booklist","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864542032215,"sku":"9780393249897","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393249897.jpg?v=1722272394","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-here-to-eternity-9780393249897","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}