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2020 |
![]() ![]() Author: Doughty Caitlin Publisher: Il Saggiatore Quando morirò il mio gatto mi mangerà gli occhi? Se prima di morire mangio un sacco di pop-corn crudi che cosa succede quando mi cremano? I gemelli siamesi muoiono sempre nello stesso momento? Se muoio facendo una smorfia mi resterà per sempre? È vero che sugli aerei c'è uno scomparto segreto per chi muore in volo? Posso far conservare il mio corpo nell'ambra come gli insetti di Jurassic Park? Ogni domanda sulla morte è un'ottima domanda. Con "Il mio gatto mi mangerà gli occhi?" Caitlin Doughty risponde a tutti gli interrogativi possibili su cadaveri, sepolture e funerali e vi fa scoprire gli aspetti più bizzarri e inaspettati della grande livellatrice. Imparerete così che anche da morti potete fare cose molto utili come donare il sangue; che se vi viene un coccolone mentre cenate la vostra fetta di pizza ha ancora molta strada da fare e molte cose da raccontare; che la pellicola da cucina è essenziale per rendere presentabile un cadavere; che tutte le leggende metropolitane di morti a cui crescono i capelli o che si mettono a sedere nell'obitorio sono, appunto, leggende; che se volete diventare uno scheletro bello pulito dovete farvi seppellire in un terreno umido, argilloso e ricco di microrganismi, mentre se volete diventare una splendida mummia dovete scegliere un suolo arido. Con "Il mio gatto mi mangerà gli occhi?" scoprirete soprattutto un modo diverso di pensare alla morte e comincerete a vederla come un evento del tutto naturale, di cui conoscere i processi chimici e con cui avere a che fare attraverso riti meno alienanti di quelli attualmente in uso nella nostra c € 17,00
Scontato: € 16,15
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1919 |
![]() ![]() Author: Caitlin Doughty Publisher: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON € 17,80
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![]() ![]() Author: Caitlin Doughty Publisher: Orion Export Editions € 15,30
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![]() ![]() Author: Caitlin Doughty Publisher: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON € 13,05
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1918 |
![]() ![]() Author: Doughty Caitlin, Blair Landis (ILT) Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc € 13,15
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![]() ![]() Author: Doughty Caitlin Publisher: Thorndike Pr € 34,00
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2018 |
![]() ![]() Author: Doughty Caitlin Publisher: Carbonio Editore Mentre la maggior parte della gente rifugge il pensiero della morte, Caitlin Doughty ne è incuriosita fin da quando era piccola. E, dopo essersi laureata in Storia medievale con una tesi sulla stregoneria, a ventitré anni ha scelto di diventare un'intrepida esploratrice del mondo dei defunti, trovandosi un impiego alla Westwind Cremation & Burial, un'impresa di pompe funebri di Oakland. In questo bizzarro memoir seguiamo le tragicomiche avventure della giovane apprendista e dei suoi esperti colleghi alle prese con strani rituali funebri, assurde richieste dei parenti e i tanti segreti dell'industria funeraria. € 16,50
Scontato: € 15,68
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1918 |
![]() ![]() Author: Caitlin Doughty Publisher: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON € 17,80
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1917 |
![]() ![]() Author: Caitlin Doughty Publisher: Orion Export Editions € 17,60
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![]() ![]() Author: Doughty Caitlin, Blair Landis (ILT) Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc € 22,30
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1916 |
![]() ![]() Author: Caitlin Doughty Publisher: CANONGATE BOOKS € 11,70
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1915 |
![]() ![]() Author: Doughty Caitlin Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty—a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre—took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life’s work. Thrown into a profession of gallows humor and vivid characters (both living and very dead), Caitlin learned to navigate the secretive culture of those who care for the deceased.Smoke Gets in Your Eyes tells an unusual coming-of-age story full of bizarre encounters and unforgettable scenes. Caring for dead bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, Caitlin soon becomes an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead. She describes how she swept ashes from the machines (and sometimes onto her clothes) and reveals the strange history of cremation and undertaking, marveling at bizarre and wonderful funeral practices from different cultures.Her eye-opening, candid, and often hilarious story is like going on a journey with your bravest friend to the cemetery at midnight. She demystifies death, leading us behind the black curtain of her unique profession. And she answers questions you didn’t know you had: Can you catch a disease from a corpse? How many dead bodies can you fit in a Dodge van? What exactly does a flaming skull look like?Honest and heartfelt, self-deprecating and ironic, Caitlin's engaging style makes this otherwise taboo topic both approachable and engrossing. Now a licensed mortician with an alternative funeral practice, Caitlin argues that our fear of dying warps our culture and society, and she calls for better ways of dealing with death (and our dead). € 14,30
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![]() ![]() Author: Doughty Caitlin Publisher: Large Print Pr € 14,80
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1914 |
![]() ![]() Author: Doughty Caitlin Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty—a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre—took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life’s work. Thrown into a profession of gallows humor and vivid characters (both living and very dead), Caitlin learned to navigate the secretive culture of those who care for the deceased.Smoke Gets in Your Eyes tells an unusual coming-of-age story full of bizarre encounters and unforgettable scenes. Caring for dead bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, Caitlin soon becomes an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead. She describes how she swept ashes from the machines (and sometimes onto her clothes) and reveals the strange history of cremation and undertaking, marveling at bizarre and wonderful funeral practices from different cultures.Her eye-opening, candid, and often hilarious story is like going on a journey with your bravest friend to the cemetery at midnight. She demystifies death, leading us behind the black curtain of her unique profession. And she answers questions you didn’t know you had: Can you catch a disease from a corpse? How many dead bodies can you fit in a Dodge van? What exactly does a flaming skull look like?Honest and heartfelt, self-deprecating and ironic, Caitlin's engaging style makes this otherwise taboo topic both approachable and engrossing. Now a licensed mortician with an alternative funeral practice, Caitlin argues that our fear of dying warps our culture and society, and she calls for better ways of dealing with death (and our dead). € 22,30
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