Death, Society, and Human Experience
by Robert Kastenbaum
Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: an unhurried non-fiction book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
About This Book
Providing an understanding of the relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society. This book is intended to contribute to your understanding of your relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society. Kastenbaum shows how individual and societal attitudes influence both how and when we die and how we live and deal with the knowledge of death and loss.
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- Author
- Robert Kastenbaum
- Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 394
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- Open Library
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