Final Departures: Weird and Wonderful Tales of Death, Funerals and Bereavement from Around the World

by Barry Albin-Dyer

In "Final Departures, " Barry Albin Dyer leavers the boundaries of his beloved Bermondsey to take us on a whistle-stop tour of death around the world. In this book, he introduces us to an astonishing variety of attitudes and practices of dyingsome gruesome, some bizarre, and many quite beautiful and moving. Barry's unique journey takes us from the mummies of ancient Egypt to the techno-funerals of modern-day Korea and into the future, when it will...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034090853X
• ISBN13: 9780340908532
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"