Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Corpses, Coffins and Crypts : A History Of Burial by Penny Colman ISBN: 0-8050-5066-3 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 December, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Long on political correctness; short on facts
Comment: I was terribly diappointed in Mrs. Coleman's book. I had expected the book to be about unusual or macabre stories involving corpses, coffins and crypts. Instead, it turned out to be a rather disjointed review of the funeral practices of various cultures sprinkled with grave stone architecture. The author mentions that John Paul Jones body was well preserved because it was wrapped in tinfoil and his coffin was made of lead. A little research would show that tinfoil was non existent in the 18th century and that Jones' body was indeed well perserved because is was submerged in alcohol inside of a sealed lead coffin!
Colemen states that mummies she shows in a photo were "probably photgraphed in Mexico". Probably? The fact of the matter is that the photo is of the Capuchins' catacombs of Palermo. Were these glaring errors not bad enough, Coleman mainly focuses on the accomplishments of deceased minority women, and their final resting place, while making only fleeting references to dead white males and their historic contributions. Some items are interesting such as the Amana caskets and so on but, on balance, is is a woefully disappointing work. It isn't worth buying.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Fascinating Read for Kids and Adults Alike
Comment: I purchased this book for my 8th grade students to use in a historical research project regarding burial customs throughout history. They LOVED it. The information is presented in understandable terms and avoids scaring young readers.
The only flaw I found with this book is the lack of organization. It was difficult for the students to look up information. I would have preferred more information on catacombs as well. However, the purpose of this book, I believe, was to entertain and stimulate interest. It achieved its purpose. Highly recommended.
Rating: 4
Summary: This was a good book.
Comment: I think that this book was exceptionally good, though, I think it would have been alot better if the writer wrote alittle more about what happens after you die and not what the family goes through after you die. We all know that it is very upsetting when a loved one or someone you know dies. So I think the writer should have focused alittle more on that. Other than that i would recommened this book to any reader out there.
 |
Title: Cemetery Stories : Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death by Katherine Ramsland ISBN: 006018518X Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
 |
Title: The American Way of Death Revisited by Jessica Mitford ISBN: 0679771867 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
 |
Title: One Foot in the Grave: Secrets of a Cemetery Sexton by Chad Daybell ISBN: 1555175562 Publisher: Cedar Fort Pub. Date: 28 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
 |
Title: Profits of Death: An Insider Exposes the Death Care Industries by Darryl J. Roberts ISBN: 1877749214 Publisher: Five Star Pubns Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
 |
Title: Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America by Gary Laderman ISBN: 019513608X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
