Round-Trip to Deadsville: A Year in the Funeral Underground
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Book Overview
Our narrator, Tim Matson, assaulted by middle-aged existential doubt and morbid preoccupations, sets out to confront the demons of death and the denizens of the funeral trade. His odyssey begins when... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1890132179
ISBN13:9781890132170
Release Date:January 2000
Publisher:Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Length:220 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
This book was instrumental in my career as a funeral director.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This book raises the key questions about the Funeral Industry. It was very instrumental in my changing careers and becoming a funeral director. It is quite an exciting journey and the author gives you an exiting ride to deadsville and back. The book needs an update and that is why there are only four stars. Several years ago it met my needs, and answered a lot of questions. It is a book I would still purchase today, but is not the first book on funerals I would recomend. It is very descriptive and I especially enjoyed the section on Casket making. yourfuneralGuy, Funeral Director.
Compelling!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
A compelling look at death and the funeral industry. It's extremely well-written. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it.
Underground Classic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
No pun intended, this short (144-page) journey through funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematoriums with side trips to probate lawyers, casket-makers, astrologers, and stone-cutters (among others) is truly an underground classic and a MUST-READ for baby-boomers. Once you start talking about it, you will be surprised how many of your contemporaries have read it. Matson doesn't have all the answers, but he raises thought-provoking questions about dying (and what happens next) in a manner which will bring a smile to your face while enlightening you about things you never thought about, much less knew--although you will quickly sense that you DO need to think about them and DO need to know about them.
Ride Along With Tim - Both an odyssey and an adventure!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Very enjoyable and easy to read, you'll feel like you're riding right beside Tim Matson the entire ride. I read this book in one evening (couldn't put it down). A suprise ending that befits its title! Good work.
Eat well, stay fit and die anyway!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This wonderfully humorous book will open your eyes to the underworld. You'll never think about dying the same way again. All the important stops in the nowadays astonishingly complicated process of getting yourself underground are visited and at the end leave you wanting more... Enjoy the read, Matson does a fabolous job of drawing you into an eerie subject.
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