Morbid Non Fiction Dealing with Death, Dying and Funeral Rituals

by Chris "The Serial Rat" on July 18, 2009

Below are morbid non-fiction books and all of them are available through the libraries of the CLEVNET Consortium, many are owned by the Cleveland Hts-University Hts. Public Library System. You can click on the title if you’d like to order the book through the CLEVNET webcatalog.

Non-Fiction:

Baden, Michael

Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner
Bass, William M.

Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science
Cullen, Lisa Takeuchi

Remember Me: A lively Tour of the New American Way of Death
Johnson, Marilyn

The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
Largo, Michael

Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die
Maples, William R.

Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthroplogist
Mitford, Jessica

The American Way of Death Revisited
Nuland, Sherwin B.

How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter
Ramsland, Katherine M.

Cemetery Stories: Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death
Roach, Mary

Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Sachs, Jessica Snyder

Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death
Sheeler, Jim

Obit: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People Who Led Extraordinary Lives

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