{"product_id":"grave-matters-a-journey-through-the-modern-funeral-industry-to-a-natural-way-of-burial-paperback","title":"Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the time Nate Fisher was laid to rest in a woodland grave sans coffin in the final season of \u003ci\u003eSix Feet Under, \u003c\/i\u003e Americans all across the country were starting to look outside the box when death came calling.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrave Matters\u003c\/i\u003e follows families who found in \"green\" burial a more natural, more economic, and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eschewing chemical embalming and fancy caskets, elaborate and costly funerals, they have embraced a range of natural options, new and old, that are redefining a better American way of death. Environmental journalist Mark Harris examines this new green burial underground, leading you into natural cemeteries and domestic graveyards, taking you aboard boats from which ashes and memorial \"reef balls\" are cast into the sea. He follows a family that conducts a home funeral, one that delivers a loved one to the crematory, and another that hires a carpenter to build a pine coffin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the morbidly fascinating tradition of \u003ci\u003eStiff, Grave Matters\u003c\/i\u003e details the embalming process and the environmental aftermath of the standard funeral. Harris also traces the history of burial in America, from frontier cemeteries to the billion-dollar business it is today, reporting on real families who opted for more simple, natural returns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For readers who want to follow the examples of these families and, literally, give back from the grave, appendices detail everything you need to know, from exact costs and laws to natural burial providers and their contact information.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is a former environmental columnist with the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Syndicate.\u003c\/i\u003e His articles and essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune, E\/The Environmental Magazine, Reader's Digest, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHope.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives with his family in Pennsylvania. Visit his website at www.gravematters.us\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191781744751,"sku":"9781416564041","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/S3RCQ25LcHIrengxSkYzSmhRVzlSdz09.webp?v=1780681938","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/grave-matters-a-journey-through-the-modern-funeral-industry-to-a-natural-way-of-burial-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}