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Book Title: Grave Matters : a Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: Industries / Service, Death & Dying, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Death, Grief, Bereavement, General
Genre: Nature, Family & Relationships, Social Science, Self-Help, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 7.3 Oz
Author: Mark Harris
Item Length: 8.4 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
