Mortuary Confidential: Undertakers Spill the Dirt by Todd Harra (English) Paperb

Description: Mortuary Confidential by Todd Harra, Ken McKenzie Mortuary Confidential does for the undertaker profession what Stiff did for cadavers-it manages to be as informative and heartwarming as it is irreverent and hilarious. This collection of real stories from morticians and funeral directors across America feeds mainstream readers dark curiosity and sense of humor about "our world of death" with a behind-the-scenes glimpse into every conceivable facet from the people who touch it every day.Mortuary Confidential does for the undertaker profession what Stiff did for cadavers--it manages to be as informative and heartwarming as it is irreverent and hilarious. This collection of real stories from morticians and funeral directors across America feeds mainstream readers dark curiosity and sense of humor about "our world of death" with a behind-the-scenes glimpse into every conceivable facet from the people who touch it every day.From shoot-outs at funerals to dead men screaming and runaway corpses, undertakers have plenty of unusual stories to tell--and a special way of telling them.In this macabre and moving compilation, funeral directors across the country share their most embarrassing, jaw-dropping, irreverent, and deeply poignant stories about life at deaths door. Discover what scares them and what moves them to tears. Learn about rookie mistakes and why death sometimes calls for duct tape.Enjoy tales of the dearly departed spending eternity naked from the waist down and getting bottled and corked--in a wine bottle. And then meet their families--the weepers, the punchers, the stolidly dignified, and the ones who deliver their dead mother in a pickup truck.If theres one thing undertakers know, its that death drives people crazy. These are the best "bodies of work" from Americas darkest profession. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Todd Harra is the author of several books about the funeral profession. He is a fourth-generation funeral director and works for the family business in Wilmington, Delaware. In addition to being a funeral director and embalmer, Harra is a certified postmortem reconstructionist and cremationist. For more information, visit toddharra.com or connect on Facebook @toddharraauthor.Kenneth McKenzie first became interested in the death care industry at the age of twelve, following his fathers suicide. He has been a funeral director for 22 years and a funeral home owner for 14. In 2007 Ken created and published the well received Men of Mortuaries calendar, also the inspiration for this book, to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness and received Californias Outstanding Funeral Director of the Year award. He resides in Long Beach. Please visit Promotional "Headline" Mortuary Confidential does for the undertaker profession what Stiff did for cadavers-it manages to be as informative and heartwarming as it is irreverent and hilarious. This collection of real stories from morticians and funeral directors across America feeds mainstream readers dark curiosity and sense of humor about "our world of death" with a behind-the-scenes glimpse into every conceivable facet from the people who touch it every day. Details ISBN0806541393 Short Title Mortuary Confidential Pages 256 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0806541393 ISBN-13 9780806541396 Format Paperback Subtitle Undertakers Spill the Dirt DEWEY 363.75092273 Author Ken McKenzie Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-12-28 NZ Release Date 2021-12-28 US Release Date 2021-12-28 Publication Date 2021-12-28 UK Release Date 2021-12-28 Birth 1856 Death 1939 Affiliation Milan Polytechnic Position Professor of Industrial Design; Director of CIRIS (the Interdepartmental Centre for Research on Inno Qualifications FBA Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134155854;

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