Titles in This Set From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies Condition : BRAND NEW Format : Paperback ISBN : 9789124101633 Publisher : W&N (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) Age Range : Adult / General Readership Overview This Caitlin Doughty 2 Books Collection Set bundles two acclaimed titles into a single brand-new paperback package. Blending dark humour, meticulous research and genuine compassion, Doughty explores how the world confronts death and the disposal of the dead. Perfect for fans of popular science and unconventional non-fiction, this set is a thought-provoking, funny introduction to the death-positive movement from one of its leading voices. About the Books From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death sees practising mortician Caitlin Doughty set out across the globe to meet cultures unburdened by the Western fear of dead bodies. From a family in rural Indonesia who lovingly maintain a mummified relative at home, to Bolivian ñatitas (wish-granting human skulls) and the glowing-Buddha columbarium of Japan, Doughty investigates funerary customs almost entirely unknown in the West. With curiosity and morbid humour she questions what it truly means to treat the dead with dignity, and reveals possibilities for our own death rituals that modern America has long forgotten. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies takes on the frank, funny questions Doughty receives every day from her youngest fans. In thirty-five candid answers she covers the science and folklore of what happens to our bodies after death — why corpses groan, why nails appear to keep growing, and what causes the colour changes of decomposition. Told in her trademark blend of fact and gallows humour, it is educational and entertaining for curious minds of any age. Two full-length paperbacks from a New York Times bestselling author in one set Combines serious death-care research with genuinely funny, accessible storytelling Explores global funeral traditions rarely covered in mainstream non-fiction Great gift for readers of popular science, true stories and unconventional memoir Brand new condition, ready to read straight from the box About the Author Caitlin Doughty is an American mortician, writer and death acceptance advocate. She began working in the funeral industry as a crematory operator at age twenty-three, an experience chronicled in her debut memoir Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. She is the creator of the Ask a Mortician web series and founder of The Order of the Good Death, a nonprofit promoting honest conversation around death. Doughty owns a family-centred funeral home in Los Angeles and has authored several New York Times bestsellers. Why You'll Love This Set If you enjoy non-fiction that informs as much as it entertains, this pairing of global death rituals and everyday mortal curiosities is unmissable. Doughty's warm, witty voice makes even the darkest subject matter feel approachable, humane and genuinely fascinating. Please Note: Cover shown reflects the UK edition. Books are dispatched with the ISBN and cover art as pictured.