From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death [Paperback]

Doughty is a relentlessly curious and chipper tour guide to the underworld, and the weirder things get, the happier she seems.& Her dispatches from the dark side [are] doing us all a kindnessoffering a picture of what were in for, even if wed rather not know.Illuminating.&Thought-provoking.& Unless you and your friends are immortal, this book pertains to you.Caitlin Doughty is razor sharp, and writes about death with exceptional clarity and style.Doughty writes bluntly about open-air cremations, natural burials and body composting, bringing a little more clarity and a little less mystery to the question: 'What happens to us after we die?'The macabre travelogue is a thoughtful reflection and a smart critique of the American funeral industry, with plenty of gallows humor thrown in.It sounds a bit likeDoughty finds the humanity in others cultures' relationship with death that seems to be lacking in ours.This humane book gently provokes you to wonder: what exactly is your ideal funeral?A