Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty—a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre—took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity
Fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for their dead. In rural Indonesia, she observes a man clean and dress his gran
What happens if someone dies on a plane?Can we give Grandma a Viking funeral?Why don't animals dig up all the graves?Will my hair keep growing in my coffin after I'm buried? Every day, funeral directo
Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty embarked on a global expedition to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Zoroastrian sky burials to wish-granti
Winner of a Goodreads Choice Award“Funny, dark, and at times stunningly existential.” ―Marianne Eloise, GuardianEveryone has questions about death. In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, best-selling author
As a practising mortician, Caitlin Doughty has long been fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies. In From Here to Eternity she sets out in search of cultures unburdened by such fears. With c
As a practising mortician, Caitlin Doughty has long been fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies. In From Here to Eternity she sets out in search of cultures unburdened by such fears. In rur
New York Times BestsellerBest-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition.Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty rece
