Thursday, June 18, 2009

Cemetery Stories Creepy Graveyards Embalming Secrets the Life of a Corpse After Death by Katherine Ramsland ISBN 006018518X

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Cemetery Stories: Creepy Graveyards, Embalming Secrets & the Life of a Corpse After Death by Katherine Ramsland, ISBN 006018518X

An anecdotal look at funeral customs and cemeteries includes stories about embalmers who have sex with the corpses they work on, forensics testing practices performed at The Body Farm, the craft of the undertaker, a cemetery established by slaves freed by the Underground Railroad, and the Illinois burial site of the son of Satan. Original. 20,000 first printing....The bestselling author of 'The Vampire Collection' with Anne Rice goes undercover and has conversations with mortuary assistants, gravediggers, funeral home owners, and others as she delves into the fascinating, true, and often morbid wo rld of cemeteries.... Click here or on the image for details



Thursday, June 4, 2009

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ISBN 0553577123


 

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, ISBN 0553577123

An uncut edition of Anne Frank's diary includes entries originally omitted by her father and provides insight into Anne's relationship with her mother...Anne Frank's 'The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit. Restored in this Definitive Edition are diary entries that were omitted from the original edition. These passages, which constitute 30 percent more material, reinforce the fact that Anne was first and foremost a teenage girl, not a remote and flawless symbol. She fret ted about and tried to cope with her own sexuality. Like many young girls, she often found herself in disagreements with her mother. And like any teenager, she veered between the carefree nature of a child and the full-fledged sorrow of an adult. Anne emerges more human, more vulnerable and more vital than ever.
Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, hid in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse for two years. She was thirteen when she went into the Secret Annex with her family.... Click here or on the image for details