Death to Dust: What Happens to Dead Bodies?In our culture, we rarely speak about death -- partly because it is seen as a sort of pornography, shrouded in indecency and immersed in taboos; and partly because we know so little about it. Yet nearly everyone at some point has questions about what happens after death. At long last, here is a book to answer many of those questions: What physical changes occur to a dead body? |
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Projected U S Population and Deaths | 4 |
Say It Gently Words Sayings Poetry | 14 |
Findings in all Patients in Persistent and Permanent | 25 |
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