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Smoke gets in your eyes : and other lessons from the crematory / Caitlin Doughty.

Doughty, Caitlin, (author.).

Summary:
The blogger behind the popular Web series Ask a Mortician describes her experiences working at a crematory, including how she sometimes got ashes on her clothes and how she cared for bodies of all shapes and sizes.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393240238 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0393240231 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: x, 254 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-254).
Formatted Contents Note:
Shaving Byron -- Puppy surprise -- The thud -- Toothpicks in Jell-O -- Push the button -- Pink cocktail -- Demon babies -- Direct disposal -- Unnatural natural -- Alas, poor Yorick -- Eros and Thanatos -- Bubblating -- Ghusl -- Solo witness -- The redwoods -- Deth skool -- Body van -- The art of dying -- Prodigal daughter.
Subject: Doughty, Caitlin.
Undertakers and undertaking > United States > Biography.
Undertakers and undertaking > Anecdotes.

Available copies

  • 17 of 19 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 19 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cambria County Library 363.7509 D732s (Text) 85131001429209 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Dover Area Community Library Adults 363.7 DOU Nonfiction (Text) 34217000669663 Adult Area Available -
Emmaus Public Library 393 DOUG (Text) 36446001870411 Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 05/02/2024
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults 363.7 DOU Nonfiction (Text) 34007002094949 Adult Area Available -
Hollidaysburg Area Public Library 363.75092 Dou 2014 (Text) 10HOL00002329- Adult Nonfiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 363.75092 Doughty Death (Text) 39427102961174 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 05/13/2024
Lower Macungie Library BIO DOUGHTY (Text) 33400001234452 Adult Biography Available -
Mason-Dixon Public Library Adults 363.7 DOU Nonfiction (Text) 34262000747796 Main Room Available -
North Wales Area Library 363.7 Doughty (Text) 35410000526822 NWAL Non-Fiction Available -
Parkland Community Library B DOUGHTY DOU (Text) 34422006825356 Adult Biography Available -


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