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Category Archives: Lending Insight
“Body Brokers: Inside America’s Underground Trade in Human Remains,” by Annie Cheney
A 2006 book that by all rights should have caused a sensation
It’s hard to imagine subject matter more cringe-worthy than the for-profit tissue and body business. Perhaps this explains the relative obscurity of Annie Cheney’s “Body Brokers: Inside America’s Underground Trade in Human Remains,” a muckraking exposé on this for-profit, shockingly … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Annie Cheney, Body Brokers the book, Book Review, Cremation, Crematorium, Organ Donor, tissue and body donation
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“The Five Invitations” by Frank Ostaseski
A spiritual teacher and caregiver shares his wisdom about living and dying well
“The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” is a complex, thought provoking and thoroughly engaging book about how we can use the certainty of death to create fuller, richer more authentic lives. A collection of … Continue reading
“The Green Mile” by Frank Darabont
A look at the themes of the award-winning film
Frank Darabont’s second feature-length directorial effort, “The Green Mile” (1999), is his second film adaptation of a Stephen King novel and a look at the virtues and evils that lie in the hearts of men. Following in the wake … Continue reading
“The Tenth Good Thing About Barney” by Judith Viorst, Illustrated by Erik Blegvad
A child learns about death after the loss of a pet
“The Tenth Good Thing About Barney,” written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Erik Blegvad, teaches children about death by discussing the death of a pet cat. The story is told from the point of view of a male narrator … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, Children and Death, Death, Funerals, Grief, Heaven, Loss, The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
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“How to Plant a Tree, A Simple Celebration of Tree-Planting Ceremonies” by Daniel Butler
The perfect book to accompany a gifted memorial seedling
“How to Plant a Tree, A Simple Celebration of Tree-Planting Ceremonies” by Daniel Butler is a sturdy little hardbound book worthy of gift giving, perhaps alongside a ribbon- wrapped memorial seedling. This sweet book covers all types of ceremonies, … Continue reading
Disney’s “Coco” by Lee Unkrich
Pixar's Best Animated Film of 2018 is a matter of life and death
Every Pixar computer-animated film takes on a new artistic challenge. In “A Bug’s Life” the audience views the world the way an insect would – from the ground up. “Inside Out” metaphorically animates how the interior landscape of our minds function. … Continue reading
