The author of this book stresses the necessity of accepting death openly & honestly, as a normal, natural part of life. Chapter titles are Death Education, Living with Dying, Bereavement, Right to Die, Simple Burial & Cremation, Memorial Societies, Death Ceremonies, & How the Dead can Help the Living. There are 9 appendices, which include organizations, hospice organizations, living wills, simple burials, memorial societies, death ceremonies, & anatomical gifts. (NBB)