Remember Me

Zusatztext "A must read for anyone who plans on dying." Informationen zum Autor A New York–based staff writer for Time , Lisa Takeuchi Cullen was its Tokyo correspondent, as well as a writer for Money . A recipient of a fellowship from the International Reporting Project, she is a graduate of Columbia University's journalism school and a member of the Asian-American Journalists Association. Cullen was born and raised in Kobe, Japan. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and their daughter. Klappentext In Remember Me , Time writer Lisa Takeuchi Cullen has created a humorous and poignant chronicle of her travels around the country to discover how Americans are reinventing the rites of dying. What she learned is that people no longer want to take death lying down; instead, they're taking their demise into their own hands and planning the afterparty. Cullen hears stories of modern-day funerals: lobster-shaped caskets and other unconventional containers for corpses; cremated remains turned into diamonds; and even mishaps like dove releases gone horribly wrong. Eye-opening, funny, and unforgettable, Remember Me gives an account of the ways in which Americans are designing new occasions to mark death—by celebrating life. Zusammenfassung In Remember Me ! Time writer Lisa Takeuchi Cullen has created a humorous and poignant chronicle of her travels around the country to discover how Americans are reinventing the rites of dying. What she learned is that people no longer want to take death lying down; instead! they're taking their demise into their own hands and planning the afterparty. Cullen hears stories of modern-day funerals: lobster-shaped caskets and other unconventional containers for corpses; cremated remains turned into diamonds; and even mishaps like dove releases gone horribly wrong. Eye-opening! funny! and unforgettable! Remember Me gives an account of the ways in which Americans are designing new occasions to mark death—by celebrating life. ...

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.09.2007
• EAN: 9780060766849
• ISBN: 978-0-06-076684-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 204 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, Popular Culture, Business and Management, social and political philosophy, History of Science, Social, group or collective psychology, Management: leadership and motivation, Social and cultural anthropology, Philosophy of religion, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Social research and statistics, Sociology: death and dying, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Social History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Leadership, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: General, HISTORY: Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Death & Dying, MARKETING: CONSUMER TRENDS & BEHAVIOR, SCIENCE: History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Marketing / Consumer Trends & Behavior