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41) The dead bird
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[2016]
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When they find a dead bird, a group of children bury it in the woods, sing a song to it, and put flowers on the grave.
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[2021]
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"What happens at a funeral or memorial service? These are sometimes held in a church or temple so that the person can be remembered for their life. While many people at the service will be sad and it may seem scary, one way to say good bye at a funeral is to think about the happy times you may have had with the person who is gone. Did they make you laugh or feel loved? Discover what to expect at a funeral so you will be brave"--
43) Bellman & Black
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Caught up in a moment of boyhood competition, William Bellman recklessly aims his slingshot at a rook resting on a branch, killing the bird instantly. It is a small but cruel act and is soon forgotten. By the time he is grown, with a wife and children of his own, William seems to have put the whole incident behind him. It was as if he never killed the thing at all. But rooks dont forget. Years later, when a stranger mysteriously enters Williams life,...
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[2021]
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"A young man journeys into Sri Lanka's formerly war-torn north, and into a country's soul, in this searing novel of love and the legacy of war from the award-winning author of The Story of a Brief Marriage. "The closest we seem to get to the present are those brief moments we stop to consider the spaces our bodies are occupying, the warmth of the sheets in which we wake, the scratched surface of the window on a train taking us somewhere else..." A...
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1996.
Description
"Bodies and graves present a unique and exciting aspect of archaeology, providing much information about social status through the quality and quantity of goods found in graves and tombs. This book surveys the great variety of this archaeological form from around the world, from the earliest fossil humans to the royal burials of Ur and the victims of the Battle of Little Bighorn, and explores what it is they have to tell us about the lives and deaths...
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2004
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A complicated, shadowy man in disgrace, Dante Mancuso leads a double life. Lately, though, the line he walks has become razor thin.
Dante works for The Company, a nebulous security organization operating just this side of the law. Dante wants out, but it's a hard life to leave behind-rich with its own seductions, its own dark attractions.
His latest assignment sends him back to his old North Beach neighborhood in San Francisco. First rendezvous?...
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[2013]
Description
Anne and her quilting friends always welcome newcomers into their lives, but this time they come across strange death practices and unusual (to them) uses for quilts. These events give them pause to consider life's deeper meanings. But what do they signal for the future?
54) Dying to know
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Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Examines funeral and burial customs in various religions and cultures.
55) The living tomb
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[2000]
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The inside story of how the pyramids were built and the significance of the many treasures found in the tombs in ancient Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
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2023.
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"When Gerry, the beloved Williams patriarch, dies suddenly, his grandchildren flock from across the country to the family home in Eulalia, Georgia. But when Gerry’s best friend steps up to the microphone to deliver his eulogy, the funeral turns out unlike anyone expected. The cousins, left reeling and confused, cope with their fresh grief and various private dramas. Delia, recently heartbroken, refuses to shut up about her ex. Her sister Alice,...