03144cam a2200445 4500 761881210 TxAuBib 20230213120000.0 111107s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780942679359 electronic bk. 0942679350 electronic bk. 0294bafa-e09d-4dae-98d3-9967a5dafc07 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 582344 OverDrive (Product ID) (OCoLC)759837543 TEFOD TEFOD TXN TxAuBib Slocum, Joshua, b. 1844 Final rights. Final rights [Libby eBook] : reclaiming the American way of death / Joshua Slocum and Lisa Carlson. Hinesburg, Vt. : Upper Access, 2011. 1 online resource (511 p.) Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2958kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Bodies, business, and traditions for saying goodbye. Circling the hearses ; Tricks of the funeral trade ; Caskets, other boxes, memorials, and markers ; Embalming : a beautiful memory picture? ; Cemeteries : for-profit and non-profit ; Preneed sales : it's not "all taken care of" ; Body parts : big business, little regulation ; Federal Trade Commission : a fickle consumer ally ; Filing an effective complaint : and what not to do ; Mortuary education : a dead end ; Home funerals : a returning tradition ; Green burial : what they used to just call "burial" -- Funeral law and related information for consumers : necessary information for family involvement -- Appendix. A, Ethical standards & unprofessional conduct ; B, Information needed for the death certificate. Discusses the flaws and corruption in the funeral and burial industry in the United States, from exorbitant funeral costs to black market sales of body parts, and provides legal guidelines to burial rights and trends in legal reform. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-04-13 10:07:10. Imported from MARC file. Burial laws United States Popular works. Undertakers and undertaking Law and legislation United States Popular works. Funeral rites and ceremonies Economic aspects United States. Consumer protection United States. Electronic books. Carlson, Lisa. http://hadc.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=0294BAFA-E09D-4DAE-98D3-9967A5DAFC07 https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1490-1/029/4BA/FA/FinalRights.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0294BAFA-E09D-4DAE-98D3-9967A5DAFC07&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1490-1/029/4BA/FA/FinalRights.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0294BAFA-E09D-4DAE-98D3-9967A5DAFC07&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) RV8