funeral rites and ceremonies

Massive stone monuments that date back more than four thousand years stand alongside the Nile near modern-day Cairo, Egypt. The pyramids on the Giza Plateau are some of the oldest and largest man-made structures on Earth, and they have mystified humanity for millennia.

The night Sophie and Nick bury their dearly beloved cat Fred, all Fred's cat friends arrive to reveal his nighttime self and give him a proper funeral and farewell.

A little Chinese-American girl pays tribute to her grandfather as she assists in the preparations for his funeral.

An illustrated history of Egyptian mummies from the dynastic age through the twentieth century, explaining the theory and practice of embalming; looking at the fate of the pharaohs; investigating the legendary "curse of the mummy's tomb"; and discussing what science has revealed about mummies.

Hayden MacBride takes a rather unorthodox approach to living by crashing funerals for the free food, getting involved with Rosamond, a nun playing hooky from the Holy Orders, and mingling in the lives of his daughter and grandson.

The author recounts, from a child's perspective, the days of remembrance that accompanied her great-grandmother's funeral in Nigeria.

Presents an update of the 1963 expose of the funeral industry in America, written in response to the unregulated cost of funerals, with new materials on the prepayment trend, monopoly ownership of mortuaries and cemeteries, and other topics.

Presents a collection of seventy-five recipes typically served at funeral gatherings and includes descriptions of rituals and customs from around the world.