The Dying Game: A Curious History of Death by Melanie King

The Dying Game: A Curious History of Death

Melanie King

218 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

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For the reader who is fascinated by the darker corners of human experience and the intricacies of mortality, The Dying Game: A Curious History of Death by Melanie King offers a captivating journey through the bizarre, the macabre, and the morbidly fascinating, making it a perfect fit for anyone who is drawn to the morbidly curious and the unflinching exploration of the unknown.

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This is a rollercoaster history of everything that has, could and does befall a corpse - from the bizarre and macabre death rituals of ancient and modern cultures to the morbidly fascinating biological, ethical and legal story that begins only whe...

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