Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

by Caitlin Doughty

Book Overview

Armed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life's work. She cared for bodies of every color,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393240231
• ISBN13: 9780393240238
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

I never thought I could enjoying reading about death this much!

The author takes you to some dark realities in this book. You explore both the unseen world of the Funeral home industry alongside her Transition from 20 something medieval history major to a woman on a mission to change the funeral industry for the better. The sections are eye-opening and you learn so much about both the world and your own mortality.