Tom Hickman

Death: a User's Guide Tom Hickman

Everything you always wanted to know about life when you?re six feet under.

Let?s face it, death is one of the most important events in life--and it never hurts to be prepared. Herein you?ll explore such provocative questions as: Is there life after death? Is the Hereafter sexist? And most important: How do you know you?re dead? This eye-opening collection of amusing tidbits, historical facts, and macabre curiosities probes the mysterious state that has stymied scholars and spiritualists since the beginning of time.

Did you know?

* An Australian woman had her husband?s ashes inserted in her breast implants, to keep him close
to her heart (see page 118)

* Heavy drinking combined with excess body fat can result in Spontaneous Human Combustion (see page 191)

* Statistically, you?re more likely to be killed by walking (660?1) than by lightning (55,000?1)
(see page 193)

PLUS Sex and Death * Graves of the Rich and Famous * Body Snatching and Grave Robbing * Ghosts, Ghouls, and the Undead *

And Much More!