SOCIETY
The titles in this category deal with society at large - politics, history, religion, science, crime, etc.
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This Could Be You, But It's Not.
$2.00Out of stock
A collection of graphic but real stories and images of death, near death, murder, suicide and disease. Learn More -
The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End
$18.00In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic exposé The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated look at death from acclaimed author Harold Schechter. Learn More -
The Inevitable: Contemporary Writers Confront Death
$17.95What is death and how does it touch upon life? Twenty writers look for answers. Learn More -
The History Of Torture And Execution: From Early Civilization Through Medieval Times To The Present
$19.95Throughout history, cultures around the world have found justice for the most extreme crimes by condemning the guilty to death. Learn More -
The Darwin Awards: Countdown To Extinction
$19.95The human race's most "devastatingly" popular humor series returns... Learn More -
The Darwin Awards Next Evolution: Chlorinating the Gene Pool
$13.00The latest installment of the hilarious New York Times bestselling phenomenon! Learn More -
The American Way of Death Revisited
$14.95Only the scathing wit and searching intelligence of Jessica Mitford could turn an exposé of the American funeral industry into a book that is at once deadly serious and side-splittingly funny. Learn More -
Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy
$14.95Taxidermy is everywhere these days—from hip restaurants to posh clothing stores. Yet few realize that behind these "stuffed" animals is a world of intrepid hunterexplorers, eccentric naturalists, and museum artisans, all devoted to the paradoxical pursuit of creating the illusion of life. Learn More -
Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers
$13.95An oddly compelling, often hilarious forensic exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. Learn More -
Several Ways to Die in Mexico City: An Autobiography of Death in Mexico City
$22.95Out of stock
In the '80s, when author/photographer Kurt Hollander lived in New York and published The Portable Lower East, life there was particularly rough, and cops often drove yellow cabs as a method to surprise and roust its residents. Before the decade ended, Hollander moved to the equally rough climes of Mexico City, making his living writing and photographing for The Guardian, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. Learn More
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