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About the Book

The Good Funeral Guide is the first ever independent consumer guide to the funeral industry. It is for anyone who: - needs to arrange a funeral for someone now - has sick or elderly relatives or friends and knows that a funeral is imminent - wants to find a good funeral director and have some say in the funeral itself - wants to make future arrangements for their own funeral - would like to learn about deaths and funerals Authoritative, impartial and empowering, it is indispensable for those who don't want a conventional religious ceremony and invaluable for those who do. This is a book we will all need - probably at least twice.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements \ 1. What's in this guide? \ 2. Take your time \ 3. Take charge \ 4. Take stock \ 5. Why do we have funerals? \ 6. What is a green funeral? \ 7. Burial or cremation? \ 8. Cremation \ 9. Burial \ 10. Decision time - burial or cremation? \ 11. What happens when we die? \ 12. Caring for the body - why would you want to? \ 13. Caring for the body - what needs to be done? \ 14. Caring for the body - doing it all yourself \ 15. Embalming \ 16. Going to see someone who has died \ 17. Decision time - caring for the body \ 18. Style your funeral \ 19. The crematorium and other funeral venues \ 20. Who will lead the funeral ceremony? \ 21. A life-centred funeral \ 22. Do it your way \ 23. Can a funeral be fun? \ 24. Set your goals \ 25. Choose your ingredients \ 26. Create a sense of occasion \ 27. Who will be the host? \ 28. Decision time - celebrant and ceremony \ 29. Construct the ceremony \ 30. Tribute-writing tips \ 31. Funeral food \ 32. Funeral directors - what are they like and what do they know? \ 33. Should funeral directors be regulated? \ 34. Funeral directors - what do they do? \ 35. Funeral directors - what do they cost? \ 36. Funeral directors - telling them apart \ 37. Funeral directors - find out who's out there \ 38. Decision time - buy only what you want \ 39. 101 coffins and a shroud \ 40. Final rides - hearses \ 41. Marking the spot - memorials \ 42. What to do with the ashes? \ 43. What does dying feel like? \ 44. Planning your own death and funeral

About the Author :
Charles Cowling is a trained funeral celebrant, committed to empowering families to let their people go with peace, dignity and love. He also trains funeral celebrants and reviews schools for The Good School Guide.

Review :
The content is extremely comprehensive but is broken down into easily assimilated sections. There are also plenty of signposts to relevant websites. The guide is intended to be used alongside the Good Funeral Guide website www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk A good addition to a minister's collection of resources on funeral ministry, frank in its approach, and useful to lend to someone who wants to do some fresh thinking an planning ahead of time. Unlikely as it may sound, it would be difficult to find a more practical, readable, informative and, unexpectedly, humorous book than The Good Funeral Guide. A valuable resource, especially for those who may expect to find themselves responsible for arranging a funeral at some point in the future. I took it on a long train journey with me and have read it cover to cover - please take this as some accolade, there's not many funeral books that would pass this test!... I know your book will be empowering. A wealth of detail, anecdote and advice. It takes us by the hand through one of the most difficult experiences there are. It's the last word on the subject. Title mentioned in an article on University's Death Day Conference where the author is a keynote speaker. Mention in 'New Titles Just Published' section in The Church Times, 4th June 2010 Charles Cowling (is) one of those wonderful and sadly all-too-rare writers who are able to be witty, serious, and funny all at the same time. There are not many books that you can say with assurance should be in every home without exception, this is definitely one! The sub-title says it all: "Everything you need to know, everything you need to do." Readers will have access to constantly updated online listings. It is down to earth and realistically focused on cremation... I though the pros and cons of green burial, and on processing, particularly good... the book deserves to do well. A wonderful addition to the resources folk are looking for to support them in times of loss of a family member of friend. Great!


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781441133229
  • Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
  • Publisher Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Everything You Need to Know -- Everything You Need to Do
  • ISBN-10: 1441133224
  • Publisher Date: 20 May 2010
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 216


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