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Description of new work
“DEATH FOR BEGINNERS”
Tell me just exactly how DO you bargain for the best price on a cemetery plot when you are going to use that land to dig a hole and put your sister in it?
With humor and efficiency, “Death for Beginners” helps the reader quickly accomplish the difficult but necessary task of planning for death. The book is aimed directly at the Baby Boomer generation—which is rapidly entering its fifties and sixties, and who are facing their parents’ impending mortality—and is written specifically for them using their language, including numerous engaging sidebars that range from the factual to the slightly bizarre.
“Death for Beginners” is a quick read with lots of information, fast. It provides facts at the reader’s fingertips so he doesn’t have to spend a large amount of time reading and digesting. For each topic (cremation, burial, casket choices, organ donation), the reader is given the data, definitions, examples, pros and cons, and then chooses his options on an easy to use worksheets. This is a quick “grab, read, do, and get on with your life” type of book, perfect for this time-constrained “sandwich” generation.
The book emphasizes practicality and frugality, providing the reader with valuable information on saving money in these hard financial times. If smart choices are made beforehand, then expensive choices made from grief will not happen. The reader will gain peace of mind by structuring a plan that will ease the emotional and financial burden on loved ones left behind, will feel good about having accomplished this difficult task, and will have laughed while doing so.
