{"product_id":"matters-of-death-norman-weeks-9798596289831","title":"Matters of Death: Meanings of the End of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatters of Death\u003c\/i\u003e: Award-winning Finalist, \u003cb\u003eBest Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e, American Book Fest!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatters of Death\u003c\/i\u003e, the second volume of \u003ci\u003eMatters of Life and Death\u003c\/i\u003e, takes on a daunting subject, the realization of the inevitable end of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Prelude in Sentences\" previews the theme of the book in a series of aphorisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Death Interpreted\", the first chapter, delves into archaeology and history to examine the meaningfulness of human death. The ultimate meaning is not that of the death of the body as a natural process, but the immortality of the soul as pronounced by philosophy and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Morbidity of Authors\", the next chapter, is a byway on the character traits of the author, case studies of the morbidity and deaths of certain authors, and on to literary immortality in spite of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Incidents of Death\", the final chapter, contains further narratives of tragic situations in the life-and-death of fictional, but very real and human characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite apprehension, \u003ci\u003eMatters of Death\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with the hope for life-satisfaction and fulfillment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Weeks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798596289831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Norman Weeks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48996608016639,"sku":"9798596289831","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/matters-of-death-norman-weeks-9798596289831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}