Smoke gets in your eyes
& other lessons from the crematory
by Caitlin Doughty
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Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty -- a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre -- took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life's work. Thrown into a profession of gallows humor and vivid characters (both living and very dead), Caitlin learned to navigate the secretive culture of those who care for the deceased. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes tells an unusual coming-of-age story full of bizarre encounters and unforgettable scenes. Caring for dead bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, Caitlin soon becomes an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead.
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
2016, Canongate Books
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1782111050 9781782111054
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Hasta las cenizas
2016, Plataforma, Plataforma Editorial, Plataforma Editorial - Testimonio
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Smoke gets in your eyes: & other lessons from the crematory
2015, Thorndike Press
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Smoke gets in your eyes: & other lessons from the crematory
2014, W. W. Norton & Company
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Originally published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-362).
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The blogger behind the popular Web series Ask a Mortician describes her experiences working at a crematory, including how she sometimes got ashes on her clothes and how she cared for bodies of all shapes and sizes.
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