{"product_id":"the-american-way-of-death-revisited-9780679771869","title":"The American Way of Death Revisited","description":"Only 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. When first published in 1963, this landmark of investigative journalism became a runaway bestseller and resulted in legislation to protect grieving families from the unscrupulous sales practices of those in \"the dismal trade.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust before her death in 1996, Mitford thoroughly revised and updated her classic study. \u003cb\u003eThe American Way of Death Revisited\u003c\/b\u003e confronts new trends, including the success of the profession's lobbyists in Washington, inflated cremation costs, the telemarketing of pay-in-advance graves, and the effects of monopolies in a death-care industry now dominated by multinational corporations. With its hard-nosed consumer activism and a satiric vision out of Evelyn Waugh's novel \u003cb\u003eThe Loved One\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe American Way of Death Revisited\u003c\/b\u003e will not fail to inform, delight, and disturb. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant--hilarious. . . . A must-read for anyone planning to throw a funeral in their lifetime.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Witty and penetrating--it speaks the truth.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessica Mitford--of the notorious Mitford clan--was one of the most celebrated muckraking journalists of our time. Among her books are \u003ci\u003eDaughters and Rebels, The Trial of Dr. Spock, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePoison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking.\u003c\/i\u003e Until her death in 1996, she lived in Oakland, California, with her husband, the labor lawyer Robert Treuhaft.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662212403474,"sku":"9780679771869","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0b33e14-4792-454a-84d0-6d97b1bd1534.jpg?v=1733516708","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-american-way-of-death-revisited-9780679771869","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}