Beliveau, Richard, 1953-

Death : the scientific facts to help us understand it better / Richard Beliveau, Denis Gingras. - Toronto : Firefly Books, 2012. - 264 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.

Originally published in French under title: La mort.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257) and index.

A comprehensive examination of that inevitable and universal human experience. To better our understanding of death--and so perhaps fear it less--the book explains the biological processes and the different causes of death, and examines the human perceptions of death throughout history and across cultures.

ISBN: 9781554079964

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Death (Biology)
Life (Biology)
Death--Quotations, maxims, etc.
Death--Pictorial works.

LC Class. No.: QH530 B4413 2012