With curious anecdotes and unbelievable truth, funeral director and embalmer Robert Webster shares empathetic yet entertainingly quirky stories about the funeral business. He answers those embarrassing questions foremost in our minds and provides readers with behind-the scenes stories of what really goes on after you're dead with both empathy and humor that satisfies readers curious about the oddities of death. What kind of person becomes a funeral director? How difficult is the art of making Grandma look like Grandma again? What's the biggest ripoff in the business?
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Robert Webster has been a licensed embalmer and funeral director in Ohio since 1977. He attended the Cincinnati College of Mortuary and opened the Webster funeral home in Fairfield, Ohio, in 2001.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By G. Poirier
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Format:Paperback
This is the first book that I've ever read on a funeral director's professional life and experiences and I've found it to be absolutely fascinating. The author discusses the many facets of his profession: what the work physically involves, the prices and fees that are charged, the many different types of people he has dealt with, rivalries within families, some of the awfully strange situations that he has found himself in over the decades - some rather amusing, some horrifying and some very strange - and much more. The author has also kindly provided very useful information and advice: types of caskets and their prices, types of services offered, the pros and cons of pre-arranging one's own funeral and the various pitfalls and how to avoid them. Most importantly, the author tells us how death can (and should) be dealt with compassionately and fairly by all professionals in his field - something that unfortunately does not always happen.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I appreciate the author's useful advice, some of which I intend to apply in my own situation.
The author writes very clearly and in a friendly, frank and very engaging style. He clarifies certain terms and debunks some misinformation. The stories that are recounted are very revealing, always fascinating and full of surprises. This book, because of its subject matter, should be of interest to absolutely everyone.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I appreciate the author's useful advice, some of which I intend to apply in my own situation.
The author writes very clearly and in a friendly, frank and very engaging style. He clarifies certain terms and debunks some misinformation. The stories that are recounted are very revealing, always fascinating and full of surprises. This book, because of its subject matter, should be of interest to absolutely everyone.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Overview of the Business of Death
May 25 2011
By G. Poirier
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This is the first book that I've ever read on a funeral director's professional life and experiences and I've found it to be absolutely fascinating. The author discusses the many facets of his profession: what the work physically involves, the prices and fees that are charged, the many different types of people he has dealt with, rivalries within families, some of the awfully strange situations that he has found himself in over the decades - some rather amusing, some horrifying and some very strange - and much more. The author has also kindly provided very useful information and advice: types of caskets and their prices, types of services offered, the pros and cons of pre-arranging one's own funeral and the various pitfalls and how to avoid them. Most importantly, the author tells us how death can (and should) be dealt with compassionately and fairly by all professionals in his field - something that unfortunately does not always happen.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I appreciate the author's useful advice, some of which I intend to apply in my own situation.
The author writes very clearly and in a friendly, frank and very engaging style. He clarifies certain terms and debunks some misinformation. The stories that are recounted are very revealing, always fascinating and full of surprises. This book, because of its subject matter, should be of interest to absolutely everyone.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I appreciate the author's useful advice, some of which I intend to apply in my own situation.
The author writes very clearly and in a friendly, frank and very engaging style. He clarifies certain terms and debunks some misinformation. The stories that are recounted are very revealing, always fascinating and full of surprises. This book, because of its subject matter, should be of interest to absolutely everyone.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A surprisingly good read on a touchy topic
Sep 21 2011
By James D. Crabtree
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Format:Paperback
Even if you've never been the slightest bit curious as to what happens in a funeral home this isn't a bad read at all. The writer is an experienced funeral director and has seen and heard stories of families gone wild at viewings, the strange things people will steal at a funeral home, the practical difficulties involved in preparing a body for viewing and the business end of burying the dead.
Robert Webster has written his book in a very engaging style. There are a few places where the text is uncomfortably graphic but since I have a relative in the business I can say without fear of contradiction that the odd stories he tells are along the same lines of ones I've heard before... only the names of the deceased has been changed to protect the innocent.
Robert Webster has written his book in a very engaging style. There are a few places where the text is uncomfortably graphic but since I have a relative in the business I can say without fear of contradiction that the odd stories he tells are along the same lines of ones I've heard before... only the names of the deceased has been changed to protect the innocent.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hits the Mark
Aug 7 2011
By Sandy L. Moffett
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It is amazing the things that you see and hear in a funeral home. This book is funny, at times hard-hitting and very true to the day to day of our job.
S. Moffett
aka Funeralsinger
S. Moffett
aka Funeralsinger
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