I'm not sure what possessed me to purchase this book, with as morbid a subject as the title suggests, but I did. And when it arrived and I started to read it, I was unable to put it down!This is not a gory book, nor a morbid one. It is enlightening, straight forward, and even easy to read.Reading this book, one learns about death from a biological point of view. You also find out what really happens with embalmings, cremations, and burials. And you learn about how death has been handled over history. Fascinating stuff.While some folks might not go out and purposely purchase this book, I guarantee they would pick it up and find it difficult to put down if they found it lying on a table somewhere.Incredibly enlightening reading on one of the few topics which you rarely get to learn about.I fully enjoy this book!