Recs if you like All That Remains: A Life in Death...
Death Positivity
Death will unfailingly find every person to have ever lived, yet is treated as a taboo topic in some cultures, causing extreme, pervasive anxiety. This nonfiction list aims to broaden understanding of this inevitability, both to hopefully negate some of the anxiety as well as satisfy some of our more morbid curiosities. It also aims to show that death is another, still useful, stage in the life cycle, aiding those that remain by helping to advance medicine, solve crimes, or understand art.
All that's left is bones: Books about 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 ☠️
Books about death, dying, grief and what remains.
Get those hands dirty: archaeology, soil and earth
WHAT LIES BENEATH US LIES BEFORE US
Books about digging, the ground we walk on and the stories buried underneath our feet. From dinosaurs / paleontology, anthropology, ancient history, archaeology to the soil and geology and all its wonders. Non-fiction only
Death Culture and Dying
Books that tackle death and dying.
so you want to know about dead bodies
how we keep them, how they happen, how they taste, how we think about them, and everything else in-between
On Death and Dying ⚰️
This list will focus on death, dying, and grief in all aspects, as well as the value of human life. Concepts of death education, grief and coping. In addition, cultural and religious perspectives and traditions, plus accounts from moritians and death doulas.
the many faces of forensics
nonfiction works on the history and modern day applications of forensic science
examples: forensic anthropology forensic biology forensic ecology forensic entomology forensic medicine forensic pathology forensic psychology
anthropology reads
general anthropology books! i haven’t read a good chunk of these, but they’ve been recommended for the list!!
Archaeology
Books that (and I mean literally) dig up the past
Morbid & Macabre
Inspired by the Morbidly Curious Book Club, these are nonfiction books that tackle topics often treated as taboo or seen as too grim and grisly to discuss.
Spooky Scary Skeletons
Books with skeletons on the cover.
there are two certainties in life
and this list is not books about taxes.
non-fic about the end and after. taking any suggestions, as always!
The Journey Scientific
Science books from several disciplines, because it never does to only know about one thing.
Memoirs For People Who Hate Memoirs
I usually despise autobiographical content sprinkled through nonfiction books – that is, unless I don't
Mortality
Understanding and coming to terms with our own mortality and the mortality of others. Morbid curiosities.
Niche Non-Fiction
The Cryptkeeper’s Almanac
Stories that all grave keepers should have on hand
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